Oklahoma City unemployment rate continues to improve

For the month of November, Oklahoma City MSA unemployment improved from the previous month, from 3.3% to 2.8%.

 

The Oklahoma City metro was tied for the 16th lowest unemployment rate among large metros, categorized as those with populations of over 1 million. Comparatively, among large metros, Minneapolis had the lowest rate at 1.9%. Las Vegas had the highest unemployment at 5.6%.

 

The state's unemployment rate remained the same as the month prior at 3.4%, slightly lower than the national average of 3.7%.

You can find additional details at the following:

• Oklahoma Employment Report (includes county level data):   https://oklahoma.gov/oesc/labor-market/state-county-reports/2022/county/county-report-2022-12-29.html
• BLS Metropolitan Economic News Release:  https://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
• Unemployment Rate Rankings for Large Metros:  https://www.bls.gov/web/metro/laulrgma.htm
• Oklahoma LAUS Data Report:  https://oklahoma.gov/oesc/labor-market/local-area-statistics.html