Current Labor Market Conditions
Employment vs. Unemployment
November 2025: Oklahoma's unemployment rate moved up to a seasonally adjusted 3.5 percent while nonfarm payroll employment was flat (0.0 percent) over the month.
Read the November 2025 Statewide Employment and Unemployment Report.
More state and local unemployment rate data: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
More state and local employment data: Current Employment Statistics (CES).
State Unemployment Rates
In November, unemployment rates were higher in than a year earlier in 16 states and the District of Columbia, lower in 8 states, and little different in 26 states, including Oklahoma.
Read the full November 2025 Statewide Employment and Unemployment Report.
Full page PDF Maps including Current Rates, Rolling 12-Month Averages, Over-the- Month Change, and Over-the-Year Change.
More state and local area unemployment rate data: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
County Unemployment Rates
November 2025: Jobless rates were higher than a year earlier in 76 counties, lower in one county.
Read the full November 2025 Metropolitan Area and County Employment and Unemployment Report.
Full page PDF Maps include Current Rates, Rolling 12-Month Averages, Over-the-Month Change, and Over-the-Year Change.
More local area unemployment rate data: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
Job Openings vs. Unemployment
October 2025: Oklahoma's number of job openings and the number of unemployed persons little changed over the month.
Job openings rates increased in 3 states and were little changed in 47 states, including Oklahoma and the District of Columbia in October. Over the month, the national job openings rate was unchanged.
Oklahoma’s seasonally adjusted job openings rate increased 0.1 percentage point to 5.6 percent in October. Over the month, the national job openings rate was unchanged at 4.6 percent.
Job openings data was gathered from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and unemployment data from Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
