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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

Employment rate in Oklahoma

2000 – 2024 · 25 data points 30 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Nov 12, 2026
Economy & jobs · Oklahoma United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 69.3% −1.0 pp since 2023
Regions of United States · 2024 30 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +3.0 pp
vs United States −1.0 pp United States: 70.3% · 2024
Employment rate, 2000 – 2024 percent · Oklahoma · United States
+3.0 pp since 2014
Oklahoma United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Compared with Employment rate · percent
Oklahoma
69.3%
United States
70.3%

Source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance Oklahoma · 2000 – 2024
Latest value 69.3% · 2024
First value 72.7% · 2000
Highest 72.7% · 2000
Lowest 65.2% · 2016
Data points 25

By year

All years · 2000 – 2024

YearOklahomaChange United States
2024 69.3% −1.0 pp 70.3%
2023 70.3% +3.1 pp 70.9%
2022 67.2% +0.6 pp 70.0%
2021 66.6% −0.2 pp 67.7%
2020 66.8% +0.1 pp 67.1%
2019 66.7% −0.6 pp 70.1%
2018 67.3% +1.1 pp 69.4%
2017 66.2% +1.0 pp 68.8%
2016 65.2% −1.5 pp 68.1%
2015 66.7% +0.4 pp 67.4%
2014 66.3% −0.2 pp 68.1%
2013 66.5% −1.5 pp 67.4%
2012 68.0% +1.9 pp 67.1%
2011 66.1% −0.3 pp 66.6%
2010 66.4% −2.1 pp 66.7%
2009 68.5% −2.0 pp 67.6%
2008 70.5% +0.8 pp 70.9%
2007 69.7% −0.2 pp 71.8%
2006 69.9% −1.2 pp 72.0%
2005 71.1% +1.0 pp 71.5%
2004 70.1% +0.2 pp 71.2%
2003 69.9% −2.1 pp 71.2%
2002 72.0% ±0.0 pp 71.9%
2001 72.0% −0.7 pp 73.1%
2000 72.7% 74.2%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEmployment rate
51 West Virginia 60.7%
50 Mississippi 61.4%
49 Louisiana 62.3%
48 New Mexico 62.5%
47 Alabama 62.7%
46 Alaska 64.3%
45 South Carolina 64.5%
44 Kentucky 65.3%
43 Arkansas 65.5%
42 Oklahoma 66.2%
41 California 66.6%
40 North Carolina 66.6%
39 New York 66.8%
38 Tennessee 67.2%
37 Texas 67.2%
36 Georgia 67.4%
35 Nevada 67.5%
34 Arizona 67.9%
33 New Jersey 68.6%
32 Hawaii 68.7%
31 Michigan 68.9%
30 Florida 69.0%
29 Washington 69.3%
28 Pennsylvania 69.4%
27 Ohio 69.5%
26 Illinois 69.7%
25 Missouri 69.7%
24 Delaware 70.0%
23 Rhode Island 70.4%
22 Montana 70.5%
21 Virginia 70.5%
20 Oregon 71.6%
19 Wyoming 71.7%
18 Indiana 71.8%
17 District of Columbia 71.8%
16 Idaho 72.2%
15 Massachusetts 72.4%
14 Kansas 72.5%
13 Connecticut 72.5%
12 Maryland 72.9%
11 Colorado 73.9%
10 Utah 74.4%
9 Maine 74.7%
8 South Dakota 75.3%
7 Vermont 75.8%
6 Nebraska 75.9%
5 New Hampshire 75.9%
4 Iowa 76.6%
3 North Dakota 77.9%
2 Wisconsin 78.2%
1 Minnesota 79.1%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2017

What it means

The share of working-age people who have a job.

How it is calculated

Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.