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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

2014 · 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 Mississippi 58.3%
50 West Virginia 59.5%
49 Alabama 62.3%
48 New Mexico 62.3%
47 Arkansas 63.2%
46 Kentucky 63.6%
45 Tennessee 64.6%
44 Arizona 65.1%
43 South Carolina 65.2%
42 California 65.3%
41 Georgia 65.3%
40 New York 65.5%
39 Louisiana 65.6%
38 Michigan 66.1%
37 Oklahoma 66.3%
36 North Carolina 66.4%
35 Oregon 67.3%
34 Nevada 67.6%
33 Florida 67.8%
32 New Jersey 68.7%
31 Washington 68.7%
30 Delaware 68.7%
29 Texas 69.0%
28 Indiana 69.1%
27 Illinois 69.2%
26 Alaska 69.2%
25 Ohio 69.4%
24 Hawaii 69.4%
23 Idaho 69.5%
22 Pennsylvania 69.6%
21 Rhode Island 70.0%
20 District of Columbia 70.5%
19 Connecticut 71.0%
18 Virginia 71.0%
17 Massachusetts 71.1%
16 Maine 71.2%
15 Missouri 71.3%
14 Maryland 71.6%
13 Utah 72.3%
12 Montana 72.7%
11 Colorado 73.1%
10 Wyoming 74.3%
9 Kansas 74.4%
8 Wisconsin 75.5%
7 Vermont 75.7%
6 New Hampshire 76.3%
5 Minnesota 77.9%
4 South Dakota 77.9%
3 Iowa 78.2%
2 Nebraska 78.8%
1 North Dakota 79.6%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2014

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.