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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

Labour force in Oklahoma

1976 – 2025 · 50 data points 17 of 20 · Regions of United States Updated Nov 12, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1976 – 2025

Labour force, 1976 – 2025 people
+11% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1976 – 2025

The series at a glance Oklahoma · 1976 – 2025
Latest value 2,016,325 · 2025
First value 1,192,532 · 1976
Highest 2,016,325 · 2025
Lowest 1,192,532 · 1976
Average change +1.1% a year on average
Data points 50

By year

All years · 1976 – 2025

YearOklahomaChange
2025 2,016,325 +0.9%
2024 1,998,552 +1.6%
2023 1,966,532 +3.4%
2022 1,902,103 +1.9%
2021 1,865,738 +1.5%
2020 1,838,309 +0.1%
2019 1,837,388 +0.5%
2018 1,828,707 +0.4%
2017 1,821,114 +0.2%
2016 1,818,341 −0.3%
2015 1,823,310 +1.9%
2014 1,789,664 −0.2%
2013 1,793,532 +0.0%
2012 1,793,402 +1.6%
2011 1,765,766 −0.3%
2010 1,770,824 −1.0%
2009 1,788,782 +1.5%
2008 1,761,547 +1.3%
2007 1,739,154 +0.6%
2006 1,728,310 +0.3%
2005 1,723,091 +1.3%
2004 1,700,250 +0.4%
2003 1,692,689 +0.1%
2002 1,690,915 +0.9%
2001 1,676,009 +1.2%
2000 1,656,134 +0.0%
1999 1,655,701 +1.4%
1998 1,632,740 +1.6%
1997 1,607,427 +1.4%
1996 1,585,506 +1.7%
1995 1,558,942 +0.5%
1994 1,550,430 +1.2%
1993 1,532,413 +0.5%
1992 1,525,458 +1.1%
1991 1,508,909 −0.3%
1990 1,513,406 +0.5%
1989 1,506,168 +0.2%
1988 1,503,278 −1.9%
1987 1,531,631 −2.2%
1986 1,565,366 +1.5%
1985 1,542,913 +0.7%
1984 1,532,195 +0.9%
1983 1,518,823 +2.6%
1982 1,480,319 +3.7%
1981 1,427,611 +4.6%
1980 1,365,398 +4.3%
1979 1,309,688 +3.2%
1978 1,268,668 +2.3%
1977 1,240,130 +4.0%
1976 1,192,532

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1976 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 California 20M
2 Texas 15M
3 Florida 11M
4 New York 9.8M
5 Illinois 6.5M
6 Ohio 5.8M
7 Michigan 5M
8 New Jersey 4.9M
9 Washington 4M
10 Arizona 3.7M
11 Indiana 3.4M
12 Tennessee 3.4M
13 Wisconsin 3.1M
14 Missouri 3.1M
15 South Carolina 2.5M
16 Kentucky 2.1M
17 Oklahoma 2M
18 Utah 1.8M
19 Arkansas 1.4M
20 Idaho 973K

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.