Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Oklahoma

Oklahoma: Labour market - FUAs — Employment was 707,964 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
707,964 Persons
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
103rd
of 572 groups
All-time high
707,964 Persons
in 2023
All-time low
520,864 Persons
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Oklahoma, 2000–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2000201120232000: 522.0k Persons2001: 525.7k Persons2002: 526.5k Persons2003: 520.9k Persons2004: 529.8k Persons2005: 536.5k Persons2006: 531.0k Persons2007: 523.3k Persons2008: 529.1k Persons2009: 522.3k Persons2010: 571.0k Persons2011: 582.0k Persons2012: 597.0k Persons2013: 603.2k Persons2014: 609.2k Persons2015: 621.3k Persons2016: 622.0k Persons2017: 628.2k Persons2018: 640.2k Persons2019: 651.1k Persons2020: 629.8k Persons2021: 657.9k Persons2022: 683.3k Persons2023: 708.0k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Oklahoma recorded 707,964 Persons for labour market - fuas — employment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — employment in Oklahoma peaked at 707,964 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 520,864 Persons, in 2003.

That places Oklahoma 103rd out of 572 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Oklahoma, year by year

Annual values for Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Oklahoma, 2000 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2000 522,012 Persons —
2001 525,665 Persons +0.7%
2002 526,495 Persons +0.2%
2003 520,864 Persons -1.1%
2004 529,758 Persons +1.7%
2005 536,526 Persons +1.3%
2006 531,005 Persons -1.0%
2007 523,336 Persons -1.4%
2008 529,139 Persons +1.1%
2009 522,308 Persons -1.3%
2010 571,030 Persons +9.3%
2011 581,956 Persons +1.9%
2012 597,011 Persons +2.6%
2013 603,185 Persons +1.0%
2014 609,179 Persons +1.0%
2015 621,289 Persons +2.0%
2016 621,986 Persons +0.1%
2017 628,183 Persons +1.0%
2018 640,159 Persons +1.9%
2019 651,057 Persons +1.7%
2020 629,792 Persons -3.3%
2021 657,863 Persons +4.5%
2022 683,256 Persons +3.9%
2023 707,964 Persons +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 526,711 Persons 520,864 Persons 536,526 Persons 10
2010s 612,504 Persons 571,030 Persons 651,057 Persons 10
2020s 669,719 Persons 629,792 Persons 707,964 Persons 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour market - fuas — employment in Oklahoma?
Labour market - fuas — employment in Oklahoma was 707,964 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Oklahoma?
The highest recorded value was 707,964 Persons in 2023.
What is the lowest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Oklahoma?
The lowest recorded value was 520,864 Persons in 2003.
How does Oklahoma rank for labour market - fuas — employment?
Oklahoma ranks 103rd out of 572 groups with data for 2023.
Is labour market - fuas — employment rising or falling in Oklahoma?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oklahoma data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour market - FUAs — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour market - FUAs — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
580 places, 11,884 data points, 2000–2024
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This dataset provides labour market indicators for FUAs of more than 250 000 inhabitants, including labour force, participation rate, employment, employment to population ratio, unemployment and unemployment rate. Data sources and methodology When labour statistics are unavailable at a more granular level than FUAs (e.g. municipal level), the indicators are estimated by adjusting the regional (OECD TL2 and TL3 regions) values to the FUA boundaries, based on the population distribution in each region. Regional values (labour force, employment and unemployment) in TL3 regions are used as data inputs and combined with gridded population data (European Commission, GHSL Data Package 2023). FUA boundaries are intersected with TL3 borders to compute the share of the regional population that lives within FUAs in each region. This share is then applied to the variable of interest (e.g. employment) and allocated to the FUA. In case several regions intersect the FUA, the adjusted values of intersecting regions are summed. For countries where TL3-level data is not available, data for TL2 regions is used. This approach assumes that the variable of interest has the same spatial distribution as population. Therefore, the modelled indicators should be interpreted with caution. When a more granular level is available, data is aggregated for each FUA. For example in the United States, labour market data is available at the county-level (US Bureau of Labor Statistics), and then aggregated by FUA. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Labour market - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org