Civilian labor force in Oklahoma City, OK

Civilian labor force in Oklahoma City, OK was 383,198 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 20 cities in 2025.

2025, persons383,198

Change on 2024+1%

Rank1st of 20Cities in Oklahoma ranked

Series high383,1982025

Series low227,5891991

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Civilian labor force in Oklahoma City, OK, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	383,198
2024	379,492
2023	371,219
2022	357,111
2021	348,647
2020	341,374
2019	340,488
2018	336,201
2017	331,798
2016	328,852
2015	308,607
2014	302,664
2013	301,250
2012	298,405
2011	291,992
2010	290,469
2009	259,283
2008	256,573
2007	255,509
2006	258,860
2005	263,301
2004	260,443
2003	258,143
2002	259,368
2001	256,443
2000	251,961
1999	252,600
1998	247,303
1997	243,798
1996	241,996
1995	235,572
1994	231,783
1993	229,398
1992	229,703
1991	227,589
1990	230,666

Rankings

US cities by civilian labor force 1706 places
Cities in Oklahoma by civilian labor force 20 places

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Oklahoma City, OK, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Oklahoma City, OK, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/oklahoma-city-ok. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Oklahoma City, OK, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/oklahoma-city-ok.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Oklahoma City, OK, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/oklahoma-city-ok (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average: Civilian labor force, Oklahoma City, OK, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/oklahoma-city-ok. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the civilian labor force in Oklahoma City, OK?

Civilian labor force in Oklahoma City, OK was 383,198 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 20 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Oklahoma City, OK?

383,198 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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