Civilian labor force in Tulsa, OK

Civilian labor force in Tulsa, OK was 211,793 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 20 cities in 2025.

2025, persons211,793
Change on 2024+1.3%
Series high221,2101999
Series low190,6642009

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Civilian labor force in Tulsa, OK, 1990 to 2025

190K200K210K220K230K19901996200220082014202020251990: 197,270 persons1991: 198,925 persons1992: 200,622 persons1993: 200,870 persons1994: 203,245 persons1995: 202,192 persons1996: 206,311 persons1997: 212,266 persons1998: 218,203 persons1999: 221,210 persons2000: 204,777 persons2001: 206,296 persons2002: 208,185 persons2003: 204,838 persons2004: 203,119 persons2005: 205,770 persons2006: 204,996 persons2007: 203,446 persons2008: 191,184 persons2009: 190,664 persons2010: 195,235 persons2011: 191,595 persons2012: 194,006 persons2013: 194,123 persons2014: 193,041 persons2015: 195,925 persons2016: 199,177 persons2017: 199,348 persons2018: 199,967 persons2019: 200,926 persons2020: 200,883 persons2021: 200,406 persons2022: 200,792 persons2023: 206,619 persons2024: 208,975 persons2025: 211,793 persons
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
Periodpersons
2025211,793
2024208,975
2023206,619
2022200,792
2021200,406
2020200,883
2019200,926
2018199,967
2017199,348
2016199,177
2015195,925
2014193,041
2013194,123
2012194,006
2011191,595
2010195,235
2009190,664
2008191,184
2007203,446
2006204,996
2005205,770
2004203,119
2003204,838
2002208,185
2001206,296
2000204,777
1999221,210
1998218,203
1997212,266
1996206,311
1995202,192
1994203,245
1993200,870
1992200,622
1991198,925
1990197,270

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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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, Tulsa, 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, Tulsa, 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/tulsa-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, Tulsa, 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/tulsa-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, Tulsa, 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/tulsa-ok (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Tulsa, OK?

Civilian labor force in Tulsa, OK was 211,793 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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 Tulsa, OK?

221,210 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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