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Unemployed people in Norman, OK

Unemployed people in Norman, OK was 2,224 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 20 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,224
Change on 2024+9.1%
Rank3rd of 20Cities in Oklahoma ranked
Series high3,5582020
Series low1,2441999

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Unemployed people in Norman, OK, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,007 persons1991: 1,922 persons1992: 1,813 persons1993: 1,632 persons1994: 1,634 persons1995: 1,437 persons1996: 1,409 persons1997: 1,418 persons1998: 1,657 persons1999: 1,244 persons2000: 1,325 persons2001: 1,878 persons2002: 2,200 persons2003: 2,498 persons2004: 2,260 persons2005: 2,353 persons2006: 2,120 persons2007: 2,257 persons2008: 1,640 persons2009: 2,543 persons2010: 2,653 persons2011: 2,360 persons2012: 2,250 persons2013: 2,337 persons2014: 2,007 persons2015: 1,889 persons2016: 2,060 persons2017: 2,049 persons2018: 1,752 persons2019: 1,744 persons2020: 3,558 persons2021: 2,139 persons2022: 1,670 persons2023: 1,932 persons2024: 2,039 persons2025: 2,224 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 2,007 persons1991: 1,922 persons1992: 1,813 persons1993: 1,632 persons1994: 1,634 persons1995: 1,437 persons1996: 1,409 persons1997: 1,418 persons1998: 1,657 persons1999: 1,244 persons2000: 1,325 persons2001: 1,878 persons2002: 2,200 persons2003: 2,498 persons2004: 2,260 persons2005: 2,353 persons2006: 2,120 persons2007: 2,257 persons2008: 1,640 persons2009: 2,543 persons2010: 2,653 persons2011: 2,360 persons2012: 2,250 persons2013: 2,337 persons2014: 2,007 persons2015: 1,889 persons2016: 2,060 persons2017: 2,049 persons2018: 1,752 persons2019: 1,744 persons2020: 3,558 persons2021: 2,139 persons2022: 1,670 persons2023: 1,932 persons2024: 2,039 persons2025: 2,224 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,224
20242,039
20231,932
20221,670
20212,139
20203,558
20191,744
20181,752
20172,049
20162,060
20151,889
20142,007
20132,337
20122,250
20112,360
20102,653
20092,543
20081,640
20072,257
20062,120
20052,353
20042,260
20032,498
20022,200
20011,878
20001,325
19991,244
19981,657
19971,418
19961,409
19951,437
19941,634
19931,632
19921,813
19911,922
19902,007

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Norman, OK, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Norman, 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/unemployed-people/norman-ok. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Norman, 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/unemployed-people/norman-ok.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Norman, 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/unemployed-people/norman-ok (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Norman, OK?

Unemployed people in Norman, OK was 2,224 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Norman, OK?

3,558 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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