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Unemployed people in Ponca City, OK

Unemployed people in Ponca City, OK was 397 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 20 cities in 2025.

2025, persons397
Change on 2024+7%
Rank20th of 20Cities in Oklahoma ranked
Series high1,0531994
Series low3622023

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Unemployed people in Ponca City, OK, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,0001,20019901996200220082014202020251990: 628 persons1991: 643 persons1992: 745 persons1993: 985 persons1994: 1,053 persons1995: 843 persons1996: 745 persons1997: 786 persons1998: 814 persons1999: 762 persons2000: 531 persons2001: 538 persons2002: 740 persons2003: 839 persons2004: 754 persons2005: 669 persons2006: 591 persons2007: 542 persons2008: 421 persons2009: 959 persons2010: 983 persons2011: 795 persons2012: 742 persons2013: 730 persons2014: 567 persons2015: 539 persons2016: 609 persons2017: 556 persons2018: 489 persons2019: 424 persons2020: 722 persons2021: 492 persons2022: 378 persons2023: 362 persons2024: 371 persons2025: 397 persons2004006008001,0001,20019902002201420251990: 628 persons1991: 643 persons1992: 745 persons1993: 985 persons1994: 1,053 persons1995: 843 persons1996: 745 persons1997: 786 persons1998: 814 persons1999: 762 persons2000: 531 persons2001: 538 persons2002: 740 persons2003: 839 persons2004: 754 persons2005: 669 persons2006: 591 persons2007: 542 persons2008: 421 persons2009: 959 persons2010: 983 persons2011: 795 persons2012: 742 persons2013: 730 persons2014: 567 persons2015: 539 persons2016: 609 persons2017: 556 persons2018: 489 persons2019: 424 persons2020: 722 persons2021: 492 persons2022: 378 persons2023: 362 persons2024: 371 persons2025: 397 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
2025397
2024371
2023362
2022378
2021492
2020722
2019424
2018489
2017556
2016609
2015539
2014567
2013730
2012742
2011795
2010983
2009959
2008421
2007542
2006591
2005669
2004754
2003839
2002740
2001538
2000531
1999762
1998814
1997786
1996745
1995843
19941,053
1993985
1992745
1991643
1990628

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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, Ponca 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

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

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What is the unemployed people in Ponca City, OK?

Unemployed people in Ponca City, OK was 397 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7% from 2024. That is the 20th 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 Ponca City, OK?

1,053 in 1994, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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