How many jobs were lost in Oklahoma last month?
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Oklahoma lost 300 jobs in June 2026, ranking it 36th among states in job growth. Those figures comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 2,400 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
-300
month to month change in number of jobs (June 2026)
36th
rank among states in monthly job growth (June 2026)
Oklahoma’s job loss of 300 June 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was down from the 1,500 gain in May 2026.
During the latest five year period (July 2021 to June 2026), Oklahoma gained jobs in 45 out of 60 months. June 2026 had the 13th-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in July 2022 (18,300) while job growth was weakest in June 2025 (-6,100).
There were 300 fewer jobs in June 2026 in Oklahoma than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, July 2021–June 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Oklahoma sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in June 2026?
The supersector with the highest job growth in June 2026 was health care and social assistance. Health care and social assistance added 1,400 jobs, more than the entire economy. The remaining supersectors either posted job loss or no job change during the month.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 1,400 jobs during June 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Oklahoma (June 2026)
How does Oklahoma's job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?
In 2025, Oklahoma lost an average of 283 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 1,758, and the lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as fifth-lowest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 5,800 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 3,200 on average every month in 2012.
In 2025, Oklahoma lost an average of 283 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among four metro areas primarily in Oklahoma during June 2026 ranged from a loss of 500 jobs in the Tulsa, OK area metro area to a gain of 500 jobs in the Oklahoma City, OK area metro area
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Oklahoma
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +500 | |
| 2. | +0 | |
| 3. | -100 | |
| 4. | -500 |
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