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Chart: Employment and Unemployment
In December, employment experienced an over-the-month increase while the state unemployment rate remained unchanged.  December's total non-farm employment increased by 1,200.  Oklahoma’s unemployment rate remained at 6.1%.  
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The unemployment rate data was gathered from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics web site located at:  http://www.bls.gov/lau/

The total non-farm employment data was gathered from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics web site located at:  http://www.bls.gov/sae/   

         
Month/ Year Total Non-Farm Employment Change in Total Non-Farm Employment from Previous Month Unemployment Rate
Feb-08 1,593,300 4,200 3.2%
Mar-08 1,592,700 -600 3.2%
Apr-08 1,594,700 2,000 3.2%
May-08 1,596,200 1,500 3.4%
Jun-08 1,587,400 -8,800 3.6%
Jul-08 1,595,700 8,300 3.7%
Aug-08 1,596,000 300 3.8%
Sep-08 1,593,900 -2,100 3.8%
Oct-08 1,595,600 1,700 4.0%
Nov-08 1,589,900 -5,800 4.2%
Dec-08 1,584,800 -5,000 4.6%
Jan-09 1,555,600 -29,200 5.1%
Feb-09 1,556,600 1,000 5.5%
Mar-09 1,559,300 2,700 5.9%
Apr-09 1,554,200 -5,100 6.2%
May-09 1,554,100 -100 6.6%
Jun-09 1,542,400 -11,700 6.9%
Jul-09 1,524,900 -17,500 7.0%  
Aug-09 1,525,000 100 7.1%  
Sep-09 1,532,000 7,000 7.2%  
Oct-09 1,532,100 100 7.2%  
Nov-09 1,534,000 1,900 7.2%  
Dec-09 1,532,200 -1,800 7.3%  
Jan-10 1,517,500 -14,700 7.3%  
Feb-10 1,516,700 -800 7.3%  
Mar-10 1,520,600 3,900 7.3%  
Apr-10 1,526,500 5,900 7.2%  
May-10 1,533,400 6,900 7.1%  
Jun-10 1,534,800 1,400 7.0%  
Jul-10 1,531,800 -3,000 7.0%  
Aug-10 1,524,000 -7,800 7.0%  
Sep-10 1,521,200 -2,800 6.9%  
Oct-10 1,526,800 5,600 6.9%  
Nov-10 1,526,600 -200 6.9%  
Dec-10 1,531,200 4,600 6.8%  
Jan-11 1,535,200 4,000 6.6%  
Feb-11 1,526,000 -9,200 6.5%  
Mar-11 1,541,300 15,300 6.1%  
Apr-11 1,551,500 10,200 5.6%  
May-11 1,556,700 5,200 5.3%  
Jun-11 1,561,300 4,600 5.4%  
Jul-11 1,564,600 3,300 5.6%  
Aug-11 1,565,100 500 5.6%  
Sep-11 1,564,300 -800 5.9%  
Oct-11 1,570,400 6,100 6.1%  
Nov-11 1,572,800 1,200 6.1%  
Dec-11 1,531,200 1,200 6.1%