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| In October, Oklahoma experienced an increase in the over-the-month change in total non-farm employment with a gain of 8,800 jobs. Oklahoma’s unemployment rate increased by three tenths of a percentage point from 6.8% to 7.1%. |
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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/
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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/
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| Month/ Year |
Total Non-Farm Employment |
Change in Total Non-Farm Employment from Previous Month |
Unemployment Rate |
| Jan-08 |
1,589,900 |
13,900 |
3.3% |
| Feb-08 |
1,593,000 |
3,100 |
3.2% |
| Mar-08 |
1,592,800 |
-200 |
3.3% |
| Apr-08 |
1,595,000 |
2,200 |
3.5% |
| May-08 |
1,597,600 |
2,600 |
3.6% |
| Jun-08 |
1,590,300 |
-7,300 |
3.8% |
| Jul-08 |
1,597,900 |
7,600 |
3.9% |
| Aug-08 |
1,596,900 |
-1,000 |
3.9% |
| Sep-08 |
1,596,200 |
-700 |
4.0% |
| Oct-08 |
1,601,900 |
5,700 |
4.2% |
| Nov-08 |
1,599,800 |
-2,100 |
4.4% |
| Dec-08 |
1,595,600 |
-4,200 |
4.6% |
| Jan-09 |
1,596,800 |
1,200 |
5.0% |
| Feb-09 |
1,584,400 |
-12,400 |
5.5% |
| Mar-09 |
1,577,700 |
-6,700 |
5.9% |
| Apr-09 |
1,569,100 |
-8,600 |
6.2% |
| May-09 |
1,559,600 |
-9,500 |
6.4% |
| Jun-09 |
1,557,800 |
-1,800 |
6.4% |
| Jul-09 |
1,560,800 |
3,000 |
6.6% |
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| Aug-09 |
1,554,100 |
-6,700 |
6.8% |
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| Sep-09 |
1,549,700 |
-4,400 |
6.8% |
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| Oct-09 |
1558500 |
8800 |
7.1% |
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