Lawton City, OK Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 30,518 | - | 7.0 | - |
| 1991 | 29,805 | -2.3 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | 31,464 | 5.6 | 5.6 | -1.8 |
| 1993 | 30,882 | -1.9 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| 1994 | 30,273 | -2.0 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | 30,132 | -0.5 | 5.4 | -1.1 |
| 1996 | 30,433 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| 1997 | 30,126 | -1.0 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| 1998 | 30,283 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 30,932 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -1.2 |
| 2000 | 31,777 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 31,131 | -2.0 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 32,112 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 33,011 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 33,360 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | 32,922 | -1.3 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 33,126 | 0.6 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 33,478 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 30,400 | - | 5.7 | - |
| Feb | 30,428 | - | 7.0 | - |
| Mar | 30,764 | - | 7.0 | - |
| Apr | 30,624 | - | 7.4 | - |
| May | 30,466 | - | 7.5 | - |
| Jun | 31,066 | - | 7.5 | - |
| Jul | 31,218 | - | 6.5 | - |
| Aug | 30,817 | - | 6.0 | - |
| Sep | 30,188 | - | 7.2 | - |
| Oct | 30,384 | - | 8.1 | - |
| Nov | 30,083 | - | 7.5 | - |
| Dec | 29,781 | - | 7.0 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 29,581 | -2.7 | 7.8 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 29,544 | -2.9 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 29,238 | -5.0 | 7.8 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 29,614 | -3.3 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
| May | 29,463 | -3.3 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 29,278 | -5.8 | 7.5 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 30,166 | -3.4 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 29,865 | -3.1 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 29,503 | -2.3 | 7.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 30,273 | -0.4 | 7.7 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 30,557 | 1.6 | 6.9 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 30,573 | 2.7 | 6.6 | -0.4 |
| 1992-Jan | 30,155 | 1.9 | 6.4 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 30,402 | 2.9 | 6.3 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 30,968 | 5.9 | 5.6 | -2.2 |
| Apr | 31,256 | 5.5 | 5.6 | -2.4 |
| May | 31,214 | 5.9 | 5.8 | -2.7 |
| Jun | 31,609 | 8.0 | 5.3 | -2.2 |
| Jul | 32,179 | 6.7 | 4.9 | -2.0 |
| Aug | 32,069 | 7.4 | 4.9 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 31,642 | 7.3 | 5.0 | -2.1 |
| Oct | 32,253 | 6.5 | 6.0 | -1.8 |
| Nov | 32,122 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 31,697 | 3.7 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 1993-Jan | 30,945 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 31,136 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 31,322 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 31,097 | -0.5 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| May | 30,814 | -1.3 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 31,130 | -1.5 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 31,479 | -2.2 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 30,814 | -3.9 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 30,389 | -4.0 | 6.8 | 1.8 |
| Oct | 30,512 | -5.4 | 7.2 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 30,436 | -5.2 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 30,506 | -3.8 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| 1994-Jan | 29,981 | -3.1 | 7.7 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 30,247 | -2.9 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 30,554 | -2.5 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 30,053 | -3.4 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 30,187 | -2.0 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 30,811 | -1.0 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 31,256 | -0.7 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 30,828 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 30,209 | -0.6 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 29,909 | -2.0 | 6.9 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 29,776 | -2.2 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 29,463 | -3.4 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| 1995-Jan | 29,243 | -2.5 | 6.2 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 29,397 | -2.8 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 29,582 | -3.2 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 30,006 | -0.2 | 4.7 | -1.8 |
| May | 30,245 | 0.2 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 30,680 | -0.4 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 30,924 | -1.1 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 30,586 | -0.8 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 30,017 | -0.6 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 30,468 | 1.9 | 5.6 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 30,419 | 2.2 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 30,020 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 1996-Jan | 29,403 | 0.5 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 29,722 | 1.1 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 29,986 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 30,234 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 30,600 | 1.2 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 31,161 | 1.6 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 31,375 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 30,801 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 30,457 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 30,542 | 0.2 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 30,644 | 0.7 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 30,275 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 29,791 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 29,817 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 30,302 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 30,266 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 30,491 | -0.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 30,679 | -1.5 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 30,324 | -3.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 29,849 | -3.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 29,911 | -1.8 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 30,078 | -1.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 30,200 | -1.4 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 29,804 | -1.6 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 30,151 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 30,064 | 0.8 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 30,326 | 0.1 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 30,174 | -0.3 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 30,106 | -1.3 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 30,676 | 0.0 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 30,407 | 0.3 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 29,944 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 29,800 | -0.4 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 30,391 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 30,759 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 30,597 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 30,221 | 0.2 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 30,317 | 0.8 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 30,581 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 30,600 | 1.4 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| May | 30,820 | 2.4 | 3.7 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 31,227 | 1.8 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 31,470 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 31,328 | 4.6 | 3.4 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 30,910 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| Oct | 31,215 | 2.7 | 3.7 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 31,387 | 2.0 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 31,106 | 1.7 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| 2000-Jan | 31,695 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 31,783 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 31,885 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 32,148 | 5.1 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| May | 31,981 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 32,195 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 31,805 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 31,539 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 31,324 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 31,649 | 1.4 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 31,643 | 0.8 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 31,672 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 30,944 | -2.4 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 31,107 | -2.1 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 31,129 | -2.4 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 31,734 | -1.3 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| May | 31,171 | -2.5 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 31,576 | -1.9 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 31,235 | -1.8 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 30,705 | -2.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 30,802 | -1.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 30,953 | -2.2 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 31,095 | -1.7 | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 31,117 | -1.8 | 5.1 | 1.8 |
| 2002-Jan | 30,807 | -0.4 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 31,466 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 31,509 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 31,851 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| May | 32,002 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 32,743 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 32,464 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 32,315 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 32,171 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 32,644 | 5.5 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 32,699 | 5.2 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 32,671 | 5.0 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 32,536 | 5.6 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 32,870 | 4.5 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 32,903 | 4.4 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 33,298 | 4.5 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| May | 32,963 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 33,454 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 33,219 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 33,006 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 32,618 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 32,882 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 33,125 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 33,260 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 32,796 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 33,078 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 33,208 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 33,220 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 33,474 | 1.6 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 33,761 | 0.9 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 33,835 | 1.9 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 33,312 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 33,063 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 33,401 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 33,599 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 33,568 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 32,809 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 32,823 | -0.8 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 32,945 | -0.8 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 33,205 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| May | 32,946 | -1.6 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 33,346 | -1.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 33,258 | -1.7 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 33,085 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 32,481 | -1.8 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 32,830 | -1.7 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 32,704 | -2.7 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 32,635 | -2.8 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| 2006-Jan | 32,386 | -1.3 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 32,571 | -0.8 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 32,571 | -1.1 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 33,178 | -0.1 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| May | 33,256 | 0.9 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 33,465 | 0.4 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 33,571 | 0.9 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 33,165 | 0.2 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 33,037 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 33,366 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 33,437 | 2.2 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 33,514 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 2007-Jan | 32,877 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 32,863 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 32,809 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 33,117 | -0.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| May | 32,972 | -0.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 33,741 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 34,080 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 33,662 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 33,818 | 2.4 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 34,013 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 34,118 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 33,660 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 32,817 | -0.2 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 32,778 | -0.3 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 32,948 | 0.4 | 3.3 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 33,145 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -1.5 |
| May | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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