June 2025 | Released July 18, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.

Oklahoma

Employment snapshot

• In June, Oklahoma added 1,200 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.1 percent. In the prior month, Oklahoma added 1,300 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Oklahoma added 32,500 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points from 3.3 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Oklahoma ranks 7th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Oklahoma’s private sector added 1,000 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 27,700 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Oklahoma added 1,700 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Oklahoma rose by 2,901, and over the past 12 months it rose by 18,504.

• Oklahoma’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 62.7 percent in June and is tied for 27th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.1 percentage points.

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Oklahoma

Payroll employment

• Oklahoma added 1,200 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Oklahoma added 1,300 jobs. Oklahoma nonfarm payroll employment has increased in each of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Oklahoma ranks 7th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Oklahoma added 1,000 private sector jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Oklahoma added 1,700 jobs. Oklahoma private sector payroll employment has increased in each of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Oklahoma ranks 5th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2025 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+1,000) and Manufacturing (+700).
• The worst performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (-1,300) and Private Education and Health Services (-1,000).

From June 2024 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+8,500) and State and Local Government (+5,700).
• The worst performing sectors were Mining and Logging (-1,100) and Federal Government (-900).

Oklahoma

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Oklahoma remained unchanged at 62.7 percent in June.

• Oklahoma is tied for 27th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Oklahoma was 63 percent occurring in December 2023, and the 10-year low was 59.7 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.