Southwest Oklahoma Labor Force
|
Beckham County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
8,643
|
8,856
|
8,913
|
9,282
|
9,396
|
9,664
|
10,459
|
11,731
|
12,513
|
12,305
|
|
Employment
|
8,366
|
8,576
|
8,530
|
8,927
|
9,086
|
9,363
|
10,174
|
11,451
|
12,230
|
11,582
|
|
Unemployment
|
277
|
280
|
383
|
355
|
310
|
301
|
285
|
280
|
283
|
723
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
4.3
|
3.8
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
2.7
|
2.4
|
2.3
|
5.9
|
|
Caddo County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
8,643
|
8,856
|
8,913
|
9,282
|
9,396
|
12,093
|
11,804
|
12,057
|
12,512
|
12,883
|
|
Employment
|
8,366
|
8,576
|
8,530
|
8,927
|
9,086
|
11,409
|
11,136
|
11,467
|
12,014
|
12,091
|
|
Unemployment
|
277
|
280
|
383
|
355
|
310
|
684
|
668
|
590
|
498
|
792
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
4.3
|
3.8
|
3.3
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
4.9
|
4
|
6.1
|
|
Comanche County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
43,323
|
42,541
|
44,020
|
45,347
|
45,725
|
45,331
|
45,604
|
45,343
|
46,026
|
47,861
|
|
Employment
|
41,736
|
40,888
|
42,176
|
43,357
|
43,713
|
43,273
|
43,683
|
43,404
|
44,310
|
45,368
|
|
Unemployment
|
1,587
|
1,653
|
1,844
|
1,990
|
2,012
|
2,058
|
1,921
|
1,939
|
1,716
|
2,493
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
4.2
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.5
|
4.2
|
4.3
|
3.7
|
5.2
|
|
Cotton County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
2,867
|
2,806
|
2,796
|
3,088
|
3,238
|
3,305
|
3,344
|
4,005
|
3,905
|
3,413
|
|
Employment
|
2,774
|
2,707
|
2,673
|
2,946
|
3,106
|
3,181
|
3,234
|
3,900
|
3,798
|
3,254
|
|
Unemployment
|
93
|
99
|
123
|
142
|
132
|
124
|
110
|
105
|
107
|
159
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
3.2
|
3.5
|
4.4
|
4.6
|
4.1
|
3.8
|
3.3
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
4.7
|
|
Custer County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
13,261
|
13,155
|
12,895
|
13,163
|
13,386
|
13,479
|
13,834
|
14,652
|
14,797
|
15,466
|
|
Employment
|
12,929
|
12,748
|
12,439
|
12,673
|
12,941
|
13,042
|
13,408
|
14,213
|
14,412
|
14,753
|
|
Unemployment
|
332
|
407
|
456
|
490
|
445
|
437
|
426
|
439
|
385
|
713
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
2.5
|
3.1
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
3.3
|
3.2
|
3.1
|
3
|
2.6
|
4.6
|
|
Greer County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
2,269
|
2,285
|
2,263
|
2,318
|
2,212
|
2,085
|
2,082
|
2,021
|
2,044
|
2,104
|
|
Employment
|
2,178
|
2,186
|
2,145
|
2,157
|
2,069
|
1,966
|
1,979
|
1,924
|
1,957
|
1,941
|
|
Unemployment
|
91
|
99
|
118
|
161
|
143
|
119
|
103
|
97
|
87
|
163
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
4
|
4.3
|
5.2
|
6.9
|
6.5
|
5.7
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
4.3
|
7.7
|
|
Harmon County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
1,436
|
1,435
|
1,418
|
1,446
|
1,427
|
1,361
|
1,438
|
1,352
|
1,337
|
1,383
|
|
Employment
|
1,396
|
1,386
|
1,357
|
1,387
|
1,376
|
1,308
|
1,386
|
1,306
|
1,293
|
1,307
|
|
Unemployment
|
40
|
49
|
61
|
59
|
51
|
53
|
52
|
46
|
44
|
76
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
2.8
|
3.4
|
4.3
|
4.1
|
3.6
|
3.9
|
3.6
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
5.5
|
|
Jackson County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
11,909
|
11,993
|
12,078
|
12,688
|
12,506
|
12,240
|
12,532
|
12,709
|
12,394
|
12,305
|
|
Employment
|
11,547
|
11,605
|
11,633
|
12,204
|
12,017
|
11,760
|
12,104
|
12,284
|
12,008
|
11,684
|
|
Unemployment
|
362
|
388
|
445
|
484
|
489
|
480
|
428
|
425
|
386
|
621
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
3
|
3.2
|
3.7
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
5
|
|
Jefferson County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
2,837
|
2,628
|
2,489
|
2,497
|
2,417
|
2,249
|
2,358
|
2,377
|
2,405
|
2,531
|
|
Employment
|
2,734
|
2,516
|
2,338
|
2,335
|
2,272
|
2,131
|
2,253
|
2,262
|
2,305
|
2,315
|
|
Unemployment
|
103
|
112
|
151
|
162
|
145
|
118
|
105
|
115
|
100
|
216
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
3.6
|
4.3
|
6.1
|
6.5
|
6
|
5.2
|
4.5
|
4.8
|
4.2
|
8.5
|
|
Kiowa County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
4,600
|
4,559
|
4,557
|
4,501
|
4,298
|
4,058
|
3,943
|
4,002
|
4,048
|
4,158
|
|
Employment
|
4,470
|
4,409
|
4,380
|
4,277
|
4,096
|
3,869
|
3,753
|
3,829
|
3,898
|
3,892
|
|
Unemployment
|
130
|
150
|
177
|
224
|
202
|
189
|
190
|
173
|
150
|
266
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
2.8
|
3.3
|
3.9
|
5
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
4.8
|
4.3
|
3.7
|
6.4
|
|
Roger Mills County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
1,831
|
1,814
|
1,824
|
1,957
|
1,876
|
1,832
|
1,800
|
1,888
|
1,948
|
1,961
|
|
Employment
|
1,786
|
1,771
|
1,764
|
1,903
|
1,824
|
1,780
|
1,751
|
1,837
|
1,904
|
1,871
|
|
Unemployment
|
45
|
43
|
60
|
54
|
52
|
52
|
49
|
51
|
44
|
90
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
3.3
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.3
|
4.6
|
|
Stephens County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
19,306
|
19,413
|
19,405
|
19,728
|
19,423
|
20,041
|
20,975
|
21,782
|
22,263
|
22,344
|
|
Employment
|
18,653
|
18,717
|
18,441
|
18,705
|
18,514
|
19,231
|
20,226
|
21,001
|
21,512
|
20,671
|
|
Unemployment
|
653
|
696
|
964
|
1,023
|
909
|
810
|
749
|
781
|
751
|
1,673
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
3.4
|
3.6
|
5
|
5.2
|
4.7
|
4
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.4
|
7.5
|
|
Tillman County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
3,803
|
3,698
|
3,797
|
3,782
|
3,617
|
3,486
|
3,504
|
3,491
|
3,530
|
3,592
|
|
Employment
|
3,679
|
3,546
|
3,636
|
3,606
|
3,445
|
3,316
|
3,350
|
3,331
|
3,389
|
3,336
|
|
Unemployment
|
124
|
152
|
161
|
176
|
172
|
170
|
154
|
160
|
141
|
256
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
3.3
|
4.1
|
4.2
|
4.7
|
4.8
|
4.9
|
4.4
|
4.6
|
4
|
7.1
|
|
Washita County
|
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
|
Labor Force
|
5,561
|
5,892
|
5,763
|
5,901
|
5,815
|
5,791
|
5,827
|
6,018
|
6,157
|
6,395
|
|
Employment
|
5,412
|
5,723
|
5,551
|
5,678
|
5,617
|
5,595
|
5,632
|
5,839
|
5,995
|
6,037
|
|
Unemployment
|
149
|
169
|
212
|
223
|
198
|
196
|
195
|
179
|
162
|
358
|
|
Unemployment Rate
|
2.7
|
2.9
|
3.7
|
3.8
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
3
|
2.6
|
5.6
|
|
|
|
