The local economy of Oklahoma and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data, plus daily local gas prices for the state, its counties and metro areas.
Unemployment rate
4.3%
+0.9 ptsvs a year ago
Counties: lowest Dewey County 2.1%, highest Hughes County 6.4%.
August 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary
Average weekly pay
$1,235
+3.6%vs a year ago
1,700,570 jobs at 130,200 business locations.
Q1 2026, all jobs
New homes permitted
14,702
-5.5%this year vs last year
Most in Oklahoma County 6,319, Tulsa County 3,219.
Homes in the last 12 months, to August 2026
People moving in
+12,516
+4.3 per 1,000residents
86,935 moved in and 74,419 moved out. Most newcomers came from Texas.
Net people, 2022 to 2023, the newest year published
Oklahoma gas price
$4.04
+$1.44vs a year ago
Counties: lowest Bryan County $3.85, highest Coal County $4.53. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, Oklahoma, October 10, 2026
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for the history of that area.
The state, its counties and metro areas, updated daily. A separate series from the weekly survey prices above.
Business locations, employees and payroll by industry, 2023. Click an industry for its US report.
Business locations
96K
+0.7%vs 2022
2023, places with paid employees
Employees
1.43M
+3.0%vs 2022
Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance (16.0%).
2023, mid-March
Annual payroll
$78.6B
Wages and salaries paid during the year.
2023, all industries
Average pay
$54,886
Highest sector: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction $118,629.
Per employee per year
Share of Oklahoma's employees, 2023
| Industry | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 138,237 | $19,485 |
| Employment Services | 73,265 | $57,643 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 69,765 | $75,474 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 44,769 | $80,741 |
| General Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | 39,131 | $29,302 |
| Depository Credit Intermediation | 27,483 | $75,727 |
| Religious Organizations | 27,320 | $25,064 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 25,067 | $59,260 |
| Offices of Physicians | 22,696 | $105,151 |
| Grocery Stores | 21,550 | $26,457 |
| Support Activities for Mining | 20,762 | $88,710 |
| Traveler Accommodation | 19,252 | $34,336 |
Most values are changed slightly to protect the privacy of single businesses; a few are withheld and shown as a range. Counties and metro areas have the same numbers in the area card above (Industries).
Offered pay in certified work-visa filings, fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025). Click a company for its jobs and salaries.
In fiscal year 2025, employers offered a median of $85,000 a year in 1,417 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Oklahoma, down 3.6% from 2024 (US: $120,000). The largest job group was Software Developers. Fiscal year 2026 so far covers filings decided through Jun 30, 2026.
Median offered pay
$85,000
-3.6%vs 2024
Middle half: $64,480 to $110,000.
H-1B, fiscal year 2025
H-1B filings
1,417
+24.6%vs 2024
1,563 positions asked for.
Certified, full-time, fiscal year 2025
Top job group
$92,500
Software Developers, 181 filings.
Median offered pay of the largest job group
Green card jobs
$50,077
-21.5%vs 2024
374 PERM filings.
PERM median, fiscal year 2025
Median and middle half of the offers in Oklahoma, next to the US median. Hover a year for the numbers.
| Job group | Filings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 181 | $92,500 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 76 | $87,519 |
| Physicians, All Other | 72 | $185,000 |
| Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 70 | $93,808 |
| Data Scientists | 62 | $77,067 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 53 | $56,160 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 43 | $64,356 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 35 | $105,187 |
| Electrical Engineers | 32 | $103,418 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 31 | $95,000 |
| Employer | Filings | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma | 91 | 2 |
| Oklahoma State University | 71 | 3 |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | 70 | 3 |
| INTEGRIS Health, Inc. | 34 | 4 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 29 | 7 |
| Paycom Payroll, LLC | 27 | 1 |
| Comanche County Hospital Authority | 23 | 1 |
| Dove Schools,INC. | 22 | 3 |
| Santa Fe South Schools, Inc. | 22 | 2 |
| Canoo Technologies Inc. | 21 | 2 |
| City | Filings | Median pay | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 483 | $85,900 | $65,088 to $125,962 |
| Tulsa | 291 | $89,274 | $70,000 to $116,200 |
| Norman | 144 | $77,085 | $60,542 to $90,000 |
| Stillwater | 78 | $77,085 | $58,563 to $88,810 |
| Edmond | 70 | $83,072 | $65,725 to $97,500 |
| Bartlesville | 55 | $104,500 | $88,626 to $127,513 |
| Lawton | 35 | $52,660 | $39,334 to $98,280 |
| Broken Arrow | 17 | $92,000 | $76,000 to $97,219 |
| Durant | 14 | $105,904 | $74,496 to $133,982 |
| Muskogee | 13 | $65,000 | $62,550 to $200,000 |
Yearly pay that employers offered in certified work-visa filings (H-1B, E-3 and PERM green card), from official public data. Pay is the lower end of the offered pay range, for full-time positions only. These are offered pay figures for positions in work-visa filings, not the pay of all employees. A filing is an offer for a position, not a hire, and one person can appear in several filings. Fiscal years run from October to September. Groups with fewer than 3 filings show counts only. Employers are ranked by filings in the cities of Oklahoma added up.
Declared disasters and flood insurance claims: what happened, from official public data.
Oklahoma has had 260 declared disasters and emergencies since 1955, 208 of them since 2000, most often Fire. Flood insurance has paid $260.8 million on 12,998 claims since 1978; the biggest year was 2019 ($43.1 million).
Declared disasters
208
62 major disasters. Most often Fire (139 since 1955).
Since 2000, all types; 260 since 1955
Flood claims paid
$72.4M
1,355 claims. Biggest year 2019 ($43.1M).
2016 to 2025, flood insurance
Policies in force
8,709
Average premium $1,008 a year.
2025, flood insurance policies
Most-declared county
43
Oklahoma County, latest Aug 13, 2026.
Declarations since 2000
Declarations for Oklahoma, 1955 to today
Claims paid in Oklahoma by the year of the flood, US dollars
Declarations since 1955
Declarations naming the county since 2000; statewide ones not counted
All years since 1978; policies are a yearly average. Top 15 of 74.
| # | County | Claims | Paid | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa County | 3,822 | $71.4M | 2,771 |
| 2 | Ottawa County | 1,161 | $30.6M | 375 |
| 3 | Oklahoma County | 1,715 | $24.7M | 2,524 |
| 4 | Comanche County | 835 | $23.4M | 771 |
| 5 | Muskogee County | 260 | $15.8M | 214 |
| 6 | Wagoner County | 341 | $9.67M | 359 |
| 7 | Washington County | 372 | $8.61M | 357 |
| 8 | Cleveland County | 400 | $7.26M | 996 |
| 9 | Rogers County | 247 | $6.00M | 402 |
| 10 | Kingfisher County | 288 | $5.04M | 84 |
| 11 | Grady County | 229 | $4.95M | 232 |
| 12 | Logan County | 460 | $4.94M | 129 |
| 13 | Okmulgee County | 111 | $3.88M | 137 |
| 14 | Canadian County | 232 | $3.61M | 381 |
| 15 | Mayes County | 122 | $3.29M | 143 |
A declaration opens federal help after a disaster; it can name counties or the whole state. Flood insurance numbers count insured losses only (most homes have no flood insurance) and are not adjusted for inflation; the current year is data so far. For the flood-zone risk of a place, open the area on the real estate map.
Environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports of facilities in Oklahoma, from official public data.
Official public data lists 7,376 facilities in Oklahoma with records since 2010, 6,972 of them with environmental compliance records. In 2022 to 2026, the largest penalties were at Cff Recycling USA / 100 N Bath in Oklahoma City ($442,500). 492 large facilities reported 70.1 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2023, down 1.4% from 2022.
Facilities with records
7,376
6,972 with environmental records.
Since 2010
Largest penalties
$443K
Cff Recycling USA / 100 N Bath, Oklahoma City.
One facility, 2022 to 2026
Greenhouse gases
70.1M t
-1.4%vs 2022
492 reporting facilities.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
Largest emitter
3.35M t
Verdigris Plant, Claremore.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
| Facility | Penalties | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| Cff Recycling USA / 100 N Bath Oklahoma City | $442,500 | 0 |
| Stingray Pressure Pumping Yukon | $229,500 | 3 |
| Dlubak Glass CO Okmulgee | $225,000 | 1 |
| Southwest United Industries Incorporated Tulsa | $200,000 | 13 |
| Bethany/Warr Acres P.W.A. Wastewater Plant Edmond | $166,667 | 48 |
| Town of Vian / Vian Pwa Vian | $161,250 | 58 |
| American Airlines Maint. & Engineering Ctr Tulsa | $80,990 | 3 |
| El Reno Municipal Authority El Reno | $75,000 | 0 |
| Thoroughbred Gathering LLC / Cyclone Compressor Station Watonga | $74,250 | 2 |
| Bison Metals Technologies LLC Shawnee | $72,454 | 6 |
| Facility | Metric tons CO2e |
|---|---|
| Verdigris Plant Claremore | 3,354,663 |
| Northeastern Oologah | 3,140,720 |
| Chouteau Power Plant Pryor | 2,606,111 |
| Koch Feritlizer Enid LLC Enid Nitrogen Plt Enid | 2,379,962 |
| Oneta Power LLC Broken Arrow | 2,279,970 |
| Kiowa Power Partner - Tenaska Kiamichi Generating Station Kiowa | 2,201,473 |
| Williams G&B Facility Appalachian Basin (Eastern Overthrust Area) 160A Tulsa | 2,138,544 |
| Redbud Power Plant Luther | 2,087,378 |
| Grand River Dam Authority Chouteau | 1,969,971 |
| Ponca City Refinery Ponca City | 1,899,802 |
Large facilities in Oklahoma, metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Hover a year for the number.
Their facilities in Oklahoma, 2022 to 2026. Click a company for its Risk & Compliance tab.
| Company | Facilities | Penalties | CO2e (t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HF Sinclair Corporation DINO | 2 | $90K | 1.24M |
| Waste Management, Inc. WM | 4 | $46K | 254K |
| Valero Energy Corporation VLO | 2 | $36K | 879K |
| Phillips 66 PSX | 9 | $35K | 2.17M |
| Eagle Materials Inc. EXP | 3 | $35K | 660K |
| Oneok, Inc. OKE | 27 | $7,017 | 2.21M |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation MPC | 14 | $4,725 | - |
| Targa Resources Corp. TRGP | 13 | $875 | 305K |
Official public data on environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports, summarized by facility and year since 2010. A record does not mean a site is unsafe today; penalties and violations vary a lot by industry and size. Penalties are the amounts assessed (after settlements), not amounts paid. Recent years can still change.
Cost, students and graduate earnings of the colleges in the state, from official public data.
The newest unemployment rate, pay, new home permits, moves and gas price for Oklahoma, updated as new official numbers come out.
Unemployment for Oklahoma is seasonally adjusted; for its counties, metro areas and cities it is not, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Pay covers all jobs that pay into unemployment insurance. Building permits count homes approved to be built, not homes sold. Moves count households by where they filed their tax returns in two years in a row. Daily gas prices are average pump prices for Oklahoma, its counties and metro areas on the day shown. The weekly gas prices in the explorer come from a separate weekly survey that publishes a price for only some states, so a state without one shows the price of its region there; the two series are never combined.
The unemployment rate in Oklahoma was 4.3% in August 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), compared with 3.4% a year earlier. 1,912,849 people were employed out of a labor force of 1,998,019. Among its counties, Dewey County had the lowest rate (2.1%) and Hughes County the highest (6.4%, not seasonally adjusted).
Average weekly pay in Oklahoma was $1,235 in Q1 2026, up 3.6% from a year earlier, across 1,700,570 jobs at 130,200 business locations.
Building permits were issued for 1,372 new homes in Oklahoma in August 2026 (1,003 single-family and 247 in buildings with 5 or more units). From January to August the total was 10,005, down 5.5% from the same months last year, and 14,702 in the last 12 months. The most homes were permitted in Oklahoma County (6,319), Tulsa County (3,219), Cleveland County (856) over the last 12 months.
Yes. From 2022 to 2023, 86,935 people moved to Oklahoma and 74,419 moved away, a net gain of 12,516 (+4.3 per 1,000 residents). Most newcomers came from Texas, California, Arkansas, and most people who left went to Texas, Arkansas, Kansas.
Regular gasoline in Oklahoma averaged $4.04 per gallon on October 10, 2026, up $1.44 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $5.81. Among its counties, Bryan County had the lowest regular price ($3.85) and Coal County the highest ($4.53).
Health Care and Social Assistance (229,612 employees), Retail Trade (188,566 employees), Accommodation and Food Services (169,725 employees) were the largest sectors in Oklahoma in 2023. In all, 96,402 business locations employed 1,431,690 people at an average pay of $54,886 a year.
$85,000 a year was the median pay offered in 1,417 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Oklahoma in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), down 3.6% from 2024. The middle half of the offers ranged from $64,480 to $110,000. The US median was $120,000. These are offered pay figures in work-visa filings, not the pay of all workers.
University of Oklahoma (91), Oklahoma State University (71), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (70), INTEGRIS Health, Inc. (34), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (29) had the most certified H-1B filings for jobs in Oklahoma in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
Software Developers (181 filings, median $92,500), Mechanical Engineers (76 filings, median $87,519), Physicians, All Other (72 filings, median $185,000) were the largest job groups in certified H-1B filings in Oklahoma in fiscal year 2025.
$104,500 was the median offered pay in Bartlesville, the highest among the Oklahoma cities with the most H-1B filings in fiscal year 2025 (55 filings).
$50,077 a year was the median pay offered in 374 certified PERM green card filings for jobs in Oklahoma in fiscal year 2025.
260 disasters and emergencies have been declared for Oklahoma since 1955, 208 of them since 2000 (62 major disasters). The most common type is Fire (139 declarations).
Oklahoma County, with 43 declarations since 2000, followed by Creek County (39) and Logan County (37). Statewide declarations are not counted for single counties.
$260.8 million on 12,998 flood insurance claims since 1978. The biggest year was 2019, with $43.1 million paid on 614 claims. Tulsa County received the most ($71.4 million).
$1,008 a year in 2025, across 8,709 flood insurance policies in Oklahoma. Most homes have no flood insurance; the premium depends on the home's flood risk and coverage.