2026 APPENDIX TABLES
Oklahoma City Employment by Sector Outlook, Annual Oklahoma City MSA Employment by Sector Outlook, Annual
Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025(e)
2026(f)
2027(f)
645.1
672.4
696.9
707.9
714.6
719.1
728.2
Value (thous)
NONFARM
Y/Y growth
4.2%
3.7%
1.6%
0.9%
0.6%
1.3%
518.2
545.1
566.0
574.6
582.9
587.7
596.1
PRIVATE
5.2%
3.8%
1.5%
1.4%
0.8%
1.4%
73.3
78.2
81.1
81.4
83.1
84.3
85.1
GOODS
6.8%
3.7%
0.4%
2.0%
1.6%
0.9%
571.9
594.2
615.9
626.5
632.5
636.0
646.4
SERVICES
3.9%
3.7%
1.7%
1.0%
0.6%
1.6%
31.3
32.6
33.9
34.9
37.4
38.0
38.5
CONSTRUCTION
4.0%
4.0%
3.0%
7.1%
1.7%
1.3%
32.8
35.0
36.3
36.1
35.5
36.2
36.6
MANUFACTURING
6.5%
4.0%
-0.8%
-1.5%
2.1%
0.9%
122.7
126.5
127.1
127.7
128.4
128.3
131.0
TRADE TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
3.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.6%
-0.1%
2.1%
35.1
36.4
37.4
37.6
37.9
39.1
39.8
FINANCE
3.6%
2.9%
0.4%
1.0%
3.1%
1.7%
84.9
90.5
94.0
93.3
92.6
94.2
94.8
PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES
6.6%
3.9%
-0.7%
-0.7%
1.7%
0.6%
98.5
103.2
111.0
117.4
122.4
124.9
127.5
EDUCATION HEALTH
4.8%
7.5%
5.8%
4.3%
2.0%
2.1%
70.6
75.4
78.8
80.3
81.0
81.0
81.8
LEISURE
0.0%
1.0%
6.8%
4.5%
2.0%
0.8%
27.5
29.1
30.3
30.5
31.1
31.3
31.7
OTHER
5.6%
4.4%
0.5%
2.0%
0.6%
1.3%
126.9
127.3
130.9
133.3
132.6
133.6
134.2
GOVERNMENT
0.3%
2.9%
1.8%
-0.5%
0.8%
0.4%
609.6
635.6
657.8
668.3
674.7
679.3
687.7
OKC QCEW
4.3%
3.5%
1.6%
1.0%
0.7%
1.2%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Author calculations
*Excludes Mining, Information this year
2026 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 15
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