Okemah city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Okemah city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
14.8%
2023
0.3%
Total change
-14.5 pp
% change
-98%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +1.1 pp (7.4%) |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -4.5 pp (-28.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -6.2 pp (-54.4%) |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -4.1 pp (-78.8%) |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -0.8 pp (-72.7%) |