Tulsa city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Tulsa 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
6.7%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.4 pp (-6%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.1 pp (1.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.5 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.3 pp (5.2%) |