Wage and Salary Employment (in thousands) for Oklahoma and the US, 1979 - 2000

Year

Employment

Percent Change

Oklahoma Employment

Oklahoma

U.S.

Oklahoma

U.S.

as a Percent of the U.S.

1979

1,087.90

89,823.00

na

na

1.20%

1980

1,138.10

90,406.00

4.60%

0.60%

1.30%

1981

1,201.20

91,152.00

5.50%

0.80%

1.30%

1982

1,216.90

89,544.00

1.30%

-1.80%

1.40%

1983

1,170.60

90,152.00

-3.80%

0.70%

1.30%

1984

1,180.30

94,408.00

0.80%

4.70%

1.30%

1985

1,165.30

97,387.00

-1.30%

3.20%

1.20%

1986

1,124.40

99,344.00

-3.50%

2.00%

1.10%

1987

1,108.50

101,958.00

-1.40%

2.60%

1.10%

1988

1,131.50

105,209.00

2.10%

3.20%

1.10%

1989

1,163.80

107,884.00

2.90%

2.50%

1.10%

1990

1,195.90

109,403.00

2.80%

1.40%

1.10%

1991

1,211.00

108,249.00

1.30%

-1.10%

1.10%

1992

1,221.70

108,601.00

0.90%

0.30%

1.10%

1993

1,247.00

110,713.00

2.10%

1.90%

1.10%

1994

1,279.50

114,163.00

2.60%

3.10%

1.10%

1995

1,316.10

117,191.00

2.90%

2.70%

1.10%

1996

1,353.50

119,608.00

2.80%

2.10%

1.10%

1997

1,392.50

122,690.00

2.90%

2.60%

1.10%

1998

1,441.40

125,826.00

3.50%

2.60%

1.10%

1999

1,461.80

128,615.00

1.40%

2.20%

1.10%

2000

1,484.90

131,408.00

1.58%

2.17%

1.10%