Average annual employment growth before and after 2001 RTW adoption in Oklahoma, 1991–2013

Year 3-year annualized growth rate 10-year annualized growth rate prior to RTW 10-year annualized growth rate following RTW 
1991 0.830% 2.180%
1992 0.209% 2.180%
1993 0.245% 2.180%
1994 1.750% 2.180%
1995 2.504% 2.180%
1996 2.500% 2.180%
1997 2.037% 2.180%
1998 1.639% 2.180%
1999 1.654% 2.180%
2000 1.415% 2.180%
2001 0.367% 2.180% 0.376%
2002 -0.716% 0.376%
2003 -1.364% 0.376%
2004 -0.814% 0.376%
2005 -0.112% 0.376%
2006 0.232% 0.376%
2007 0.115% 0.376%
2008 -0.400% 0.376%
2009 -2.277% 0.376%
2010 -2.462% 0.376%
2011 -1.621% 0.376%
2012 0.820% 0.376%
2013 1.481% 0.376%

Note: Employment data reflect total nonfarm employment. Shaded regions denote recessions.

Source: EPI analysis of BLS Current Employment Statistics, obtained from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)

View the underlying data on epi.org.