Market data
Employment law in Oklahoma: market data
What public records say about the market for employment law in Oklahoma: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEOC charges alleging age discrimination | 234 charges, fiscal year | FY2025 | Oklahoma state | eeoc-charges v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733005 record eeoc-ok-age · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| EEOC charges of discrimination (all bases) | 1,004 charges, fiscal year | FY2025 | Oklahoma state | eeoc-charges v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733005 record eeoc-ok-all · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| EEOC charges alleging disability discrimination | 431 charges, fiscal year | FY2025 | Oklahoma state | eeoc-charges v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733005 record eeoc-ok-disability · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| EEOC charges alleging race discrimination | 287 charges, fiscal year | FY2025 | Oklahoma state | eeoc-charges v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733005 record eeoc-ok-race · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| EEOC charges alleging retaliation | 575 charges, fiscal year | FY2025 | Oklahoma state | eeoc-charges v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733005 record eeoc-ok-retaliation · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| EEOC charges alleging sex discrimination | 274 charges, fiscal year | FY2025 | Oklahoma state | eeoc-charges v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733005 record eeoc-ok-sex · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Back wages WHD found owed, ten fiscal years | 23,339,205 US dollars | FY2016-FY2025 | Oklahoma state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:OK · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Wage and Hour Division cases concluded | 131 cases | FY2025 | Oklahoma state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:OK · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Wage and Hour Division cases, ten fiscal years | 2,154 cases | FY2016-FY2025 | Oklahoma state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:OK · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employees owed back wages, ten fiscal years | 26,578 employees | FY2016-FY2025 | Oklahoma state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:OK · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil filings: private civil rights (includes employment) | 70 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Eastern District of Oklahoma federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-oke-priv-civil-rights · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private labor (wage and hour, ERISA, family leave) | 6 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Eastern District of Oklahoma federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-oke-priv-labor · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: employment and wage claims | 44 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Eastern District of Oklahoma federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-oke-employment · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: labor relations and employee benefits | 6 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Eastern District of Oklahoma federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-oke-labor-benefits · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private civil rights (includes employment) | 149 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Northern District of Oklahoma federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-okn-priv-civil-rights · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private labor (wage and hour, ERISA, family leave) | 16 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Northern District of Oklahoma federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-okn-priv-labor · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: employment and wage claims | 138 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Northern District of Oklahoma federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-okn-employment · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: labor relations and employee benefits | 19 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Northern District of Oklahoma federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-okn-labor-benefits · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private civil rights (includes employment) | 257 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Western District of Oklahoma federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-okw-priv-civil-rights · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private labor (wage and hour, ERISA, family leave) | 32 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Western District of Oklahoma federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-okw-priv-labor · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: employment and wage claims | 377 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Western District of Oklahoma federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-okw-employment · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: labor relations and employee benefits | 40 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Western District of Oklahoma federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-okw-labor-benefits · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEOC charges of discrimination (all bases) Oklahoma · record eeoc-ok-all | 992 FY2024 | 1,004 FY2025 | rising (+1.2%) |
| Wage and Hour Division cases concluded Oklahoma · record wage-enforcement:OK | 89 FY2024 | 131 FY2025 | rising (+47.2%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 430 lawyers a year | 2025 | Oklahoma state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record ok-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 9 counties | 2026-Q1 | Oklahoma state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-40 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 5 counties | 2026-Q1 | Oklahoma state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-40 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 2.6 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Oklahoma state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-40 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 2,206 firms | 2022 | Oklahoma state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ok-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 1,960,906,000 US dollars | 2022 | Oklahoma state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ok-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 6.21 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Oklahoma state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-40 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 3,071 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Oklahoma state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-40 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 2,560 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Oklahoma state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-40 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 6,980 jobs | May 2025 | Oklahoma state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:OK:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 103,060 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Oklahoma state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:OK:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Oklahoma with the most wage and hour division cases concluded, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osage County, OK | 6 record wage-enforcement:40113 | 2 record law-offices-40113 | 3 |
| Marshall County, OK | 1 record wage-enforcement:40095 | 1 record law-offices-40095 | 1 |
| Okfuskee County, OK | 1 record wage-enforcement:40107 | 1 record law-offices-40107 | 1 |
| Murray County, OK | 2 record wage-enforcement:40099 | 4 record law-offices-40099 | 0.5 |
| Pushmataha County, OK | 1 record wage-enforcement:40127 | 2 record law-offices-40127 | 0.5 |
| Creek County, OK | 4 record wage-enforcement:40037 | 15 record law-offices-40037 | 0.27 |
| Comanche County, OK | 7 record wage-enforcement:40031 | 32 record law-offices-40031 | 0.22 |
| Seminole County, OK | 2 record wage-enforcement:40133 | 9 record law-offices-40133 | 0.22 |
| Stephens County, OK | 3 record wage-enforcement:40137 | 14 record law-offices-40137 | 0.21 |
| Muskogee County, OK | 4 record wage-enforcement:40101 | 20 record law-offices-40101 | 0.2 |
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded (wage-enforcement v1.0.0, FY2025) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = wage-enforcement.whd_cases / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | not published lawyers | 2020-2024 | Oklahoma state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:OK:lawyers-spanish · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | not published people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Oklahoma state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:OK:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 116,958 ±2,545 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Oklahoma state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:OK:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 116,958 ±2,783 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Oklahoma state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ok · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Oklahoma have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | D default rule | The Oklahoma rule text could not be read at an official source today. The Oklahoma Bar Association's ethics counsel describes Rule 7.2 as allowing ads "through written, recorded or electronic communication, including public media" and mentions no filing step. official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | D default rule | Marked D: we haven’t read Oklahoma’s own rule on what each ad must include at an official source, so the ABA Model Rule default applies until we do: each ad names at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for it, with contact information. official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | D default rule | No Oklahoma waiting period could be confirmed. The OBA ethics counsel's summary of Rule 7.3 describes a ban on live contact for pecuniary gain and on solicitation of a person who asked not to be solicited, with no waiting period. official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | D default rule | The Oklahoma rule text on results, testimonials and specialist claims could not be read in full. OBA ethics counsel quotes Rule 7.1 as barring a false or misleading communication, and says Rule 7.4 requires that a specialist-certification statement say the… official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | D default rule | The Oklahoma rule text on paying for referrals could not be read in full. OBA ethics counsel says Rule 7.2 bars paying a person to recommend a lawyer, with exceptions for reasonable advertising costs, a legal service plan or qualified lawyer referral service,… official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | Under the Security of Communications Act it is not unlawful for a private person to intercept a communication when that person is a party or one party has given prior consent, unless done to commit a criminal act. official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | A called party aggrieved by a violation of the Telephone Solicitation Act of 2022 may sue to enjoin it and recover actual damages or $500, whichever is greater, up to three times that if the violation was willful or knowing. official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Oklahoma: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | U open or withheld | Not verified: we could not read Oklahoma's official fee-division rule on 2026-10-27, so the fee-division cells are left blank. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: labor and employment legal services | 151 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110A:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
What is missing
Datasets linked to this practice that have no figure here, and values the source withholds. We never fill these in.
- findings (demand): the dataset has no records for Oklahoma (it covers other places)
- language (spanish): Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) (Oklahoma): value withheld by the source (status U)
- language (spanish): Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer (Oklahoma): value withheld by the source (status U)
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Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Federal civil filings by nature of suit and district, 12-month periods since 2018 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Employment discrimination charges to the EEOC, by state and basis, FY 2009 to FY 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733005); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); Wage-and-hour and OSHA enforcement by county, state, act and industry (U.S. Department of Labor) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/oklahoma/employment-law/
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