What is an MSA?

Metropolitan statistical areas are geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for use by Federal statistical agencies in collecting, tabulating, and publishing Federal statistics. An MSA contains a core urban area of 50,000 or more population, consists of one or more counties and includes the counties containing the core urban area, as well as any adjacent counties that have a high degree of social and economic integration (as measured by commuting to work) with the urban core.

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Labor Force Quality



EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (HIGHEST LEVEL)

Region

Not High School Graduate

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

OKC MSA

106,397

688,655

200,343

51,141

142,159

71,149

Source: EMSI Complete Employment, 2010.



LABOR FORCE - OCCUPATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

Region

Managerial & Professional Number

Managerial & Professional Share

Service & Sales Number

Service & Sales Share

Construction & Maintenance Number

Construction & Maintenance Share

Production & Transportation Number

Production & Transportation Share

OKC MSA

208,790

35.9%

257,381

44.2%

57,821

9.9%

54,940

9.4%

*Excludes farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey



LABOR FORCE - INDUSTRY DISTRIBUTION

Region

Agriculture, Construction, Manufacturing

Wholesale, Retail Trade

Transportation, Utilities, Information

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate

Business, Education, Health Care Services

Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Food Services

Public Administration Services

Other Services

OKC MSA

17.2%

14.8%

6.5%

6.2%

32.9%

9.0%

7.5%

5.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey



PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES (millions of current dollars)

Region

GDP - Total

GDP - Private Industries

GDP - Manufacturing

Right-To-Work State

OKC MSA

$61,099

$ 50,631

$5,342

Yes

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Area, 2009