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Oklahoma City ranked 19th in Forbes.com's Best Cities for Jobs list. Forbes used five equally weighted data points to rank cities: the state's unemployment rate, job growth, income growth, median household income and cost of living.
(January 10, 2008)
Labor Force Quality
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (HIGHEST LEVEL)
|
Region |
Not High School Graduate |
High School Graduate |
Some College |
Bachelors Degree |
Graduate Degree |
Percent High School Graduate |
|
Greater OKC |
129,191 |
650,953 |
199,806 |
187,939 |
65,623 |
83.4% |
Source: Bureau of the Census, 2000.
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 |
|
Greater OKC |
188,949 |
32.2% |
255,216 |
43.5% |
62,632 |
10.7% |
78,161 |
13.3% |
Source: Bureau of the Census, 2000.
LABOR FORCE - INDUSTRY DISTRIBUTION
|
Region |
Ag & Construction |
Manufacturing |
T.C.P.U. |
Trade |
Information |
Personal Services |
Business Services |
Public Admin. |
|
Greater OKC |
9.1% |
10.5% |
4.5% |
15.6% |
2.8% |
34.5% |
15.2% |
7.8% |
Source: Bureau of the Census, 2000.
PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES
|
Region |
Manufacturing Value Added Per Employee |
Manufacturing Unionization |
Right-To-Work State |
|
Greater OKC |
$132,893 |
11.1% |
Yes |
Source: Census of Manufacturing, 2002; Bureau of National Affairs, Union Membership and Earnings Book, 2006.