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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.
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 |