Top 25 Cities for Designers and Artists

Oklahoma City ranked 4th in Art Bistro's Top 25 Cities for Designers and Artists list. Art Bistro used the cost of living, among other factors, to rate the cities.
(May 11, 2009)

Art Bistro | Archived Article

 

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