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Top 100 Companies to Work For
Three Oklahoma City-headquartered companies named to Fortune's "Top 100 Companies to Work For"
(January 22, 2009)
Labor Force Availability
LABOR FORCE - MARKET DIRECTION
|
Region |
May 2006 Labor Force |
May 2006 Employed |
Unemp. Rate |
May 2007 Labor Force |
May 2007 Employed |
Unemp. Rate |
|
Greater OKC |
648,289 |
622,046 |
4% |
658,124 |
629,153 |
4.4% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2006-2007.
LABOR FORCE - LAST FULL YEAR: 2006
|
Region |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Unemployment Rate |
Military |
|
Greater OKC |
650,147 |
624,720 |
25,427 |
3.9% |
14,620 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2006; Woods & Poole Economics, 2006.
AVERAGE ANNUAL INDUSTRY WAGES
|
Region |
Manufacturing |
Transportation |
Information |
Wholesale Trade |
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate |
Services |
|
Greater OKC |
$33,556 |
$34,395 |
$37,566 |
$30,657 |
$29,779 |
$19,193 |
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, County Business Patterns, 2002.