Oklahoma

Industry wages in the State of Oklahoma grown by 22.8% since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages in the State of Oklahoma grown by a total of 22.8%. This is greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

The counties in the State of Oklahoma range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 57.8% in Ellis County to a low of a ( 3.6%) in Love County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Oklahoma
Total Industry Wages

1. Ellis County (57.8%)
2. Roger Mills County (47.9%)
3. Johnston County (45.8%)
4. Woodward County (43.7%)
5. Harper County (42.1%)
6. Jackson County (41.3%)
7. Custer County (41.1%)
8. Osage County (40.1%)
9. Beckham County (39.9%)
10. Seminole County (39.1%)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Wages in the State of Oklahoma Lag Behind Wages in the United States

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Wages in all industries in Oklahoma can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 States wages throughout the US. The average pay is less than average pay in United States of $40,259.

The counties in the State of Oklahoma in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $42,142 in Latimer County to a low of a $18,081 in Jefferson County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Oklahoma
Total Industry Wages

1. Latimer County ($42,142)
2. Tulsa County ($37,587)
3. Noble County ($35,375)
4. Oklahoma County ($35,094)
5. Washington County ($34,501)
6. Woodward County ($34,030)
7. Kay County ($32,838)
8. Rogers County ($32,642)
9. Beckham County ($31,853)
10. Kingfisher County ($31,699)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Oklahoma Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Given the 281 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 154 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 127 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In the State of Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 8,164 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Oklahoma

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 8,705 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 9.5 percent of the growth in Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (8,705 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (5,383 new jobs)
3. General medical and surgical hospitals (4,291 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (4,061 new jobs)
5. Oil and gas extraction (3,731 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Oklahoma

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Communications equipment manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 4,016 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Communications equipment manufacturing industry make up 5.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Communications equipment manufacturing (4,016 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (3,824 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (3,491 jobs lost)
4. Employment services (2,737 jobs lost)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (2,657 jobs lost)

The counties in the State of Oklahoma in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 29.9 percent job gained in Woodward County to a low of a 23.9 percent job lost in Love County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Oklahoma
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Woodward County (29.9 percent gain)
2. Osage County (28.9 percent gain)
3. Beckham County (25.6 percent gain)
4. Pittsburg County (21.0 percent gain)
5. Ellis County (20.2 percent gain)
6. Dewey County (19.3 percent gain)
7. Le Flore County (18.2 percent gain)
8. McClain County (16.8 percent gain)
9. Roger Mills County (16.7 percent gain)
10. Cleveland County (16.2 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Oklahoma in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 6,594 total jobs gained in Cleveland County to a low of 6,117 jobs lost in Tulsa County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Oklahoma
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Cleveland County (6,594 jobs gained)
2. Rogers County (2,107 jobs gained)
3. Comanche County (1,994 jobs gained)
4. Pittsburg County (1,984 jobs gained)
5. Woodward County (1,833 jobs gained)
6. Canadian County (1,629 jobs gained)
7. Beckham County (1,525 jobs gained)
8. Garfield County (1,476 jobs gained)
9. Carter County (1,474 jobs gained)
10. Le Flore County (1,372 jobs gained)

The State of Oklahoma: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Communications equipment manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 80.9 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses in the Communications equipment manufacturing industry in Oklahoma outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 41.1 percent in terms of employment in the Communications equipment manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Communications equipment manufacturing (80.9 percent decline)
2. Sound recording industries (79.2 percent decline)
3. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (68.9 percent decline)
4. Forging and stamping (64.5 percent decline)
5. Hardware manufacturing (59.4 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

The State of Oklahoma: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for forestry industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 665.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). The Support activities for forestry industry in Oklahoma outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 2.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for forestry (665.5 percent gain)
2. Other electrical equipment and component mfg. (188.0 percent gain)
3. Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals (133.2 percent gain)
4. Other ground passenger transportation (129.1 percent gain)
5. Ship and boat building (114.5 percent gain)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Oklahoma One-Year Industry Employment Change

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The State of Oklahoma: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Junior colleges industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 65.2 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2).. The Junior colleges industry in Oklahoma outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Junior colleges (65.2 percent gain)
2. Spectator sports (44.9 percent gain)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (42.5 percent gain)
4. Taxi and limousine service (37.2 percent gain)
5. Other nonmetallic mineral products (27.4 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

The state of Oklahoma: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other investment pools and funds industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the Other investment pools and funds industry in Oklahoma outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 8 in percent of jobs in the Other investment pools and funds industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other investment pools and funds (50.3 percent decline)
2. Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing (47.9 percent decline)
3. Timber tract operations (33.3 percent decline)
4. Converted paper product manufacturing (33.2 percent decline)
5. Hardware manufacturing (32.2 percent decline)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Oklahoma in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 10,931 total jobs gained in Tulsa County to a low of 288 jobs lost in Caddo County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Oklahoma
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Tulsa County (10,931 jobs gained)
2. Oklahoma County (8,371 jobs gained)
3. Pontotoc County (1,133 jobs gained)
4. Rogers County (1,075 jobs gained)
5. Canadian County (1,067 jobs gained)
6. Pittsburg County (999 jobs gained)
7. Woodward County (918 jobs gained)
8. Le Flore County (916 jobs gained)
9. Payne County (832 jobs gained)
10. Garfield County (789 jobs gained)

Of the 273 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 90 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 182 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of Oklahoma

Given the industries in the area, the Nursing care facilities industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 2,286 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 16.6 percent of the total employment decline in Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (2,286 jobs lost)
2. Converted paper product manufacturing (761 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (674 jobs lost)
4. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (623 jobs lost)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (607 jobs lost)

In the State of Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 34,712 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of Oklahoma

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 4,247 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 8.7 percent of the growth in Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (4,247 new jobs)
2. Employment services (2,262 new jobs)
3. Oil and gas extraction (2,128 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (1,781 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (1,318 new jobs)

The counties in the State of Oklahoma in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 17.3 percent job gained in Jefferson County to a low of a 14.0 percent job lost in Cotton County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Oklahoma
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Jefferson County (17.3 percent gain)
2. Coal County (14.1 percent gain)
3. Greer County (13.4 percent gain)
4. Sequoyah County (13.3 percent gain)
5. Woodward County (13.0 percent gain)
6. Le Flore County (11.4 percent gain)
7. Osage County (11.4 percent gain)
8. Pontotoc County (10.4 percent gain)
9. Pittsburg County (9.6 percent gain)
10. McClain County (8.5 percent gain)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in the State of Oklahoma

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Evaluated with other States across the nation, the State of Oklahoma may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 29.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Oklahoma, accounting 23 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $37,063, which amounts to a 5.2 percent decline. The State of Oklahoma ranks 29 of 46 states in terms of the decline in median income level for the United States.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Oklahoma range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 29.7 percent in Harmon County to a low of 7.9 percent in Canadian County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Oklahoma
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Harmon County (29.7 percent)
2. McCurtain County (24.7 )
3. Choctaw County (24.3 percent)
4. Adair County (23.2 percent)
5. Pushmataha County (23.2 percent)
6. Coal County (23.1 percent)
7. Okfuskee County (23 percent)
8. Cherokee County (22.9 percent)
9. Latimer County (22.7 percent)
10. Johnston County (22 percent)

The poverty rate in the State of Oklahoma has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 14.7 percent to 16.5 percent.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Oklahoma had a median income of $32,010, which was 18.1 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In the State of Oklahoma, White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,391 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 5.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Oklahoma, according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,648, this median is 16.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $40,420. This income level is 3.4 percent greater than the all households reported median in the state. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 28.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $27,860.

While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in the State of Oklahoma, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 24.2 percent since the year 2000. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Oklahoma, seeing a 42.8 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Oklahoma range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $53,164 in Canadian County to a low of $25,889 in Pushmataha County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Oklahoma
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Canadian County ($53,164)
2. Rogers County ($52,031 )
3. Cleveland County ($48,960)
4. Wagoner County ($48,840)
5. Tulsa County ($44,709)
6. McClain County ($43,612)
7. Logan County ($43,037)
8. Beaver County ($42,957)
9. Kingfisher County ($42,911)
10. Texas County ($41,970)

Compared to States across the United States, the State of Oklahoma was reported to have a relatively low median household income of $39,078 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 25.7 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in the State of Oklahoma

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From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 1.6 percent. By the year 2005, 23.6 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 21.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Since 2000, the State of Oklahoma has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 2.2 percent to a total of 22.4 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the United States percent of 27.2.

The American Community Survey reported that in the State of Oklahoma, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 31.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Oklahoma on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 23.6 percent (Men) versus 21.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma category, with 33 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Oklahoma range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 34.2 percent in Payne County to a low of 9.2 percent in Okfuskee County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in Oklahoma
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Payne County (34.2 percent)
2. Cleveland County (28 percent)
3. Tulsa County (27 percent)
4. Washington County (25.8 percent)
5. Oklahoma County (25.4 percent)
6. Woods County (23.8 percent)
7. Custer County (22.8 percent)
8. Cherokee County (22 percent)
9. Pontotoc County (21.8 percent)
10. Canadian County (20.8 percent)

In the State of Oklahoma according the 2005 American Community Survey, 23.8 percent of the White Alone, 15.8 percent of Black or African American, 41.8 percent of the Asian alone and 9.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Oklahoma is made up of a less-educated population, with 22.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2005 American Community Survey. The State of Oklahoma is reported having a lower percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.