TALENT AND WORKFORCE
Source: Lightcast 2024.2; 10-County Greater Oklahoma City region GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY TOTAL LABOR FORCE: 826,815
Greater Oklahoma City’s best asset is undoubtedly its workforce. With more than 825,000 workers and nearly 245,000 attending area colleges, universities and technical schools, the region can fulfill the needs of your company. While our workers are ready for the challenges of today, our significant education and training infrastructure ensure your Greater Oklahoma City workforce will be ready for the challenges of tomorrow. In fact, the
area boasts one of the country’s most sophisticated and best-ranked CareerTech training programs, delivering free, high-quality, customized training to qualifying new and expanding companies. The Greater Oklahoma City region is home to 19 colleges and universities. Nine technology centers deliver high-quality, customized training to both new and expanding companies.
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY - GREATER OKC REGION SERVICE-PROVIDING 88% GOODS-PRODUCING 12% SUPER-SECTORS TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 142,239 18% GOVERNMENT 165,675 21% EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 116,143 15% PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 102,201 13% LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 90,126 11% FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 41,935 5% MANUFACTURING 41,667 5% CONSTRUCTION 38,875 5% OTHER SERVICES 34,686 4% NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 15,481 2% INFORMATION 7,546 1% Source: Lightcast 2025.2 QCEW and Non-QCEW; 10 County Greater Oklahoma City
28 Oklahoma City BY THE NUMBERS 2025
Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online