TALENT AND WORKFORCE
Source: Lightcast 2023.3; 10-County Greater Oklahoma City region GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY TOTAL LABOR FORCE: 801,670
Greater Oklahoma City’s best asset is undoubtedly its workforce. With more than 800,000 workers and nearly 215,000 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 - OKLAHOMA CITY MSA SERVICE-PROVIDING 85% GOODS-PRODUCING 15% SUPER-SECTORS TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 125,992 20% GOVERNMENT 114,204 18% EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 92,276 15% PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 90,584 14% LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 75,428 12% FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 35,000 6% MANUFACTURING 34,858 5% CONSTRUCTION 32,454 5% OTHER SERVICES 15,986 3% NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 12,576 2% INFORMATION 5,834 1% Source: BLS QCEW 2022; Oklahoma City MSA
28 Oklahoma City AT A GLANCE 2022
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