StateImpact has been gazing into the future for hints of what Oklahoma’s economy might look like. We already know that many of the fastest-growing occupations of Oklahoma’s future are health care-related, estimates from the Oklahoma Employment Security Office show. And looking at industry-by-industry growth — a pattern is starting to emerge.
While Oklahoma’s statewide unemployment rate dropped slightly in February, the gap between counties with low and high unemployment has widened. Explore the patterns with StateImpact Oklahoma’s interactive map.
Oklahoma has lost more than 20,000 manufacturing jobs since 2008, reports KOSU’s Ben Allen, who filed a story that highlights how the state’s employment is evolving. Unfortunately, as Allen reports, the shift is bringing plant closings, layoffs and unemployment. The KOSU piece examines the plight of the Mercury Mercruiser plant in Stillwater, which boasted about [...]
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