Jordan Albert spent his break from the University of Tulsa in a windowless room on the second floor of the state Capitol. It’s a summer job, but it’s more suit-and-tie than swimsuit-and-suncreen. Albert is triple-majoring in finance, accounting and economics, but he says spending his summer in state government might have changed his career path. [...]
The drought that settled into Oklahoma last year is getting worse. Almost the entire state is in “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma are worried. Very little farmland here is irrigated, and wells are running dry. Hay, soybeans, cotton and even pecans are withering. It’s hurting business [...]
Teens throughout the rest of the country are facing the worst summer jobs market since World War II, and more than 70 percent of 16 to 19 year olds were without a summer job in 2010 and 2011, reports The Oklahoman‘s Adam Kemp. But Oklahoma is much better off than other states, boasting a 10 [...]
Oklahoma teens could have a more profitable summer than their peers in other states. Teens here have an easier time finding summer work than youth in Arizona, California, Florida and Washington, D.C., according to the Tahlequah Daily Press, which looked at projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Teddye Snell reports: This is partially [...]
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