The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that for May, the Oklahoma City MSA had an unemployment rate of 3.6%.
According to the latest data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Oklahoma City MSA had an unemployment rate of 4.3% for April.
Several resources are available for organizations wanting to engage in second-chance hiring programs.
Just within the last few months, several industry-leading researchers and professionals from various bioscience hubs such as Boston, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area have pulled up stakes and have made the move to Oklahoma City. Others are not far behind.
The Oklahoma Hotel & Lodging Association, Oklahoma Restaurant Association, Oklahoma CareerTech, OKC Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visit Norman, HeartLine and United Way of Central OK will host the Central Oklahoma Hospitality Job Fair Friday, June 18.
Starting June 22, Oklahoma's Aerospace and Cybersecurity Center of Workforce Excellence will offer unique aerospace training to Oklahoma's oil and gas engineers, enabling them to pursue careers in the aerospace field in Oklahoma.
Chamber member HIS Paint is a locally owned manufacturing company that produces paint for residential and architectural usage. They are also well-known for their production of industrial coatings for everything from oil & gas to aerospace, but you may not know as much about their second-chance employment efforts and paint recycling program.
If you haven’t thought of apprenticeships as a workforce development tool, you’re not alone. But apprenticeships can be utilized in a much wider variety of industries than you might think.
