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.
The health of the Oklahoma City metro’s warehouse and distribution sector is reflected in recent data published by labor market analytics firm Emsi that shows between 2010 and 2020, the number of jobs within the sector grew by 56% or 10,000 jobs.
For major metros of more than 1 million in population, Oklahoma City’s unemployment rate is the fourth-lowest in the country.
As part of a series of career fairs across the state, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is holding an in-person event at the Oklahoma City Convention Center as well as a virtual option. Registration fees for participating employers will be waived due to the use of CARES Act funds.
According to a new report issued by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, employment in the sector has grown by 6,640 jobs, or 18%, since the last report in 2015.
For major metros with more than one million in population, Oklahoma City had the 14th-lowest unemployment rate in the country according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
