In Oklahoma, 2022 is shaping up to be a year of building on the momentum that started in 2021.
Oklahoma City ranked No. 2 for Lowest Cost of Living among all reporting large cities over 500,000 population. The C2ER Annual Cost of Living Index for Oklahoma City in 2021 was 86.5.
Site Selection Group recently ranked Oklahoma in the top 15 states for manufacturing investment.
For December, OKC had a rate of just 1.6%. This represents a slight drop from the previous month’s rate of 1.7%.
Anticipated job growth for Oklahoma City reflects an expectation of a strong start to the year and continued demand for labor that should result in job counts exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Oklahoma City metro registered a 1.7% unemployment rate in November.
The Fraser Institute recently released its 2021 Canada-US Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey, and Oklahoma ranked in the top 10.
Grady County, a county in the Greater OKC region, was propelled 814 spots up to No. 2 for talent attraction due to a 118% increase in migration.
