1. Oklahoma’s Ecosystems:
Accelerating the Growth of the
State’s Economic Prosperity
Presented by:
Deidre D. Myers
Research, Economic Analysis & Policy Services

2. Economic Measures
 Employment
 Unemployment
 Labor Force
 Participation
Gender
Age
Income
Education

3. Month-over-Month Employment
Manufacturing All Other Employment
14
12
10
8
6
Employment, in thousands
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics

4. Year-over-Year Growth by State
4.0%
3.5%
7 states had no employment growth or employment loss.
3.0%
2.5%
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
WA
TN
LA
TX
WI
OK
GA
OH
KY
CO
OR
KS
RI
UT
IN
CA
NC
VT
VA
AK
AR
ND
AZ
ID
SC
HI
NV
NY
IA
FL
IL
AL
SD
MT
MN
MA
NJ
PA
NE
MO
MD
MI
DE
MS
Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics (December 2011 to December 2012)

5. Year-over-Year Manufacturing Growth
5.0%
20 states had no manufacturing growth or loss
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
SD HI WA TN OK IN ID IA CO MI OR UT GA IL KS AZ OH SC MS WI NC RI NM NE PA MN TX KY MO FL ND
Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics (December 2011 to December 2012)

6. Unemployment Rate by State
Source: BLS, LAUS

7. County Unemployment Rates

8. Unemployment Rates by Cohort
35.0
30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
-

9. Year-over-Year Labor Force Growth
7%
6%
Oklahoma has the 27th largest population, but is ranked #9 in net workforce growth.
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
-1%
-2%
-3%
NC
NM
NE
NH
NJ
ND
NY
TX
RI
CO
TN
NV
VA
AZ
CA
AK
AR
HI
MN
VT
DC
OK
LA
MD
MA
DE
ME
OH
MT
WV
AL
WA
MS
MO
OR
CT
MI
WI
WY
IN
UT
FL
ID
IA
PA
GA
IL
SC
SD
KY
KS
Source: BLS, LAUS

10. Labor Force Participation Rate
Labor Force by Demographic
Labor Force Participation Rate Population Employment
100%
90%
88%
80% 85%
70% 73% 73%
70% 70%
67% 65%
60% 63%
57% 58% 57%
50% 55% 54%
52% 52%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
OK male OK female White male White Black male Black Hispanic Hispanic
female female male female
Source: CPS, rolling average December 2011 through November 2012

11. OK Median Age by County

12. OK Median Household Income

13. OK Households in Poverty

14. Participation by Education
Not in Labor Force Employed Unemployed
Bachelor's Degree and 74.2%
171.0 LFPR
higher
Associate's Degree or 66.4%
235.2 LFPR
Certificate
High School Diploma 334.8
60.0%
LFPR
43.4%
Less than High School 142.4
LFPR
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
In thousands
Source: CPS, rolling average December 2011 through November 2012

15. Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

16. Less than a High School Degree

17. OK’s Educational Gap for New Jobs
High School Degree and less Some college/Vocational/Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree Post Bachelor's Degree
OK New Jobs'
22.9 48.9 23.7 4.5
Requirements
2010 OK
Educational 45.8 31.3 15.4 7.5
Attainment
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
New Jobs defined as those jobs projected to be created between 2010 and 2020.
Source: 2010 ACS; EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

18. Goals
 Prioritize Resources
 Align Policies
 Maximize Outcomes
 Require
Accountability

19. Methodology
Sales Revenue
Export Share
Wages Wealth
Generation
Location Quotient
Physical Assets
Workforce
Growth Competitive
Potential Advantage
New Markets
Industry Trends
Number of Establishments

20. Process
Step 5. Tested conclusions against
macro economic data
Step 4. Aggregated findings to ecosystems that
share economic characteristics
Step 3. Analyzed qualitative data including OK’s physical
assets, R&D expertise and workforce strengths
Step 2. Identified those industries that ranked highest in each and all
of the 3 categories
Step 1. Analyzed quantitative variables for wealth generation, growth potential
and competitive advantage for 669 industries

21. Outcome
Wealth
Generation
669 Industries
72 variables Growth
ECOSYSTEMS:
The economic
48,168 data points Potential
drivers of OK
Competitive
Advantage

22. Ecosystems
Agriculture & Information &
Aerospace & Transportation
Energy Financial
Defense Biosciences & Distribution
Services
Parts & Air, Rail, Water &
Machinery Food
Components Data Centers Pipeline
Manufacturing Manufacturing
Manufacturing Transportation
Maintenance, Compressed Commodity Transportation
Repair & Natural Gas Production & Banking Equipment
Overhaul Vehicles Distribution Manufacturing
Unmanned Aerial Fertilizer Warehousing &
Distribution Cyber Security
Systems Manufacturing Storage
Military Related Research &
Engineering Computer Wholesale
Research & Development in
Services Systems Brokers
Development Ag Biosciences
The specific industries listed under the ecosystems are neither comprehensive nor exclusive.
They are only examples to demonstrate a diversity of activities. The number of individual
industries included among the 5 ecosystems actually number over 200.

23. Vital Complementary Systems
Oklahoma’s
Ecosystems
Skills, Knowledge,
Infrastructure & Abilities
• Construction • Education
• Creative Industries
Quality of Life
• Health & Biosciences
• Tourism & Recreation

24. Regional & Micro Systems
OKC
Metro Stat
Areas Tulsa
Lawton
SCORE
State Multi County
Regions NWOA
Southern
WIB
Enid
Cities Muskogee
Ardmore

25. Policies
Business Start-Up, Retention, Expansion & Recruitment
Workforce (STEM)
Incentives
Regulations
Infrastructure

26. Happening Now & Next Steps
 Complete College America
 OK Stem Report by Secretary of Science &
Technology
 Governor’s Council Career Pathways
 Project Lead the Way

27. For more information:
www.okcommerce.gov/data
Email: deidre_myers@okcommerce.gov
Twitter: @deidredmyers