Okfuskee County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 102 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Okfuskee County

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 14 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 80.4 percent of the total growth in Okfuskee County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (14 new jobs)
2. Legal services (2 new jobs)

Out of the 5 4-digit NAICS industries, 2 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Okfuskee County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 12 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 89.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (12 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for mining (1 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (47 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 7.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Okfuskee County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 17.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 5.5 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Okfuskee County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (17.2 percent decline)
2. Support activities for mining (2.6 percent decline)

Okfuskee County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 58.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Okfuskee County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 14.7 percent. The Cattle ranching and farming industry in Okfuskee County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (58.6 percent gain)
2. Legal services (21.4 percent gain)
3. Health and personal care stores (4.1 percent gain)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 23.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 35.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Okfuskee County, reporting 37.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Okfuskee County reported a relatively low median income for households of $28,459 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 37.3 percent lower than the median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and this is 72.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma recorded a median income of $27,788, which is 2.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $8,044. This median income level is 71.7 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Okfuskee County had a median household income level of $26,561, which was 6.7 percent less than the median for all households. In Okfuskee County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $30,105 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 5.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 29.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $20,021.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.