In the Tulsa, OK metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 3,890 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Tulsa Metro AreaThe
Building equipment contractors industry has grown the most with 894 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the
Building equipment contractors industry makes up 36.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Tulsa.
Top 5 Industries 1. Building equipment contractors (894 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (566 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (405 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (236 new jobs)
5. Legal services (187 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Tulsa Metro AreaOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the
Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 280 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. industry make up 37.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Tulsa, OK.
Top 5 Industries 1. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (280 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (202 jobs lost)
3. Commercial and service industry machinery (136 jobs lost)
4. Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing (55 jobs lost)
5. Insurance and employee benefit funds (40 jobs lost)
Given the 16 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
Employment for all industries has decreased by 1.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
The Tulsa Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 111.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Tulsa has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry felt a loss of 6.2 percent. The
Unclassified industry in Tulsa outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Unclassified (111.0 percent gain)
2. Other professional and technical services (16.8 percent gain)
3. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (16.0 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (15.3 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (14.6 percent gain)
The Tulsa Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Insurance and employee benefit funds industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 62.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 6.2 percent. The losses in the
Insurance and employee benefit funds industry in Tulsa outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.5 in percent of jobs in the
Insurance and employee benefit funds industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Insurance and employee benefit funds (62.5 percent decline)
2. Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing (27.3 percent decline)
3. Charter bus industry (23 percent decline)
4. Commercial and service industry machinery (11.4 percent decline)
5. Promoters of performing arts and sports (11.1 percent decline)
