Oklahoma City Ranks No. 6 on List of Job Growth Leaders

Oklahoma City has been ranked No. 6 on the list of Top 10 Job Growth Leaders, for cities with an average employment between 250,000 and 750,000, by Business Facilities magazine. Oklahoma City was placed on the list for having job-creating activities built around sure-growth industries. Other cities in the top 10 include Rochester, NY; Toledo, OH; and Charleston, SC.

“Job growth is one of our top priorities at the Chamber, so this ranking is especially satisfying,” said Roy Williams, president and CEO of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber. “Our efforts are very intentional, so I’m glad others are taking notice of the work we are doing.”

This ranking comes on the heels of other impressive recognition that Oklahoma City has received this summer.

Oklahoma City has been in the spotlight as a great place for young adults, being named the No. 3 City for Recent Grads (Daily Beast), the No. 20 Fastest Growing Area for 5 – 17-year olds (New Geography) and the No. 7 Best Place for Young Adults to Get Started (Business Journals), all in the month of June.

Oklahoma City’s economy has also been consistently recognized this summer, ranking the 11th Best State for Business (Chief Executive Magazine), No. 6 City with the Strongest Economy (Parenting Magazine), One of the Top 20 Strongest Performing Metro Areas (Brookings Institute), the 2nd Highest GMP growth among 100 Largest Metros (Global Insight's 2011 US Metro Economies Report, 2009 – 2010), and continues to have the No. 1 lowest unemployment rate in the nation.

“Oklahoma City has not received these high rankings by luck,” said Williams. “Many of our leadership in both the public and private sector have worked tirelessly to create such a strong economic environment. We should all be proud of that.”