While the nation’s jobless numbers continue to soar, unemployment rates in the
Oklahoma City
metro area remain among the lowest in the country.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Oklahoma City
’s 4.6 percent is ranked the lowest unemployment rate of the 49 metropolitan areas with a population of 1 million or more in the 2000 census.
The Labor Department reported March 6 that the nation’s unemployment rate climbed to 8.1 percent in February.
The Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area, which includes Oklahoma, Canadian,
Cleveland
, Grady, Lincoln, Logan and McClain counties, bested the second-ranked 4.7 percent rate. That was for the Washington, D.C., Arlington, Va., Alexandria, Va., area that also includes parts of Maryland and
West Virginia
.
Jobless Rates
Metro Areas
-
Oklahoma City
: 4.6
-
Washington, D.C.
: 4.7
-
Austin, Texas
: 5.2
-
San Antonio
: 5.3
-
Virginia Beach
: 5.3
-
New Orleans
: 5.4
-
Houston
: 5.5
-
Richmond, Va
: 5.5
-
Birmingham, Ala
: 5.7
Baltimore, Boston, Dallas-Ft Worth and
Milwaukee
: all 5.8 |
