Economic Research and Analysis Division March 1999

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1 The Need to Diversify Rural Oklahoma Economies By Dr. Marvin Hankins The decade of the 1990's has seen fairly consistent growth at the state level. However, west and southwest counties in Oklahoma have not experienced much in the way of any consistent growth. Figure 1 shows state economic growth, as measured by the Oklahoma General Business Index, was up percent from 1Q 1990 to 1Q. Economic Indicators Oklahoma Labor Force 1,632,500 1,626,400 1,601,325 Employment 1,558,500 1,552,100 1,535,239 Unemployment 74,000 74,300 66,086 Rate 4.5% 4.6% 4.1% 130 State of Oklahoma GBI and Great Plains GBI MSA Unemp Oklahoma City 3.6% 3.7% 3.3% Tulsa 3.5% 3.4% 3.2% Index Values State of Oklahoma GBI Great Plains GBI SWOSU/CEMR The Great Plains General Business Index, which reflects the economies of Beckham, Custer, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Tillman, and Washita counties posted only a 2.1 percent increase in economic growth for the same period. The average quarterly rate of growth for the Great Plains region was 0.08 percent compared to Oklahoma s 0.6 percent. Ever since the oil bust era, there was an awareness that Oklahoma was vulnerable to the unpredictable forces that influenced energy and agriculture. In an effort to minimize Oklahoma s exposure to these commodity sectors, concerted efforts were made to strengthen and help stabilize the Oklahoma economy through diversification. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, only 9 percent of Oklahoma s employment was involved in agriculture and energy in In the Great Plains region, 20 percent of employment was in agriculture and energy. These sectors are not strong enough to provide sufficient economic growth and employment to propel us into the next millennium. The region has seen increased wage and salary employment in the nonagricultural sectors of services, construction, government, and trade, while manufacturing actually declined. Much of the region s growth has occurred along the I-40 corridor, while heavily farm-dependent areas continued to struggle. The Great Plains region needs to close the performance gap between the state and the region by adding value to agriculture and accelerating the diversification of its Manufacturing Avg. Weekly Wages Avg. Hourly Wages Avg. Hours Worked Consumer Price Index (CPI) % Change 99 Month Year US % 1.6% Local Office Statistics Total Benefits Paid $11,734,187 $7,655,191 Average Benefit Amount $ Job Openings Received (YTD) 42,689 50,217 App. Regist. for Work (YTD) 195, ,762 # of Individuals Placed (YTD) 23,177 26,749 Applicant Opening Ratio (YTD) Employers # of Employer Total (3rd Qtr ) Units Employment Statewide 86,031 1,391,187 OKC MSA 27, ,462 Tulsa MSA 20, ,579 In This Issue... Statewide 2 Oklahoma City MSA 4 Tulsa MSA 5 Lawton MSA 6 Enid MSA 6 Labor Force Statistics 7 At A Glance 8 Economic Research and Analysis Division March

2 economic base. State of Oklahoma Labor Force Employment Unemployment ,632,500 1,558,500 74, % 4.6% 4.1% MINING CONTINUES TO DECLINE Total Nonfarm Employment in Oklahoma gained +0.7% in ruary, adding approximately 10,600 jobs for the month. A total of 35,900 jobs have been created since this time last year. The Goods Producing industries decreased -0.2% (-500 jobs), while the Service Producing industries increased +0.9% (+11,100 jobs) in ruary. Which Industries Grew in ruary? Government Services Construction TPU Trade FIRE MINING lost 400 jobs in ruary. Oil and Gas Extraction is responsible for this decline, resting with an employment level -2,600 below (-8.5%) the ruary level. CONSTRUCTION posted only meager growth in ruary, but still displays a significant over-the-year growth of 4.1%. MANUFACTURING, as a whole, lost employment for the month. The decrease can be directly related to Durable Goods, while Nondurable Goods held constant in ruary. The majority of the loss in Durable Goods was sustained in Industrial Machinery. Both, the Manufacturing of Durable Goods and Nondurable Goods are up compared to ruary, displaying an increase of +0.6% and +0.2%, respectively. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES, as a whole, gained 500 jobs for the month and is showing an overthe-year growth of +3.3%. The ruary increase can be found in Transportation, as well as, Communications & Utilities. TRADE relied solely on Wholesale Trade for its employment growth this month, with an increase in both Durable and Nondurable Wholesale Goods. Retail Trade saw seasonal declines in General Merchandise Stores, Apparel & Accessory Stores and Miscellaneous Retail. Eating & Drinking establishments added 1,200 jobs for the month. Another 300 jobs came from Building Materials & Garden Supply Stores and Automotive Dealers. FINANCE, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE displayed only a small gain of +0.3% for the month, but still remains quite strong at +5.9% over ruary. SERVICES posted a healthy gain of 5,500 jobs (+1.4%) this month, with an over-the-year increase of 18,800 (+4.8%). Business Services accounted for almost half of the employment increase in ruary. Other areas of employment gains were Hotels & Other Lodging Places, Personal Services, Health Services, Educational Services, Social Services, and Engineering & Management Services. Motion Pictures and Hospitals remained constant for the month. GOVERNMENT reported a gain in employment for both the month and the year, +1.7% and +0.8% respectively. Both, the over-the-month and the over-the-year increases are due entirely to growth in State and Local Government. Federal declined slightly for the month and the year. HOURS AND EARNINGS Industry Avg Weekly Hours Avg Hourly Earnings Manufacturing Durable Goods Non-Durable Goods Economic Research and Analysis Division, March

3 State of Oklahomaa Statewide NonFarm Payroll Employment INDUSTRY TOTAL NONFARM 1,451,300 1,440,700 1,415,400 GOODS PRODUCING 269, , ,400 MINING 30,300 30,700 32,800 Oil & Gas Extraction 28,100 28,500 30,700 CONSTRUCTION 53,500 53,300 51,400 MANUFACTURING 186, , ,200 DURABLE GOODS 119, , ,800 Lumber & Wood Prods. 4,400 4,400 4,200 Stone, Clay, Glass 8,900 9,000 9,000 Primary Metal Ind. 5,000 5,000 5,100 Fabricated Metal 23,900 23,900 23,700 Fabr Struct Metal Pr 12,100 12,100 11,800 Industrial Machinery 33,900 34,100 34,300 Construct & Related 10,700 10,800 11,100 Oil & Gas Field 5,500 5,600 6,300 General Industrial 6,500 6,500 6,300 Electronic Equipment 12,100 12,000 11,600 Transportation Equip. 20,300 20,400 19,900 Motor Vehicles 10,800 10,900 11,300 Aircraft & Parts 7,100 7,100 6,400 Instruments & Related 4,600 4,700 4,900 NONDURABLE GOODS 66,500 66,500 66,400 Food & Kindred Prod. 19,900 19,900 19,400 Textile Mill, Apparel 6,300 6,300 7,100 Paper & Allied 5,000 5,000 4,800 Printing & Publishing 12,000 12,000 11,600 Newspapers, Periodic 5,400 5,400 5,000 Petroleum & Coal Prod 4,600 4,600 4,900 Rubber & Misc Plastic 14,500 14,500 14,300 Tires & Inner Tubes 6,600 6,600 6,400 SERVICE PRODUCING 1,181,500 1,170,400 1,146,000 TRANSPORT & PUB UTILS 83,900 83,400 81,200 Transportation 50,800 50,500 49,000 Trucking & Warehouse 24,700 24,500 24,500 Transportation By Air 19,100 19,000 17,500 Pipelines,Exc Nat Gas INDUSTRY Communications & Utils 33,100 32,900 32,200 Communications 20,000 19,800 19,000 Electric,Gas,Sanitary 13,100 13,100 13,200 TRADE 330, , ,700 WHOLESALE TRADE 69,200 68,900 67,600 Wholesale - Durables 37,500 37,400 36,900 Wholesale -Nondurable 31,700 31,500 30,700 RETAIL TRADE 261, , ,100 Bldng Matls,Grdn Supl 10,500 10,300 10,400 General Merchandise 34,700 35,500 34,200 Food Stores 37,700 37,700 37,900 Automotive Dealers 31,500 31,400 31,300 Apparel & Accessory 10,800 11,200 10,700 Furn, Homefurn, Equip 12,400 12,400 11,700 Eating & Drinking 93,400 92,200 89,900 Misc Retail 30,000 30,300 29,000 FINANCE,INS.,REAL EST. 75,100 74,900 70,900 Depository Instns 24,600 24,600 23,400 Insurance Carriers 17,500 17,400 15,500 SERVICES 409, , ,900 Hotels & Othr Lodging 10,000 9,600 10,100 Personal Services 14,800 14,600 14,300 Business Services 95,800 93,600 88,100 Motion Pictures 4,400 4,400 3,700 Health Services 121, , ,700 Hospitals 44,200 44,200 45,900 Educational Services 12,800 11,900 13,100 Social Services 30,000 29,500 27,800 Engineering & Mngmnt. 27,000 26,800 26,800 TOTAL GOVERNMENT 282, , ,300 Total Federal Govt. 44,100 44,200 44,500 Total State & Local 238, , ,800 Total State Government 78,700 76,100 77,800 Total Local Government 159, , ,000 Seasonally Adjusted Nonfarm Employment INDUSTRY INDUSTRY Total Nonfarm 1,454,500 1,454,200 1,425,300 Service Producing 1,188,200 1,182,700 1,155,800 Goods Producing 273, , ,400 Transport & Pub Utils 84,700 84,000 81,700 Mining 30,700 31,100 32,600 Trade 335, , ,700 Construction 55,600 55,500 52,900 Wholesale 69,700 69,500 68,200 Manufacturing 186, , ,900 Retail 265, , ,500 Durable Goods 119, , ,600 Finance, Ins., Real Est. 75,600 75,400 71,500 Nondurable Goods 67,000 66,800 66,300 Services 413, , ,200 Total Government 278, , ,700 Economic Research and Analysis Division, March 3

4 Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment , ,540 19, % 3.7% 3.3% TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, AND PUBLIC UTILITIES ON A ROLL Total Nonfarm employment in the Oklahoma City MSA has increased to 519,100 in ruary. Since ruary, employment has increased 2.9 percent. During ruary, the Manufacturing industry employed 54,800 individuals. Compared to the previous year, this industry gained 100 jobs. The long-standing lull in oil prices is continuing to threaten Mining, as the job market has decreased 1.4 percent this month. The year to year employment has decreased by 600 jobs. At least nine projects have contributed to the gain of 100 jobs in the Construction industry during ruary. Since ruary, this industry has gained 600 jobs. Employment in Transportation, Communications, and Public Utilities rose by 300 jobs this month. Compared to ruary, this industry has grown by 2.5 percent. The month to month employment in Trade fell slightly 0.2 percent. In ruary, this industry had 117,500. In ruary it rose to 121,100 jobs, an improvement of 3.1 percent. Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate went unchanged this month. ruary has seen an increase of 5.5 percent over ruary. Services rested at 158,000 jobs in ruary. Compared to the previous year, this industry has gained 7,100 jobs. Total Government employment increased 1.3 percent above the previous month. Compared to the previous year, this industry gained 1,600 jobs. INDUSTRY '99 '99 '98 Total Nonfarm 519, , ,500 Goods Producing 81,000 81,100 80,900 Mining 6,800 6,900 7,400 Construction 19,400 19,300 18,800 Manufacturing 54,800 54,900 54,700 Durable Goods 37,800 38,000 37,800 Prim, Fabr Metal Prod 6,000 6,000 6,000 Fabricated Metal 5,300 5,200 5,200 Mach & Electric Equip 17,300 17,400 17,100 Industrial Machinery 11,100 11,200 11,000 Electronic Equipment 6,200 6,200 6,100 Transportation Equip. 8,300 8,400 8,500 Nondurable Goods 17,000 16,900 16,900 Food & Kindred Prod. 4,200 4,200 4,000 Printing & Publishing 4,600 4,600 4,700 Service Producing 438, , ,600 Transport & Pub Utils 24,400 24,100 23,800 Transportation 15,200 15,000 14,800 Communications & Utils 9,200 9,100 9,000 Trade 121, , ,500 Wholesale Trade 25,800 25,700 25,200 Retail Trade 95,300 95,600 92,300 General Merchandise 11,200 11,400 10,300 Food Stores 11,100 11,100 11,100 Finance,Ins.,Real Est. 30,500 30,500 28,900 Deposit & Nondeposit 11,600 11,600 10,500 Insurance Carriers 7,700 7,700 7,100 Services 158, , ,900 Health Services 44,800 44,900 46,000 Hospitals 18,400 18,600 19,800 Educational Services 5,800 5,700 6,200 Total Government 104, , ,500 Total Federal Govt. 25,500 25,500 25,300 Total State & Local 78,600 77,300 77,200 Total State Government 35,600 35,100 35,500 Total Local Government 43,000 42,200 41,700 Industry HOURS AND EARNINGS Avg Weekly Hours Avg Hourly Earnings Manufacturing Durable Goods Non-Durable Goods Economic Research and Analysis Division, March

5 Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment , ,720 14, % 3.4% 3.2% l EMPLOYMENT INCREASE IN SERVICES Tulsa s Total Wage and Salary increased slightly in ruary. Only one industry out of eight lost employment last month, two others stayed constant, and the remaining five added employment. The Services industry had the largest employment increase last month. This major division gained 1,200 jobs, which offset the uary employment loss. Total Government added employment in ruary. This augmentation came from the State Government and Local Government sectors, which added respectively 400 and 200 jobs. On the other hand, the Federal Government remained stable for the month at 5,100. The Manufacturing industry added 200 jobs in ruary to reach 58,500. F.I.R.E. gained 200 jobs last month. Over the year, this major division has added 1,300 jobs, which is a 6.3 percent increase. Total Trade was the only industry to lose employment in ruary, which was due to the Retail Trade sector. However this major division has gained 3,700 jobs compared to ruary. The Mining industry remained stable in ruary at 7,800. Over the year, this major division has only gained 100 jobs. Construction stayed at the same level last month. However, this industry added 700 jobs over the year, which is a 1.3 percent increase over the year. INDUSTRY 99 '99 '98 Total Nonfarm 398, , ,400 Goods Producing 82,100 81,900 81,100 Mining 7,800 7,800 7,700 Construction 15,800 15,800 15,100 Manufacturing 58,500 58,300 58,300 Durable Goods 45,900 45,700 45,200 Stone, Clay, Glass 3,300 3,300 3,300 Prim, Fabr Metal Prod 15,900 15,800 15,700 Primary Metal Ind. 2,600 2,600 2,600 Fabricated Metal 13,300 13,200 13,100 Fabr Struct Metal Pr 8,000 7,900 7,600 Mach & Electric Equip 14,500 14,500 14,800 Industrial Machinery 11,300 11,300 11,500 Construct & Related 3,100 3,100 3,400 Electronic Equipment 3,200 3,200 3,300 Transportation Equip. 6,500 6,500 5,900 Nondurable Goods 12,600 12,600 13,100 Printing & Publishing 3,200 3,200 3,300 Petroleum & Coal Prod 2,700 2,700 2,800 Service Producing 316, , ,300 Transport & Pub Utils 33,900 33,800 31,500 Transportation 20,600 20,500 19,500 Communications & Utils 13,300 13,300 12,000 Trade 92,200 92,500 88,500 Wholesale Trade 22,500 22,500 22,000 Retail Trade 69,700 70,000 66,500 General Merchandise 9,300 9,600 8,700 Finance,Ins.,Real Est. 22,000 21,800 20,700 Dep-Nondep,Sec. Commd 8,500 8,400 7,800 Services 124, , ,500 Health Services 34,900 34,700 34,300 Hospitals 15,200 15,200 15,700 Educational Services 4,900 4,900 4,800 Total Government 43,900 43,300 43,100 Total Federal Govt. 5,100 5,100 5,100 Total State & Local 38,800 38,200 38,000 Total State Government 6,600 6,200 6,500 Total Local Government 32,200 32,000 31,500 Industry HOURS AND EARNINGS Avg Weekly Hours Avg Hourly Earnings Manufacturing Durable Goods Non-Durable Goods Economic Research and Analysis Division, March 5

6 Lawton Metropolitan Statistical Area County Data MEAGER GROWTH DISPLAYED IN RETAIL TRADE Total Nonfarm employment in the Lawton Metropolitan Statistical Area increased to 38,300 in ruary. The current employment level is up 1.9% (700 jobs) for the year. Mining, T.P.U., F.I.R.E., and Services all held steady over the month and year. Although Construction and Manufacturing remained constant over the month, both are up approximately 200 jobs for the year. INDUSTRY 99 '99 '98 Total Nonfarm 38,300 38,200 37,600 Goods Producing 5,300 5,300 4,900 Mining Construction 1,400 1,400 1,200 Manufacturing 3,800 3,800 3,600 Durable Goods Nondurable Goods 3,400 3,400 3,200 Service Producing 33,000 32,900 32,700 Transportation & Public Utilities 1,600 1,600 1,600 Trade 8,900 8,800 8,900 Wholesale Trade Retail Trade 8,000 7,900 8,000 Finance, Insur., & Real Estate 1,800 1,800 1,800 Services 8,400 8,400 8,400 Total Government 12,300 12,300 12,000 Total Federal Government 3,800 3,800 3,800 Total State & Local 8,500 8,500 8,200 Total State Government 1,500 1,600 1,400 Total Local Government 7,000 6,900 6,800 Enid Metropolitan Statistical Area The Trade Division posted a slight increase over the month, reporting an employment level of 8,900. This increase was due to fewer seasonal layoffs in the Retail Trade sector, while the Wholesale Trade remained constant. Total Government reported an employment level of 12,300. Federal Government remained constant over the month. While State Government declined slightly, by approximately 100 jobs; the current employment level is up 7.1% for the year. Local Government posted an increase of 1.4% over the month. LOCAL GOVERNMENT POSTS GROWTH IN FEBRUARY Total Nonfarm employment in the Enid Metropolitan Statistical Area held steady at 24,400 for the month of ruary. The current employment level is up 0.8% (200 jobs) for the year. Goods Producing industries slipped 2.5%, while Service Producing industries grew by 0.5%. Although T.P.U., F.I.R.E. and Manufacturing reported no change over the month, all have increased over the year. Mining slipped slightly over the month, reporting an employment level of 700. This decline is attributed to lower prices at the pump. INDUSTRY 99 '99 '98 Total Nonfarm 24,400 24,400 24,200 Goods Producing 3,900 4,000 4,100 Mining Construction ,000 Manufacturing 2,300 2,300 2,200 Durable Goods Nondurable Goods 1,400 1,400 1,300 Service Producing 20,500 20,400 20,100 Transpor & Public Utilities 2,200 2,200 2,100 Trade 6,200 6,100 6,000 Wholesale Trade 1,400 1,400 1,300 Retail Trade 4,800 4,700 4,700 Finance, Insur., & Real Est 1,100 1,100 1,000 Services 6,800 6,900 6,900 Total Government 4,200 4,100 4,100 Total Federal Govt Total State & Local 3,800 3,700 3,700 Total State Government 1,200 1,200 1,200 Total Local Government 2,600 2,500 2,500 While Construction remained constant over the month, it is down 100 jobs for the year. The Wholesale and Retail Trade Division increased to 6,200 in ruary. This increase was in the Retail Trade sector where seasonal layoffs were lighter than usual. Total Government increased for the month. Local Government accounts for the employment growth, with gains in Education and other types of agencies. Both Federal and State Government remained constant over the month. 6 Economic Research and Analysis Division, March

7 Labor Force Statistics Area Employ Unemp Area Employ Unemp U.S. 131,639,000 6,563, % 4.8% 5.0% KIOWA 4, % 4.6% 4.4% Oklahoma 1,558,500 74, % 4.6% 4.1% LATIMER 4, % 12.9% 11.3% LEFLORE 18,290 1, % 9.6% 7.2% ADAIR 8, % 8.7% 5.7% LINCOLN 13, % 4.5% 4.6% ALFALFA 2, % 2.3% 1.4% LOGAN 13, % 4.3% 3.3% ATOKA 4, % 4.2% 4.4% LOVE 3, % 5.6% 3.9% BEAVER 2, % 5.4% 2.8% McCLAIN 12, % 3.2% 3.2% BECKHAM 9, % 5.3% 3.6% McCURTAIN 13,630 1, % 8.2% 8.4% BLAINE 4, % 3.7% 3.3% McINTOSH 7, % 8.8% 8.1% BRYAN 15, % 3.3% 3.0% MAJOR 3, % 3.0% 4.0% CADDO 11, % 5.8% 4.4% MARSHALL 4, % 8.6% 4.7% CANADIAN 43,820 1, % 3.0% 2.2% MAYES 13, % 4.9% 3.9% CARTER 18,800 1, % 7.3% 5.3% MURRAY 5, % 7.2% 7.4% CHEROKEE 16, % 4.8% 4.3% MUSKOGEE 29,180 2, % 6.7% 6.6% CHOCTAW 4, % 12.5% 10.9% NOBLE 5, % 3.6% 3.0% CIMARRON 1, % 2.7% 3.0% NOWATA 3, % 5.3% 5.3% CLEVELAND 104,960 3, % 3.0% 2.7% OKFUSKEE 4, % 8.4% 5.6% COAL 2, % 8.5% 8.8% OKLAHOMA 313,570 12, % 3.8% 3.5% COMANCHE 38,890 2, % 5.2% 4.9% OKMULGEE 12,990 1, % 9.2% 8.7% COTTON 2, % 5.8% 4.8% OSAGE 19, % 3.8% 4.0% CRAIG 6, % 3.4% 3.1% OTTAWA 12, % 6.3% 7.0% CREEK 32,000 1, % 4.0% 3.7% PAWNEE 5, % 4.7% 6.0% CUSTER 11, % 4.4% 3.0% PAYNE 35, % 2.1% 1.7% DELAWARE 15, % 4.6% 5.4% PITTSBURG 15,940 1, % 7.8% 7.8% DEWEY 2, % 4.1% 4.0% PONTOTOC 16, % 5.2% 5.3% ELLIS 1, % 7.1% 4.5% POTTAWATOMIE 26,910 1, % 6.0% 4.5% GARFIELD 26,160 1, % 3.9% 3.3% PUSHMATAHA 4, % 6.9% 6.3% GARVIN 10, % 7.5% 5.5% ROGER MILLS 1, % 5.7% 2.8% GRADY 19,410 1, % 5.8% 4.3% ROGERS 33,760 1, % 3.5% 3.3% GRANT 2, % 3.2% 2.7% SEMINOLE 9,510 1, % 10.8% 9.1% GREER 2, % 5.6% 1.5% SEQUOYAH 15,450 1, % 10.8% 9.4% HARMON 1, % 4.4% 6.6% STEPHENS 17,290 1, % 6.8% 4.2% HARPER 1, % 3.6% 2.2% TEXAS 13, % 2.9% 2.2% HASKELL 4, % 10.3% 13.7% TILLMAN 3, % 5.3% 5.0% HUGHES 5, % 7.9% 8.9% TULSA 289,530 10, % 3.3% 3.1% JACKSON 12, % 4.8% 4.5% WAGONER 27,730 1, % 3.3% 3.1% JEFFERSON 3, % 5.8% 3.9% WASHINGTON 18, % 3.9% 3.5% JOHNSTON 4, % 7.2% 5.9% WASHITA 4, % 4.5% 3.4% KAY 21,030 1, % 8.0% 7.1% WOODS 4, % 3.2% 2.8% KINGFISHER 6, % 3.6% 2.9% WOODWARD 9, % 4.9% 4.2% Economic Research and Analysis Division, March 7

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