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Ada, Oklahoma is home to a talented and highly productive workforce. Ada area employers draw employees from the surrounding counties that have combined population of over 236,000 people.  Ada area employees have access to continuing and technical education programs, which means they have a wide variety of skills. 

Ada Micropolitan Area Labor Force 20,330
July 2011 Unemployment Rate 5.1% 
Ada Local Labor Market Area Labor Force 35,308
July 2011 Unemployment Rate   4.9% 
 Southern Workforce Investment Area Labor Force 119,398
July 2011 Unemployment Rate 4.9%
2008 Oklahoma Participation Rate 63.8%

 

Ada Workforce Area

The Ada Workforce Area consists of the population that is located within a 45-minute drive radius of Ada.

  2000 Census  Q4 2009 Estimate  2014 Projection 
Total Population  133,568   139,638 143,964
Total Households  51,166 53,423   55,124


 Q4 2009 Demographic Breakdown
Female   50.16%
Male  49.84%
Median Age  37
Caucasian 73.01%
Black/African American 3.37%
Hispanic Ethnicity 4.18%
Asian 0.42%
Other Races 19.02%
Native American Ancestry  13.7%


Educational Attainment 
 College - Associates 3.91%
 College - Bachelors 8.94%
 College - Masters 4.31%
 College - Doctorate  0.50%
 College - Professional Certification 0.82%
 Some College         20.35%
 High School Graduate  35.29%
 Grade 9 to 12  17.29%
 Less than Grade 9  8.59%


Occupation

The Ada area is home to a highly experienced range of employees. The headquarters of the Chickasaw Nation and Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. paired with the diversified manufacturing base and the booming construction industry creates a unique mix of trained employees.

 NAICS Code    Description  Jobs  Earnings (K)  Sales(K)  EPW (K) 

 11

 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting    

 1,384

$17,812 

$92,713 

$13 

 21

Mining     

729 

$54,056 

$249,925 

$74 

 22

Utilities 

155 

$9,035 

$59,635 

$58 

 23

Construction 

1,095 

$31,040 

$70,744 

$28 

 31-33

Manufacturing 

1,600 

$67,609 

$277,634 

$42 

 42

Wholesale Trade 

557 

$25,849 

$66,326 

$46 

 44-45

Retail Trade 

2,318 

$60,429 

$152,685 

$26 

 48-49

Transportation and warehousing 

491 

$21,514 

$53,309 

$44 

 51

 Information

154 

$5,138 

$24,536 

$33 

 52

Finance and Insurance 

825 

$32,291 

$112,505 

 $39

 53

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 

561 

$11,831 

$53,304 

$21 

 54

Professional and Technical Services 

649 

$20,482 

$39,132 

$32 

 55

Management of Companies and enterprises 

73 

$1,211 

$2,602 

$17 

 56

Administrative and waste services 

1,022 

$19,193 

$42,270 

$19 

 61

Educational Services 

185 

$3,642 

$9,105 

$20 

 62

Health care and social assistance 

2,775 

$96,528 

$184,922 

$35 

 71

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 

193 

$1,908 

$4,570 

$10 

 72

Accomodation and Food Services 

1,342 

$19.077 

$56,445 

$14 

 81

Other Services, except Public Administration 

1,758 

$45,610 

$178,212 

$26

 90

  Government

6,009 

$287,119 

$563,099 

$48 
 

 Total

 23,874

 $831,373

 $2,293,872

 $35