This section includes information on major employers, new and expanding manufacturing companies, and Oklahoma’s major employers, among other business lists. Also provided are data points that give light to the business climate of the state including Utilities, Small Business Advocacy, Taxes and information pertaining to the 2012 Manufacturers Directory. Looking for a place to locate your business? Take a look at our building and sites database. For other business location concerns please go to the New and Existing Business section.
Business & Industry Data
Many communities and businesses depend on population and demographic information in order to do their planning. This section provides access to population and demographic information from the US Census Bureau which includes Oklahoma specific information from the latest decennial census conducted in 2010. The Census Data Center, housed at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, is responsible for making industry, population and demographic information more accessible to local communities.
Demographics & Population Data
The Oklahoma Census Data Center and the Business & Industry Data Center Program provide data, expertise in analyzing and packaging census data in ways designed to assist community and business decision-makers. The Data Center also provides training around the various statistical research released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce serves as the program’s lead agency.
Major yardsticks to our national and local economies can be found in this section. Information and wages, per capita income, poverty, inflation and the consumer price index can be found on this page. Also available are cost of living statistics specific to Oklahoma and tax data. For more specific and updated tax-related information, please contact the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Economic Data
This section provides detailed information on Oklahoma’s workforce, including labor information on the wage expectations and availability of workers across the state. Wage expectations, skills, education levels, worker availability stats, and economic data available from federal agencies like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, come in handy when new or expanding businesses want to determine whether they can meet workforce needs.
Workforce Data
If you cannot find the Oklahoma-specific information you are looking for, please look through the Research FAQ section for answers to some of the more frequently asked questions