Murray County, OK
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Employment |
| Unemployment rate |
4.8% |
| Labor force participation rate |
85% |
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There are 5,720 working in Murray County |
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| Labor Force |
| Employed |
5,720 |
| Workers readily available for work (30 mile radius) |
7,780 |
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Distance traveled to place of employment |
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| 0-5 miles | 49% |
| 6-20 miles | 32.5% |
| 20-50 miles | 13.2% |
| more than 50 miles | 5.3% |
| Willingness to commute for employment | |
| 21 miles or more | 59% |
| 31 miles or more | 35% |
| County Income Levels |
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Median household income |
$25,266.00 |
| Per capital personal income | $15,760.00 |
| Average annual wage | $17,750.00 |
| Population Mobility |
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Population |
Murray County |
Oklahoma |
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| Year 2000 population |
12,623 |
3,450,654 |
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| Percentage of population increase from 1990-2000 |
4.8% |
9.7% |
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| Employment by Sector |
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OCCUPATION by Sector ( 1990 census ) |
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| Employed persons 16 years and over | 4739 |
| Service occupations, except protective and household | 914 |
| Precision production, craft and repair occupations | 614 |
| Professional specialty occupations | 591 |
| Administrative support occupation, including clerical | 494 |
| Sales occupations | 461 |
| Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors | 419 |
| Executive, administrative and managerial occupations | 313 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 296 |
| Farming, forestry and fishing occupations | 231 |
| Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers and laborers | 221 |
| Technicians and related support occupations | 128 |
| Protective service occupations | 50 |
| Private household occupations | 7 |
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INDUSTRY By Sector ( 1990 ) |
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| Employed persons 16 years and over | 4739 |
| Retail trade | 816 |
| Educational services | 571 |
| Health services | 515 |
| Mining | 488 |
| Manufacturing, non-durable goods | 361 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 251 |
| Construction | 248 |
| Public administration | 205 |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 202 |
| Other professional and related services | 189 |
| Manufacturing, durable goods | 177 |
| Communications and other public utilities | 164 |
| Personal services | 133 |
| Transportation | 130 |
| Wholesale trade | 121 |
| Business and repair services | 104 |
| Entertainment and recreation services | 64 |
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CLASS OF WORKER By Sector ( 1990 Census ) |
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| Employed persons 16 years and over | 4739 |
| Private wage and salary workers | 3151 |
| Government workers | 1050 |
| Local government workers | 309 |
| State government workers | 621 |
| Federal government workers | 120 |
| Self-employed workers | 493 |
| Unpaid family workers | 45 |
Contact:
Kim Little, Murray County Industrial Authority,
580-622-2210 or
580-622-2264 (fax)
mcia@sotc.org
Copyright © 2004, Murray County Industrial Authority
