Pasadena, CA — Oklahoma has added about 22,500 jobs since last year due to a vastly improving energy sector which has also triggered an employment growth rate of 1.4%, according to a newly released report. The 2008 Oklahoma Economic Outlook report also stated that the employment growth rate in the state is the sixth highest among all states and 1% faster than the national average employment rate. EmploymentCrossing, the world’s leading job portal, seconded the claims of the report, pointing out that its database includes a fantastic count of 11,102 unfilled, active job openings in Oklahoma alone!
''This is a great sign of improvement on various fronts for the state,'' says Harrison Barnes, the founder and CEO of EmploymentCrossing. ''Oklahoma now has a more stable housing market, less credit problems, and decent job growth, and these improvements are all reflected in EmploymentCrossing’s statistics.''
The updated 2008 Oklahoma Economic Outlook report also showed that the first quarters of the year have been relatively slow for Oklahoma, but overall the state’s economy has remained strong, as only the wholesale and retail sectors are expected to face job losses, while the consumer-related services sector and the marketing sector are seeing an increase in jobs. Most critically, it is the energy sector which has fueled employment figures by 6,000 to 7,000 jobs, according to the report’s estimates.
Tulsa, the state’s second-largest city, posted sharp gains in average personal income, although its employment rate was similar to the weak national average. Oklahoma City also registered a strong rise in average personal income this year. The report also found that with personal income totaling $128.5 billion in the first quarter, the state ranked roughly in the middle of the country at 28th, owing much of that income to its strong energy industry.
''Cities in Oklahoma are doing well thanks to the energy industry, and fewer credit problems should ensure smooth sailing for the state in the coming months,'' adds Barnes. ''Meanwhile, EmploymentCrossing has a record number of jobs posted in its database, which is testimony to the fact that Oklahoma is a good place to live in today.''
The top job titles, according to the number of jobs in Oklahoma posted in the site’s database, are:
Information technology jobs (739 jobs)
Engineering jobs (968 jobs)
Banking and finance jobs (608 jobs)
Customer service jobs (476 jobs)
Accounting jobs (476 jobs)
''There are so many jobs out there, and we want to find them all,'' Barnes says.
EmploymentCrossing provides instant access to a comprehensive pool of listings based on your particular area of interest. Unlike other job-search and career sites, EmploymentCrossing weeds out spam and jobs outside one’s niche, allowing the job seeker to search efficiently and specifically. The job board posted more than 130,000 new jobs in the US last week and has redoubled its efforts to seek out jobs for all job seekers in the coming days. For further details, log on to www.employmentcrossing.com.
About EmploymentCrossing
EmploymentCrossing is a powerful and comprehensive organization dedicated to helping professionals find jobs that will enhance their careers. EmploymentCrossing consists of 90+ industry-specific job boards which consolidate every job opening they can find in one convenient location. The website also offers a seven-day free trial to new members.
Why People Prefer EmploymentCrossing to Other Job Sites
"Using people and sophisticated technology, we search tens of thousands of employer websites, newspaper classified sites, job boards, government sites, public interest sites and more looking for jobs for you."
Using salespeople they call employers and try and get them to pay hundreds of dollars for a job posting
We bring all of the jobs we find into our database.
The job site only posts jobs in its site that companies pay to post.
We filter all the jobs and show you what we find that matches your interests.
They only bring in the jobs to their database that employers pay to post on their site.
We keep a low profile (we do not advertise) and only allow subscribers on our site so there are fewer applications for the jobs we find.
The job site allows any job seekers with an Internet connection, free access. It aggressively advertises the job site to bring as many job seekers as they can to each job, so employers are flooded with applications and will pay to post again.
Unlike other sites, EmploymentCrossing works for you and does not charge employers to post jobs and actually goes out and researches jobs for you. The jobs you see are the jobs we find for you and not the ones employers are paying us to post.
To compare EmploymentCrossing with other job sites
Top 101 Reasons to Sign Up for EmploymentCrossing
Reason 30: EmploymentCrossing lets you be your own recruiter.
EmploymentCrossing - #1 Job Aggregation and Private Job-Opening Research Service — The Most Quality Jobs Anywhere
EmploymentCrossing is the first job consolidation service in the employment industry to seek to include every job that exists and not charge employers to post jobs on its site.
EmploymentCrossing uses sophisticated technology and manual work to comb employer websites and other job boards for jobs and bring them all to its site.
Why Try EmploymentCrossing Now?
"Using people and sophisticated technology, we search tens of thousands of employer websites, newspaper classified sites, job boards, government sites, public interest sites and more looking for jobs for you."
