Workforce

Ada has a talented and highly productive workforce. Ada draws employees from eight area counties containing approximately over 225,000 people. These employees have a wide variety of skills. Since numerous educational opportunities are available, a large number of Ada employees are highly educated. Pontotoc County ranks third in the state for the number of per capita doctorate degrees.

Ada Micropolitan Area Labor Force	20,779
April 2010 Unemployment Rate	4.8%
Participation rate	60.4%

Wages

The wages for the Ada area are competitive but below wages in other areas of the country because of the low cost of living. In Ada, your business will have access to skilled employees at a reasonable wage.

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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 Race	19.02%
Native American Ancestry	13.7%

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

2000 Census.

Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.

Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.

Last Updated June 8, 2010.

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