County Business Patterns
The County Business Patterns represent a data series that provides economic information by county and industry. The information and statistics presented within this series helps business and government decision-makers study the economic activity of small areas; analyze economic changes over time; and serves as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databases between major economic census efforts.

County Business Patterns covers most of a county's economic activity. However, exclusions include data on the self-employed, employees of private households, railroad employees, agricultural production employees, and most government employees.

2007 County Business Patterns

New Growth & Expansions
The following reports take stock of growth and expansion in Oklahoma's growing manufacturing sector, which is one of the state's most important industries.

2009 Annual Report Announced New & Expanded Manufacturers
Annual Total Announcements Summary 1970 to 2007

Oklahoma-Specific Export Research
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce compiles a variety of reports and publications that track the state's export activity and give you the information needed to trade internationally. The newest report -- Oklahoma's Exports for 2008 -- is available through the link below or click on the archives link for additional reports dating back to 2005.

2008 Oklahoma Exports Overview
Oklahoma Export Report Archives

Health Insurance Estimates: 2000
These new experimental health insurance estimates give the number insured, number uninsured, and percent uninsured for the total population and persons under 18 years of age by county in Oklahoma. All states are available on the Census Bureau website.

Health Insurance Information

Major Employers
As of December 2007, the State of Oklahoma ranked as the largest employer in Oklahoma, followed by Wal-Mart/ Sam's Club and Tinker Air Force Base.  That list -- the most current available at this time -- is available below and includes  includes the number of employees and industry sector classifications.

Oklahoma Major Employers

Oklahoma Fortune 500 Companies
Wal-Mart/Sam's Club ranks as the Fortune 500 player with the largest Oklahoma presence, followed by Exxon. The most current report available below was last updated June 2008 and  includes manufacturing, retail, and service industries.

2008 Fortune 500 Companies in Oklahoma

Minority & Women-Owned Businesses
Information about the state's minority and women-owned businesses comes from the following reports, which organize the statistics and analysis by geographic region and industry and detail employment size and number of places where the businesses operate. Follow the link below for a list of the reports available for download.

2002 Economic Census Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Folder
Women-Owned Businesses - Directory of Certified Businesses in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Union Data - Oklahoma is a Right To Work State
As of 2009, union membership stood at 5.7%; the U.S. average is 12.3%. Statewide, Oklahoma had 1,456,000 total employed and 83,000 union members.  Since 2002, Oklahoma's union membership has declined 36%.