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State unemployment rate unchanged as labor market remains tight

4.22.23 – Oklahoman Oklahoma’s economy added more than 7,300 jobs in March, while the number of job seekers declined slightly and the unemployment rate stayed at 3%, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department. Total employment in the state last...

Oklahoma bills aim to increase school security, teacher retention

3.14.23 – Oklahoma City Bills to increase security in Oklahoma schools and to benefit teachers by, among other things, encouraging child care provided for school employees have made headway in the Oklahoma Legislature. A measure that would appropriate $20...