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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.
Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Oklahoma after looking at the best places in Oklahoma a short while ago.
These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.
After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Oklahoma, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Sooner State are:
Stilwell Sallisaw Muldrow Heavener Holdenville Nowata Pocola Wewoka Poteau Seminole
Read on to see how we did it.
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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Sooner State
After getting the data for every place in Oklahoma, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.
That left us with 100 cities.
We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.
Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Oklahoma To Find A Job”.
The criteria we looked at were:
1. Stilwell
Population: 3,932Recent Job Growth: -5.06%Future Job Growth: 24.20%
2. Sallisaw
Population: 8,779Recent Job Growth: -2.02%Future Job Growth: 29.50%
3. Muldrow
Population: 3,422 Recent Job Growth: -2.02%Future Job Growth: 29.50%
4. Heavener
Population: 3,390 Recent Job Growth: -2.01%Future Job Growth: 29.40%
5. Holdenville
Population: 5,628Recent Job Growth: -1.66%Future Job Growth: 30.40%
6. Nowata
Population: 3,779Recent Job Growth: -1.84%Future Job Growth: 30.80%
7. Pocola
Population: 4,030 Recent Job Growth: -2.01%Future Job Growth: 29.40%
8. Wewoka
Population: 3,430 Recent Job Growth: -1.54%Future Job Growth: 31.50%
9. Poteau
Population: 8,502Recent Job Growth: -2.01%Future Job Growth: 29.40%
10. Seminole
Population: 7,438Recent Job Growth: -1.54%Future Job Growth: 31.50%
Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks
After crunching all the numbers, Stilwell took the “top” spot as the worst city in Oklahoma for a job.
So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Oklahoma, these cities lag behind.
Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.
Detailed List Of Worst Places In Oklahoma To Get A Job
City
Rank
Population
Recent Job Growth
Future Job Growth
stilwell 1
3,932
-5.06%
24.20%
sallisaw 2
8,779
-2.02%
29.50%
muldrow 3
3,422
-2.02%
29.50%
heavener 4
3,390
-2.01%
29.40%
holdenville 5
5,628
-1.66%
30.40%
nowata 6
3,779
-1.84%
30.80%
pocola 7
4,030
-2.01%
29.40%
wewoka 8
3,430
-1.54%
31.50%
poteau 9
8,502
-2.01%
29.40%
seminole 10
7,438
-1.54%
31.50%
okmulgee 11
12,402
-0.24%
32.80%
blackwell 12
7,064
-2.02%
31.30%
hobart 13
3,737
-3.22%
29.50%
mcalester 14
18,412
-5.60%
24.30%
muskogee 15
39,045
-1.78%
31.80%
vinita 16
5,721
-1.82%
32.00%
anadarko 17
6,744
-1.69%
32.10%
fort gibson 18
4,168
-1.78%
31.50%
ponca city 19
25,223
-2.01%
31.10%
idabel 20
7,002
0.33%
34.30%
hominy 21
3,594
-0.24%
34.70%
miami 22
13,588
-1.64%
32.30%
henryetta 23
5,898
-0.24%
32.80%
broken bow 24
4,144
0.33%
34.30%
pawhuska 25
3,600
-0.24%
34.70%
hugo 26
5,325
0.53%
35.40%
tahlequah 27
15,912
-0.70%
34.60%
ada 28
16,852
-2.44%
31.70%
grove 29
6,587
-0.81%
33.90%
bristow 30
4,220
-0.24%
35.20%
pryor creek 31
9,519
-0.92%
33.70%
altus 32
19,708
-3.10%
30.10%
lawton 33
96,187
-1.26%
32.80%
frederick 34
3,950
-0.33%
35.30%
skiatook 35
7,753
-0.24%
34.70%
sapulpa 36
20,609
-0.24%
35.20%
dewey 37
3,455
-0.82%
35.20%
wagoner 38
8,395
-0.24%
35.60%
tulsa 39
391,486
-0.24%
35.50%
claremore 40
18,669
-0.24%
35.70%
del city 41
21,469
1.35%
37.70%
enid 42
49,122
-1.21%
35.00%
sand springs 43
19,157
-0.24%
35.50%
cushing 44
7,818
-0.10%
36.40%
coweta 45
9,555
-0.24%
35.60%
stillwater 46
45,584
-0.10%
36.90%
spencer 47
3,917
1.36%
38.60%
midwest city 48
54,773
1.36%
38.20%
duncan 49
23,332
-0.04%
36.20%
collinsville 50
5,612
-0.24%
35.50%
bixby 51
20,964
-0.24%
35.50%
glenpool 52
10,868
-0.24%
35.50%
bethany 53
19,188
1.36%
38.60%
durant 54
16,014
0.96%
38.30%
bartlesville 55
35,876
-0.82%
35.50%
jenks 56
16,918
-0.24%
35.50%
marlow 57
4,645
-0.04%
36.20%
catoosa 58
7,074
-0.24%
35.70%
warr acres 59
10,080
1.36%
38.60%
madill 60
3,773
2.37%
40.60%
tecumseh 61
6,480
1.17%
38.50%
shawnee 62
30,058
1.17%
38.80%
ardmore 63
24,392
0.70%
38.30%
perry 64
5,121
0.59%
38.30%
verdigris 65
3,975
-0.24%
35.70%
chickasha 66
16,129
1.36%
39.10%
mcloud 67
4,078
1.17%
38.50%
alva 68
4,883
-0.21%
37.30%
the village 69
9,034
1.36%
38.60%
choctaw 70
11,202
1.36%
38.60%
guthrie 71
10,314
1.36%
39.30%
lone grove 72
5,069
0.70%
38.30%
harrah 73
5,162
1.36%
38.60%
broken arrow 74
98,648
-0.24%
36.40%
oklahoma city 75
581,094
1.36%
38.90%
owasso 76
29,487
-0.24%
36.60%
nichols hills 77
3,736
1.36%
38.60%
el reno 78
16,955
1.36%
39.20%
tuttle 79
6,015
1.36%
39.10%
sulphur 80
4,933
1.99%
41.40%
purcell 81
5,885
1.36%
39.30%
mustang 82
17,534
1.36%
39.20%
pauls valley 83
6,156
3.21%
43.50%
woodward 84
12,110
0.80%
39.40%
watonga 85
3,850
1.44%
39.70%
slaughterville 86
4,150
1.36%
39.40%
piedmont 87
5,783
1.36%
39.20%
noble 88
6,466
1.36%
39.40%
blanchard 89
7,569
1.36%
39.30%
moore 90
55,265
1.36%
39.40%
newcastle 91
7,740
1.36%
39.30%
weatherford 92
10,891
3.25%
44.20%
sayre 93
4,559
4.30%
46.40%
norman 94
111,753
1.36%
39.80%
guymon 95
11,414
6.21%
49.00%
clinton 96
9,071
3.25%
44.20%
edmond 97
81,594
1.36%
39.70%
kingfisher 98
4,625
2.20%
42.00%
yukon 99
23,038
1.36%
39.90%
elk city 100
11,860
4.30%
46.40%
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