Wage Availability
The table below indicates the number of people willing to work by wage rate in the Ardmore area.
| Number of People Willing to Work by Wage Rate in the Ardmore Area | |||||
|
All Workers
|
Underemployed
|
Job Shifters*
|
Job Keepers**
|
Job Seekers***
|
|
| $10 per hour |
25,400
|
1,810
|
6,730
|
17,935
|
4,296 |
| $12 per hour |
30,962
|
4,178
|
7,522
|
20,086
|
5,628
|
| $14 per hour |
38,533
|
4,653
|
9,091
|
26,058
|
6,961
|
| $16 per hour |
48,621
|
5,127
|
11,844
|
33,108
|
6,961
|
| $18 per hour | 52,161 |
5,127
|
11,844
|
36,987
|
6,961
|
| $20 per hour |
55,742
|
5,127
|
11,844
|
40,840
|
8,294
|
| Over $20 per hour |
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| *Job Shifters are those who have looked for other work in the past 3 months primarily for higher pay or better benefits. **Job Keepers are those who have not looked for a job in the past 3 months but still find the specified rate attractive or very attractive. ***Job Seekers are those who are not working, but want to work. |
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| Source: University of Oklahoma Public Opinion Learning Laboratory. Ardmore Labor Forces Study. 2010 |
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| Average New Hire Wages in Manufacturing & Distribution | |
| Average New Hire Manufacturing Wage in Ardmore |
$13.89
|
| Average New Hire Distribution Wage in Ardmore |
$11.16
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| Workforce Characteristics | |
| Absenteeism |
2%
|
| Productivity |
Above 90%
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| Source: Ardmore Development Authority, 2010 | |