Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City drivers spend less time on the road than most major metros, according to a new analysis by Yardi Kube. The study, featured in Mental Floss, ranked the 10 U.S. cities with the longest and shortest one-way commutes. OKC placed No. 8 on the shortest list with an average commute of 22.1 minutes. That is 4.7 minutes shorter than the national

Oklahoma City continues to be one of the most affordable places to live in the country, according to new data from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). In the second quarter of 2025, OKC ranked first in affordability among all U.S. cities with a population over 500,000. Among all 245 urban areas surveyed, OKC had the sixth lowest cost of

The Oklahoma City metropolitan area posted a preliminary unemployment rate of 3.0% in July, improving from 3.2% in June. The metro has recorded unemployment below 4% for 48 consecutive months, the longest such stretch in its modern history. Among the 56 U.S. metro areas with populations over 1 million, OKC ranked third lowest in unemployment for July.

Read the full story on the Oklahoman.com. Oklahoma City has achieved a new record in low unemployment, Mayor David Holt said, by keeping the city's unemployment rate below 4% over four consecutive years. In a post on X, Holt called the milestone "unprecedented" and noted that the previous record of 38 consecutive months, or about three years, ended in

Read the full story on the Oklahoman.com. Michael Byrnes strides through the door of the lunch spot in The Plaza District. His morning has already been filled with meetings and calls, and his afternoon (and perhaps even his evening) promises more of the same. So it goes when you’re in charge of Oklahoma City’s Olympic movement. Team OKC, it is

Newsweek has ranked Oklahoma City the No. 19 most culturally dense city in the United States, ahead of Baltimore and several other major metros. The report, based on a study by eSIM provider Holafly, measured cultural landmarks and venues per capita in the 100 most populated U.S. cities. Each city received a culture score calculated from the number of

The Greater Oklahoma City aerospace industry remains a cornerstone of the regional economy, generating $8.8 billion in goods and services and supporting more than 80,200 jobs, according to the latest Greater Oklahoma City Region Aerospace and Aviation Industry Survey and Economic Impact Assessment released by the Greater OKC Chamber and RegionTrack, Inc.