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	Sponsored by the Seminole Economic Development Council and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, this report is the latest in a series of local labor force studies in Oklahoma. The report examines the availability of labor in the Seminole area of central Oklahoma, including all of Hughes County, Lincoln County, Pottawatomie County, and Seminole. These counties comprise the ‘labor market area’ referred to in this report. The data contained in this report were collected by telephone from randomly selected adults in the summer of 2002. The results are abased on 1,002 interviews of persons 18 years old or older who reside in areas served by the telephone prefixes for localities in the areas listed above. The number of interviews completed by county is shown in the Appendix. Results are subject to a sampling error of +/- 3.1 % points with a confidence level of 95%.
		Report Highlights •A total of 10,500 workers are either actively looking for other work or willing to change jobs for the right opportunity. • An estimated 5,716 workers are Underemployed. • In addition to the underemployed, 3,823 workers have looked for other work during the previous three months. • The Underemployed exhibit a variety of occupations and skills. • About 14.0% of Underemployed workers hold at least a bachelor’s degree. • The typical Underemployed worker is wiling to change jobs for an increase in pay of 10% to 15%. • A job that pays $10 an hour is viewed as attractive by 4,963 Underemployed and 7,779 workers looking for other work.
	An in-depth view of the labor force can be found in "An Analysis of the Labor Force in the Seminole Area in Central Oklahoma."