Governor's Council 2008 Annual Report Available for Download
March 25, 2009 -- In 2008 the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development helped pass tax incentives to lure aerospace engineers, launched Project Boomerang to recruit knowledge workers back to Oklahoma, recognized three Oklahoma communities as the nation’s first certified Work Ready Communities, and promoted many other initiatives to develop the state’s talent pool. The mission continues in 2009 with a focus on education and training for needed Oklahoma careers and on expanding the workforce to meet continuing employer needs.
Read all about it in the Council’s annual report, 
2008 Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development Annual_Report
Aerospace Industry Study Results
Oklahoma will likely experience shortages of approximately 200 Aerospace Engineers and 400 Electrical Engineers by 2014, with shortages of additional engineering specialties possible in that same time frame, according to an industry report released today by the Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development. The Aerospace Industry Report, the second of a series of selected sectors, assesses supply and demand and provides a gap analysis of the current and future workforce needs of Oklahoma's aerospace industry.
Oklahoma Aerospace Industry Workforce Report 2007
Through a survey conducted in 2006 Oklahoma's aerospace employers and industry representatives identified current and future skill needs as well as workforce supply and demand.
Employer Workforce Survey Results
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce has recently released a report and detailed tables from the Oklahoma Workforce Employer Survey.
The survey was conducted in the summer and fall of 2006 of all employers in the state with over 10 employees, with the exception of food and retail establishments. Over 2,800 surveys were returned and analyzed with assistance from the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, and the Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development.
Follow the links below for the report summary, and summary data sorted by Workforce Investment Area and industry.
Workforce Survey Report 2006
Workforce Survey 2006 Data by Industry
Workforce Survey 2006 Data by WIA
