Oklahoma Policy Institute / Number of the Day

Number of the Day

Monday, May 20
53 percent

Percentage drop in the number of natural gas rigs drilling in Oklahoma over the past year (declining from 62 to 29 rigs since last April).

Source: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

Friday, May 17
$39,160

Average annual wage in Oklahoma, 42nd lowest in the U.S. in 2012

Source:  Bureau of Labor Statistics

Thursday, May 16
30,000

Number of Oklahomans, 1/3rd of whom have incomes below poverty, who will lose their state-sponsored health coverage if Okla. does not comply with the Affordable Care Act

Source:  OK Policy

Wednesday, May 15
$1.4 trillion

Projected GDP growth over 10 years if the U.S. granted immigrants legal status and a pathway to citizenship; mass deportation policies would decrease GDP by $2.6 trillion.

Source: Immigration Policy Center, 2013

Tuesday, May 14
11

The number of payday loans the average borrower takes out over 12 months, ultimately paying $574 in interest on $392 in loans.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 2013

Monday, May 13
10.0 percent

Percentage of Oklahoma households with a past due mortgage, compared to 10.8 percent nationally

Source:  Federal Reserve Bank, 2012

Friday, May 10
$200 million

Amount below five years ago going into Oklahoma’s state aid school funding formula; enrollment has increased by more than 30,000 students.

Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute

Thursday, May 9
4,600

The number of homeless Oklahomans, 2012

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 

Wednesday, May 8
84 percent

Percentage of jobs lost in the state’s educational services sector that were held by women – a 5,547 drop in female employment compared to 1,063 for male employment between 2009 and 2011

Source: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission 

Tuesday, May 7
472,400

Number of households in Oklahoma who rent, about 33 percent of the state’s households 

Source:  Center on Budget and Policy Priorities