8,900 Gene Perry // July 23, 2015 // Updated: July 23, 2015 Number of the Day Number of jobs Oklahoma has lost since December 2014, more than any state except West Virginia. Source: Governing Share This:FacebookTwitterLinkedInTumblrRedditPocketEmailPrint ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gene Perry // media@okpolicy.org Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.