Jobs, affordability attract young professionals to Oklahoma

Advertising Age magazine tracks rising percentage of people age 25 to 34 in Oklahoma over the past decade.

BY KEN RAYMOND | Modified: April 29, 2012 at 1:00 am | Published: April 29, 2012

You’ve seen them — around the Chesapeake campus, walking through downtown, moving into the house just down the street. They’re young professionals, people in their mid-20s to mid-30s, who’ve chosen to build their lives in Oklahoma. And their numbers are growing.

photo - Interns talk with employers during a 2007 luncheon for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s Greater Grads program. The Chamber launched the program a year earlier. PHOTO BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVEs

Interns talk with employers during a 2007 luncheon for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s Greater Grads program. The Chamber launched the program a year earlier. PHOTO BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVEs

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According to Advertising Age, the percentage of Oklahoma millennials — or people age 25 to 34 — rose by 12.2 percent from 2000 to 2010. Our state ranks fifth in the nation for increases...
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