While the majority of the cities evaluated saw high unemployment rates, rising foreclosures and other negative economic indicators, Oklahoma City saw a positive trend in nearly all areas.

“Oklahoma City is consistently faring well economically, especially considering that much of the nation is still feeling the effects of the recession,” said Eric Long, research economist, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.  “We are on an upwards trend, and I anticipate more employment gains in the future.”

The report looked at the second quarter of 2011 and outlined how the 100 largest metropolitan areas ranked on a combination of four economic indicators: percent job change from the peak quarter to the second quarter of 2011, change in the unemployment rate from June 2008 to June 2011, percent change in economic output (gross metropolitan product) from the peak quarter to the second quarter of 2011, and percent change in an index of house prices from the peak quarter to the second quarter of 2011.

Oklahoma City is one of only 15 metropolitan areas to gain jobs in all of the last four quarters.