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The OKC MSA registered a 2.9% rate which was just a slight increase from January's rate of 2.8%.

Realtor.com recently looked at the median sales prices of newly constructed homes in more than 500 metro areas. Oklahoma City came in at #3 on the list.

The former EMSA headquarters in the heart of Midtown soon will be torn down with plans to replace it with a four-story mix of apartments and retail. 

According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Oklahoma City metro had the third-lowest unemployment rate in the country for January.

According to the Greater OKC Economic Forecast, Oklahoma is on pace to return to pre-pandemic payroll levels by mid-2022.

Oklahoma City ranked No. 2 for Lowest Cost of Living among all reporting large cities over 500,000 population. The C2ER Annual Cost of Living Index for Oklahoma City in 2021 was 86.5.

We’re at the Paseo Arts and Creativity Center speaking with Executive Director Amanda Bleakley and Paseo Pottery’s Collin Rosebrook about the Paseo Arts Festival coming up Memorial Day weekend, RIVERSPORT’s Spring Break opening, Allied Arts’ temporary interactive art installations in Scissortail Park, OKC’s professional development conference Elevate and more.

In addition to recovering some jobs in the energy sector and sustaining growth in aerospace, the metro area is likely to add jobs in business services, retail trade, health services, and financial services among others.