Oklahoma WorkTrends 2024

2023 Voice of the Workforce

When analyzing these responses and filtering by gender and educational attainment, a few trends emerge. Males were the only demographic that did not cite wanting to find a job with a more flexible schedule as a top reason for considering leaving their job. When looking at education attainment, respondents with a post- secondary degree (2-year, 4-year, or graduate degree) who were extremely likely to leave their job had the highest rate of likely leaving the state at 25%.

Table 4

Extremely likely to seek employment outside OK

Extremely likely to leave job

Top 3 reasons for wanting to leave job

Top 3 reasons for wanting to leave the state

Demographics

Live somewhere new, better opportunities, family in another state

Flex schedule, interests, pay

Female

14%

21%

Interest, pay, promotion opportunities

Live somewhere new, political beliefs, better opportunities

Male

9%

22%

Less than a two-year degree

Flex schedule, interests, find virtual or work from home job

Live somewhere new, family in another state, better opportunities, lifestyle

10%

11%

Post- secondary degree

Interests, pay, flexible schedul

Live somewhere new, better opportunities, political beliefs

12%

25%

Table 4. Source: OSU Center for the Future of Work, 2023 Voice of the Workforce study

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