Workforce
Labor Force
Bartlesville's work force is skilled and well-educated with over 30% of its residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Most workers come from the five surrounding counties in Oklahoma and two counties in southeast Kansas.
County unemployment rates (Contiguous counties, state, and US)
| Counties |
Employment | Unemployment | Labor Force | UE Rate |
| Tulsa MSA |
409,640 | 34,950 | 444,590 | 7.9% |
| Washington County | 26,570 | 1,720 | 28,290 | 6.1% |
| Tulsa County | 295,330 | 22,590 | 272,540 | 7.7% |
| Rogers County | 37,400 | 3,050 | 40,450 | 7.5% |
| Nowata County | 5,220 | 490 | 5,220 | 9.3% |
| Osage County | 18,550 | 1,690 | 20,240 | 8.4% |
| Oklahoma* (state) |
1,651,540 | 120,463 | 1,772,003 | 6.9% |
| USA* | 138,960.000 | 14,599,000 | 153,560,000 | 9.5% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics - June 2010
*Bureau of Labor Statistics - July 2010