Dr. Gray graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1975. He works in Saint Joseph, MI and specializes in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Gray is affiliated with Lakeland Community Hospital and Lakeland Healthcare.
Both initial and continued claims for unemployment insurance remain at elevated levels when compared to 2014, before oil prices declined, said Lynn Gray, economist for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.
"Even though there is a good-sized difference between the employment changes in the household survey and establishment survey this month, over time the two employment series tend to move together," said Lynn Gray, the OESC's chief economist in emailed comments.
"The national economy has slowed, and I think we might be seeing some indication that Oklahoma is slowing in terms of growth as well. It's early," said Lynn Gray, chief economist with the OESC.
Lynn Gray, the OESC's chief economist, said that total employment as seen in a smaller "household" survey "is now at its all time high for Oklahoma, exceeding the previous high set back in March of 2008. Over the past few months, the number of unemployed has seen a slow decline while emp
"We're seeing a decline in employment the last two months in the household survey and seeing a slight uptick in unemployment," said Lynn Gray, chief economist of the OESC. "That could be reflecting what we're seeing at the national level, with very weak GDP growth and with an economy tha