Fri, May 16 2008
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Port of Muskogee traffic
Rail tonnage
March 08 229 cars, 20,858 tons
March 07 373 cars, 34,435 tons
Year to date 2008 1,045 cars, 96,441 tons
Year to date 2007 901 cars, 82,491 tons
Barge tonnage
March 08 37 barges, 55,460 tons
March 07 33 barges, 79,484 tons
Year to date 2008 85 barges, 129,757 tons
Year to date 2007 77 barges, 114,006 tons
Unemployment, Preliminary Jan. Statistics
Oklahoma
Feb. 08 3.5 percent
Feb. 07 4.7 percent
Cherokee County
Feb. 08 3.5 percent
Feb. 07 4.8 percent
Muskogee County
Feb. 08 4.7 percent
Feb. 07 6.5 percent
Wagoner County
Feb. 08 3.4 percent
Feb. 07 4.4 percent
Muskogee LLM
Feb. 08 4.1 percent
Feb. 07 5.5 percent
Tahlequah-Sallisaw LLM
Feb. 08 4.6 percent
Feb. 07 5.7 percent
Source: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Area Sales Tax
The disbursement of city sales tax collections by the Oklahoma Tax Commission totaled $107 million for the March 08 period — $5.2 million more than the Feb. 07 period. The money reported from this period represents sales from Feb. 16 to March 15.
08 07 Chg
Checotah $178,098 $173788 +2 %
Ft Gibson $83,387 $60,729 +27%
Rate 4.5% 3.25%
Gore $24,808 $24,426 +1 %
Rate 3.0% 3.0%
Haskell $53,029 35,793 +32%
Rate 4.35% 3.0%
Muskogee :
$1,702,599 $1,957,630 -13%
Rate 3.5% 4.25%
Stigler $143,471 $115,043 +19%
Rate 3.0% 3.0%
Stilwell $178,194 $178,161 +.01 %
Rate 3.5% 3.5%
Tahlequah $488,962 $477,420 +2%
Rate 2.5% 2.5%
Wagoner $74,373 $192,831 -61%.
Rate 3.0% 3.0%
Warner $57,398 $29,331 +48%
Rate 4.0 % 3.0%
Webbers Falls $13,740 $12,931 +5%
Rate 3.5% 3.5%
Source: Oklahoma Tax Commission
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