Quote Originally Posted by HOT ROD View Post
people will just move to OKC from somewhere else to man the jobs. it is a very nice problem to have and certainly will impact OKC's population numbers even moreso than the steady increases we've been seeing. Could this and other relocations truly turn OKC into the next major city boomtown?

OKC vs. Tulsa/Owasso is it? My money is on OKC hands down (Tulsa/Owasso would still benefit).
The problem is, in order to attract people from a distance to entry level jobs or low skilled jobs (such as warehouse), you have to significantly increase the pay. When you significantly increase the pay, you hurt the profitability metric (whatever index the company uses) and a city with higher employment could be more attractive due to lower pay.

It's all a ratio..

Cost of increased transportation to access the highway system + lower pay = X
Cost of lower transportation costs to access highway + higher pay = Y

Many more factors to consider of course, but yes there is a point where a very low unemployment rate can negatively affect a relocation or expansion.