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OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma is definitely familiar with the 'boom and bust' cycle of the economy.

Recently, state leaders have been taking a hard look at Oklahoma jobs and incomes.

The good news is that the current oil and gas slump hasn't been as devastating to the economy as the 1980s. However, the gap between the top earners and bottom earners is widening.

Oklahoma workers at the bottom of the pay scale aren't making any more than they did five years ago. But those on the top of the pay scale are making significantly more.

Click here to see the wage gap in Oklahoma.

Lynn Gray with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission stopped by our studios to talk about the state of jobs in Oklahoma.