Oakland is considered a Large City with a population of 425,195 and 35,158 businesses. 329 in 2018 were added to the Oakland Chamber of Commerce business directory which was more than 2017 which had 255.

The economy of Oakland employs 288,707 people and has an unemployment rate of 8%. Some of the largest industries in Oakland are Professional Services (1,951),Restaurants (1,111), and Attorneys (834).