tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post8011837971143316950..comments2023-12-26T05:33:56.740-05:00Comments on John Hanger's Facts of The Day: The Longer Corbett Serves The Worse Pennsylvania's Jobs Performance Gets: Read These Facts And Weep!John Hangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565915866938789295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-62363813457997684552013-05-04T11:33:56.674-04:002013-05-04T11:33:56.674-04:00Yoko,
The Atlantic just published an article abou...Yoko,<br /><br />The Atlantic just published an article about jobs generated by North Dakota’s oil boom. It’s not a perfect analogy, but I think that the nat-gas fueled job growth in PA is very similar to the job growth in North Dakota. <br /><br />Here’s an excerpt from the article, “How Oil Made Working-Class North Dakota a Whole Lot Richer.”<br /><br />The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently produced a breakdown of job growth during North Dakota's oil rush, and it's pretty remarkable. In counties where oil rigs have sprouted up to drill from the Bakken Shale Formation -- a few of which are actually in Montana -- employment grew by 35.9 percent from 2007 to 2011, from about 78,000 jobs to more than 105,000. But much as in Texas's shale country, the impact on local job growth has actually been dwarfed by the impact on local income. Total wages more than doubled from $2.6 billion to $5.4 billion. Average pay jumped by more than half, from $33,040 to $50,553.<br /><br />Blue-collar men suddenly finding high-paying work in the fields is a big part of the story. But jobs and paychecks have surged across industries. Some of the fastest growth has been in professional and technical services, a category dominated by college educated workers. Earnings have grown the most in real estate, which, with rents rivaling Manhattan in the boom town of Williston, isn't that much of a suprise. But they've also jumped in working class sectors like transport (think trucking), construction, and even food services.<br /><br />You can find the whole article here:<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/05/how-oil-made-working-class-north-dakota-a-whole-lot-richer/275506/<br /><br />Hope this helps,<br /><br />Monica E.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-90422551691952587092013-05-02T15:25:45.959-04:002013-05-02T15:25:45.959-04:00I prefer to look at how many less out of state pla...I prefer to look at how many less out of state plates that I see or the reduced number of EDU's for the sewer plant. On bright side, the stone business is coming back now so more mining jobs for Susquehanna County. That and lumber drive this county.BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16461086028628185515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-46228159602326450822013-05-02T09:23:13.919-04:002013-05-02T09:23:13.919-04:00Gas boom is supposed to translate into mega job cr...Gas boom is supposed to translate into mega job creation. Right? Do you have the info on how many jobs have been created? yokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920254541187319563noreply@blogger.com