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6. "workers’ earnings in mining, oil and gas exploration grew briskly in 2011"

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 01:07 AM

Jan 2012

From this article on wage trends, updated 1/5/12

http://www.payscale.com/payscale-index/industries/compensation-trends-mining-industry

The article has a good chart of wage history, showing six straight quarters of wage increases, accelerating in 2011. Do you have any data that demonstrates otherwise?

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Labor shortage continues to plague expanding oil and gas industry [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2012 OP

Then that ain't a shortage of labor. Zalatix Jan 2012 #4

probably because they were looking at the wrong chart FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #7

No question that construction is down... bhikkhu Jan 2012 #9

Actually I did not know either way, I asked a genuine question Zalatix Jan 2012 #8

We are freakin busy right now I can't even see straight. Arctic Dave Jan 2012 #2

The oil industry labor shortage is years old now bhikkhu Jan 2012 #5