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bhikkhu

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9. No question that construction is down...

Reply to FreakinDJ (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:57 AM

Jan 2012

and will probably stay that way for a long time. My area is unfortunately like most - no oil industry, but there was plenty of housing construction previously. Lacking steady jobs there a lot of people might benefit from moving, but that would mean walking away from property at a loss, and for most it hasn't come down to that yet.

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

A shortage, you say? Check the wages of those who are employed in the field Zalatix Jan 2012 #1

Wages are going down - they are laying off Union Employees and hiring nonunion contractors FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #3

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

"workers� earnings in mining, oil and gas exploration grew briskly in 2011" bhikkhu Jan 2012 #6

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