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Oil, gas jobs at highest level this century

Times Record News -- Oil and gas employment in Texas has climbed to the highest level of the 21st century, adding 33,500 jobs during the last 12 months, according to revised estimates of the Texas Workforce Commission.

It also showed that the number of Texans on oil and gas industry payrolls reached a record of 243,900. The industry's previous employment of 220,000 was reported in December 2008. "What was already stout industry job growth according to the original data, turned out to be even stronger when the commission concluded its annual review," said Karr Ingham, the economist who created the Texas Petro Index and updates it monthly. "Not only is the state oil and gas industry leading the Texas economy out of recession, employment records show this industry also is a leading job creator in Texas, especi

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Submitted Apr 07, 2012 By: DellDude2

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 6:04:35 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse With intentional closure of East Coast refineries, more (US and Canadian) crude will go to the Texas Gulf coast where it will be refined, tax free, and then exported, again, tax free. So the taxpayer will be on the hook for paying for any environmental damage (read: spill) but there is no ROI in it for the taxpayers. Just cost.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 6:01:47 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse wait, didn't I hear the Reps say the current administration has hampered oil and gas drilling more than anyone else?
epf Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,324 Points:1,889,405 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2012 5:38:40 AM Ignore epf Report Abuse Thanks to alot of vision by a number of Presidents.
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,425 Points:2,227,975 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 11:41:01 PM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Pumpz - "Contrast to Pennsylvania where the oil companies are shutting down the refineries and laying off the workers, engineers, and chemists." A lot of that is because the oil companies are working to send Canadian crude to Texas, where the refineries are exporting product, instead of to the East Coast, where they're shutting refineries down. And the Republicans are cheering them on.
Gazas Champion Author Oakland Posts:2,247 Points:445,925 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 3:26:32 PM Ignore Gazas Report Abuse Good for Texas.
md11capt Champion Author Denver Posts:3,558 Points:709,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 1:44:56 PM Ignore md11capt Report Abuse And the Tea Partiers still whine.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,513 Points:387,470 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:50:39 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse Ok!
TerryLee Champion Author Ohio Posts:14,600 Points:2,790,150 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 1:09:10 AM Ignore TerryLee Report Abuse Go Obama, you are taking the USA down
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,458 Points:661,000 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 1:00:13 AM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse GO TEXAS!!!!!!
BobD2009 Champion Author Long Island Posts:6,979 Points:1,237,835 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:45:37 AM Ignore BobD2009 Report Abuse No thanks to Obama.
Pumpz Sophomore Author Boston Posts:197 Points:887,125 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:45:14 AM Ignore Pumpz Report Abuse Contrast to Pennsylvania where the oil companies are shutting down the refineries and laying off the workers, engineers, and chemists.
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,527 Points:1,856,420 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:42:54 AM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse More good news for Texas!
NemoIL Champion Author Illinois Posts:3,015 Points:1,311,170 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:40:29 AM Ignore NemoIL Report Abuse The oil industry provides lots of high paying jobs, unlike the "green" jobs that never materialize and cost billions of tax dollars.
Ebaz Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:3,236 Points:713,360 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:37:34 AM Ignore Ebaz Report Abuse ..and the economy is still in the toilet
HA4CNN Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,614 Points:1,541,440 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:37:09 AM Ignore HA4CNN Report Abuse Hopefully in time they will spread the wealth.
Buddy2264 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,644 Points:2,358,020 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:35:21 AM Ignore Buddy2264 Report Abuse I would guess gas will pick up and oil jobs will become stable as we continue to use less in the US.
unicornpmb Champion Author Buffalo Posts:8,481 Points:1,627,565 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:34:51 AM Ignore unicornpmb Report Abuse Yes, more jobs.
danreino Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,337 Points:1,537,705 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:34:17 AM Ignore danreino Report Abuse Live from the 2013 World Series: It's the Atlanta Braves vs. the Minot Bison.........
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:34:07 AM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse Than gas prices should be lower....ha....ha....ha....ha......ha......
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:33:19 AM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse Good for them but the rest of our country is bad for jobs?
LilRedWagonIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,766 Points:1,553,185 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:32:51 AM Ignore LilRedWagonIN Report Abuse I think you are correct, GasholeMI. (Don't know who gasholem1 is.)
probedude2 Champion Author Akron Posts:12,543 Points:2,378,255 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:32:36 AM Ignore probedude2 Report Abuse You could always move to Texas
kgbellman Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:2,703 Points:729,890 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:31:47 AM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse Great that some folks have great jobs
chuckwthompson Champion Author Charlotte Posts:3,745 Points:575,235 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:31:04 AM Ignore chuckwthompson Report Abuse Good news for Texas...not so good for unemployed people in NC!
scrossi Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,874 Points:1,046,540 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:30:50 AM Ignore scrossi Report Abuse Not true gasholem1.
gasmask78 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,268 Points:443,640 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:30:29 AM Ignore gasmask78 Report Abuse everything is bigger in TX...
GasholeMI Champion Author Lansing Posts:10,129 Points:1,716,340 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:24:55 AM Ignore GasholeMI Report Abuse These are the very jobs this administration would like to eliminate.
Matt G Champion Author Boston Posts:4,523 Points:2,771,090 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:24:49 AM Ignore Matt G Report Abuse Ok
DandyDapple All-Star Author North Dakota Posts:715 Points:309,320 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:23:18 AM Ignore DandyDapple Report Abuse "It's good work if you can get it" ... The BoDeans
Geo4564 Champion Author Nevada Posts:6,906 Points:1,566,895 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:22:22 AM Ignore Geo4564 Report Abuse Someone tell Obama.
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jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,886 Points:770,320 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:20:26 AM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse What did you expect?
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,458 Points:2,078,810 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:20:22 AM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse I wonder is they will play transportation cost to and from, just a couple 1,000 miles away...
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:20:18 AM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse old news and still doesn't help the rest of U.S.
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:19:46 AM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse Every one is digging & they use people, lots of them. But alas, the jobs are not permanent.
MRED3 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:4,005 Points:930,050 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:19:23 AM Ignore MRED3 Report Abuse OK
preacherjohn Champion Author Modesto Posts:3,982 Points:1,917,850 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:19:12 AM Ignore preacherjohn Report Abuse What's that got to do with employment in CA or the West?
NotmeuQc Champion Author Montreal Posts:5,646 Points:1,132,075 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:18:54 AM Ignore NotmeuQc Report Abuse This is good for Texas and other States and provinces, as they are doing well also.
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,074 Points:1,100,930 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:18:16 AM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse Someone is getting those gasoline revenues.
lowpet All-Star Author Texas Posts:527 Points:86,915 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:17:26 AM Ignore lowpet Report Abuse i wonder if this will stimulate the economy and lower unemployment rates
Badmoon Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:8,298 Points:1,649,540 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:17:26 AM Ignore Badmoon Report Abuse Glad there are jobs somewhere.
thuathienhue Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,443 Points:631,615 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:17:05 AM Ignore thuathienhue Report Abuse At least someone has a job. Remember to vote.
96sc1 Champion Author El Paso Posts:8,517 Points:1,367,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:16:14 AM Ignore 96sc1 Report Abuse Good work if you can find it.
VetteFan Champion Author Indiana Posts:9,729 Points:2,026,530 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:14:00 AM Ignore VetteFan Report Abuse Good for the U.S. or just Texas?
Beboper Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,717 Points:2,161,840 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:13:53 AM Ignore Beboper Report Abuse that helps them
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,560 Points:2,443,185 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:13:16 AM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse sure--they make BILLIONS and those earning minimum wage can't even afford to drive to work.
Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:3,778 Points:654,120 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:11:09 AM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse What about out state?
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,637 Points:2,527,630 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:10:40 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse These are the only union jobs cons don't belly ache about.
Number43 Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,686 Points:1,636,220 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 12:10:12 AM Ignore Number43 Report Abuse There could be more if obummer would leave them alone.
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