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The Great Debate Over Shale-Gas Employment Figures

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The Great Debate Over Shale-Gas Employment Figures
Date: 
August 11, 2011

Industry Week

Most industrial analysts and trade groups agree that the expansion of shale-gas exploration and production is creating new jobs. Oil and gas companies are flocking to shale-gas fields, such as the Marcellus gas formation that spans several states in the North, including eastern Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.

A Look at Marcellus Shale and Jobs

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A Look at Marcellus Shale and Jobs
Date: 
August 4, 2011

Broader View Weekly


About two weeks ago NY State Senator Tom Libous sent out an email to members of his “Safe Drilling

Now” email list-serve. “A new report from the Business Council of New York’s Public Policy Institute

Gas Drilling Bringing Jobs to Pennsylvania, but How Many?

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Gas Drilling Bringing Jobs to Pennsylvania, but How Many?
Date: 
August 2, 2011

Wall Street Journal

At a time when creating jobs is one of the nation's top priorities, most tallies agree that the recent boom in gas drilling has put more people to work in Pennsylvania. But just how many new jobs the surge has generated in the state is open to debate.

Industry, think tank dispute number of Marcellus jobs

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Industry, think tank dispute number of Marcellus jobs
Date: 
July 29, 2011

Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal

Just how many jobs the Marcellus Shale industry is adding to Pennsylvania’s economy seems to be of great debate.

A study published in late June by the Keystone Research Center said between 2007 and 2010, Marcellus Shale industries around Pennsylvania created less than 10,000 jobs. The study claimed that the figure was reported to be much higher (as many as 48,000) thanks to reports in the news and political statements.

DN Editorial:

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DN Editorial:
Date: 
July 1, 2011

Philadelphia Inquirer

THINK ABOUT how many times you turn on the water faucet without thinking, even once, about whether what comes out of it is safe to drink.

That confidence is the benefit of - yes - government regulation. We would bet that only the looniest of libertarian-types would want to be on their own to determine the safety of their water.

Lieutenant Governor Repeats Misleading Marcellus Jobs Number

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Keystone Research Calls on Marcellus Advisory Commission Chair to Clarify Facts on Employment Growth
Date of Press Release: 
July 8, 2011

Job figures disputed

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Job figures disputed
Date: 
June 22, 2011

The Times-Leader

HARRISBURG - The Keystone Research Center in a policy brief Tuesday asserts that the number of jobs created in Pennsylvania by the Marcellus Shale boom has been much less than cited in recent news reports.

The brief claims that figures of approximately 48,000 new jobs created between late 2007 and 2010 are “exaggerated claims” that rely on data about “new hires,” which are not the same as new jobs.

“New hires” track additions to employment but not separations due to resignations, firings or replacements.

Keystone Research Center director answers criticism

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Keystone Research Center director answers criticism
Date: 
June 23, 2011

The Times-Leader

The director of the Keystone Research Center said on Wednesday that while the director of the Marcellus Shale Coalition called his policy brief on job creation by the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania a “political attack,” she did not dispute his assertions.

The brief cites a state Department of Labor and Industry report showing that Marcellus-related industries have created less than 10,000 jobs in recent years, not the 48,000 jobs claimed in recent press reports, noted research center Executive Director Stephen Herzenberg.

Marcellus negatives outweigh so-called pluses

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Marcellus negatives outweigh so-called pluses
Date: 
July 5, 2011

The Patriot-News

In a recent op-ed, economist Bernard L. Weinstein is mistaken when he claims 48,000 new Pennsylvania jobs were created from drilling in the Marcellus Shale. He is referring to new hires, which are not the same as new jobs: Most new hires replace workers who quit, were fired or retired.

Job numbers

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Job numbers
Date: 
July 5, 2011

In a recent letter, Nathan Benefeld of the Commonwealth Foundation concedes the main point of a recent Keystone Research Center report documenting that Marcellus Shale-related industries have created less than 10,000 Pennsylvania jobs not the 48,000 claimed in media reports. This growth, while welcome, is small compared to the 111,000 increase in Pennsylvania jobs since employment began to rebound.