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North Slope jobs increase; nonresidents hired, study finds

Anchorage Daily News online -- EMPLOYMENT: It's also at a record high as companies hire maintenance workers.

By STEFAN MILKOWSKI
Petroleum News

Published: January 31st, 2012 10:05 AM
Last Modified: January 31st, 2012 10:05 AM

A new report by the research firm McDowell Group is shedding light on seemingly contradictory North Slope employment figures and an apparent spike in nonresident hire.

North Slope employment dropped sharply in 2009 but has since rebounded and is now at an all-time high. Industry spending is up, but more money is being spent on maintenance. And the third-quarter 2010 spike in nonresident hire is not likely the start of a trend.

State lawmakers commissioned the study last year during the debate over Gov. Sean Parnell's oil tax proposal, House Bill 110. Supporters of tax cuts pointed to the jump

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:15,957 Points:1,245,100 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:02:32 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse diesel should not be as high as it is. It's one reason the economy in the US is in the dumps. We need diesel here in the country. Preferably, home grown diesel...
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Focus2 Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,711 Points:1,703,300 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 1:32:34 AM Ignore Focus2 Report Abuse A lot of business got nervous over the housing market and bail outs of banks and started laying people off making the recession much worse. Glad they are waking up and hiring again. It shouldn't have hurt the oil business much. However, I got a letter from a friend in England that said their economy is in the ditch and jobs are hard to find. He runs a garage vehicle repair that has kept him in good standing. He said, people are keeping their cars and repairing them rather than buying new ones. He said, diesel with taxes is about $7 a gallon.
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SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:1,444 Points:234,455 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 12:33:45 AM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Great.. More jobs and more oil... Sure hope those nonresidents that were hired are usa citizens....
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pbear316 All-Star Author Akron Posts:555 Points:324,625 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 11:42:38 PM Ignore pbear316 Report Abuse At some point that oil field is going to run out. I hope Alaskans are making plans to transition to a post-oil economy.
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kingpin6 Champion Author Arkansas Posts:2,625 Points:1,277,650 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 11:38:26 PM Ignore kingpin6 Report Abuse Seems like a win/win situation all the way around. Oil & jobs!
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