Pennsylvania's Labor Hours to Remain Above Average

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Industrial Info is forecasting that labor hours will remain well above the historic five-year average in the state of Pennsylvania. This demand is causing labor deficits in the Pittsburgh, Scranton and Williamsport areas.

Click on the image at right for graphs detailing forecasted labor demand and industrial local labor utilization, by region and year.

The industrial construction is fueled by new power-generation development, as well as additions to natural gas pipelines and processing capacity. The continued movement to utilize natural gas as a feedstock for the power-generation, chemical-processing, LNG-export and alternative-fuel production industries is driving the demand for infrastructure development.

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