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May 1981

Employment trends in energy extraction

Richard Greene

In the wake of the 1973-74 oil embargo, higher prices for foreign and domestic fuels stimulated rapid expansion of U.S. extraction industries, and encouraged development of previously unprofitable energy sources.

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