Ky = Coal mining?
That would be my guess as well. We’re getting the same rumbles out of West Virginia and SW Pennsylvania, but our economy here is based on a lot more than coal mining. I’m guessing some of ours are probably going into the booming gas fracking industry.
For sure the devastating layoffs in the coal industry have had their impact. Many of the people I had tried to outsource simply didn’t want to “go where the jobs were” and relocate an hour east; opting instead to draw unemployment for two years, then shift to a bogus disability claim.
Draw food stamps, get a “crazy check”, and run meth are more appealing career options than working for a living.