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One of our jobless problems, oil companies are having a difficulties finding people who can work on the rigs. It takes people who are not afraid of hard, heavy, dirty work. It takes a lot of muscle to do some of the work around rigs, and a lot of our young people don’t have them.

It is not just rig workers, but all levels from the energy support service sector to engineers. Over the years we have lost a lot of our knowledge base and one of the primary reasons many are being enticed back out of retirement.

One of the alarming shortages is tanker drivers. The companies in Western Pa are offering high school graduates a high training wage with overtime. The only requirement is that they show up for work on time and are drug free. They are still looking for drivers because the applicants can't pass the urine tests when given the heads up, even in advance.

Have they tried recruiting military retirees or guys and guys serving their enlistment requirement time? They are pretty good. I’ve used quite a few, when we were in the wood business. They can squeeze a truck and trailer into an area with only a couple of inches on each side. I’d hire them in a heart beat.