[RayChuang88]

However, with the rapid expansion of natural gas well drilling using fracking techniques, we may see a reversal of people leaving Ohio and Pennsylvania over the next few years. Not with several thousand workers needed to drill and operate natural gas wells, along with six to eight additional workers to support each natural gas well employee.

[cripplecreek]

That will be true of the midwest in general.

[PA Engineer]

I agree with you and would suggest the study missed a couple of other reasons. Pennsylvania, especially Western has a very aged population. Allegheny County has the highest elderly population next to Dade County in Florida. There is an outflow here of the old because of cold winters.

The second issue is they lumped Western PA in with Eastern. There has been strong growth in the population around the Pittsburgh area because of energy, technology and medicine.

I think we will see a reversal in statistical trends over the next two years.