As unconventional U.S. oil, gas boom, so do jobs: report

CNBC: The U.S. oil and gas rush is cutting into jobless numbers, supporting a total of 1.7 million jobs this year, a number that will swell to almost 3 million by 2020, a leading consultant said in a study released on Tuesday. The report by forecaster IHS Global Insight is part of a series attempting to quantify the impact that booming production of so-called "unconventional" oil and gas has had on the American economy. Using new technology to blast fossil fuels trapped in shale rock has......

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