The nation’s oil and gas industry is creating many Pennsylvania careers.

According to a recent study, The Economic Impact of the Oil and Gas Industry in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry is a great direct and indirect contributor to the economy, generating more than $7.1 billion in economic output each year. The study was prepared by the Pennsylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania, an affiliate of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, at the request of the Marcellus Shale Committee.

According to an article by Market Watch, the study states the oil and gas industry employs 26,500 workers, as well as additional full and part-time jobs in other industries for each job created in the oil and gas industry.

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The previous sale of a then-doomed hospital has since created many new DC healthcare jobs.

About a year ago, Greater Southeast Community Hospital was sold to Specialty Hospital of Washington, and since that time the facility has made continued progress. By the end of this year, the hospital will have doubled its employees and created 800 healthcare jobs through the Long Term Acute Care program, Skilled Nursing Center and overall expansion of the hospital and emergency room.

Before the sale, Greater Southeast was facing losses of about $1.2 million per month and the hospital was under consideration for closure because of neglect and mismanagement. Today those financial losses have nearly been eliminated, according to a press release.

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People in Maryland are focusing on green energy, something that could create many new Maryland construction jobs.

The largest solar manufacturing assembly plant, owned by BP Solar, is located in Frederick, Maryland. The plant provides plenty of skilled jobs for workers, and the further development of alternative energy could provide millions more jobs while at the same time increase the country’s independence on foreign energy.

According to an article by the Baltimore Sun, newly-elect President Barack Obama has promised to invest in alternative fuels. However, as the economy has made the cost of oil and natural gas lower as of late, that goal might be harder to reach.

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