This county has the fastest job growth in the U.S. (Midland, Texas)

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Market Watch
Jeffry Bartash
May 24, 2018



More Americans work in or near Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City than any other U.S. metro area, but that’s not where the fastest job growth is. For that look to states with low taxes and those that produce fuel for your car and home.

The biggest increase in employment last year took place in Midland, Texas, an area between El Paso, Dallas and San Antonio. Hiring in Midland county jumped 11.5% vs. the national average of 1.5%.

More... https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-county-has-the-fastest-job-growth-in-the-us-2018-05-24

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Permian Basin, oil Patch.

Most oil rigs of the country right now.

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Permian Basin, oil Patch.

Most oil rigs of the country right now.

There is a pretty girl behind every tree out there.....

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There is a pretty girl behind every tree out there.....

That was more funny when I heard it on the Alaskan North Slope.  (They have one, indoors, at Kuparuk).

Midland has thousands of trees.

http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu/uploadedFiles/TFS_Main/Urban_and_Community_Forestry/Services_for_Local_Government/Inventories_and_Reports/Midland-TXSCTI.pdf

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That was more funny when I heard it on the Alaskan North Slope.  (They have one, indoors, at Kuparuk).

Midland has thousands of trees.

http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu/uploadedFiles/TFS_Main/Urban_and_Community_Forestry/Services_for_Local_Government/Inventories_and_Reports/Midland-TXSCTI.pdf

Not too far from Midland is one of the largest oak forests in the world.  Hard to believe, isn't it?

http://www.texashighways.com/travel/item/87-shifting-sands-of-monahans