Coal industry study predicts hundreds of Montana jobs lost in next decade

[geronl]

BILLINGS -

A study of the Montana coal industry, conducted by the University of Southern Mississippi in partnership with the Taimerica Management Company, foresees a loss of between 800 to 4,300 jobs over the next ten years in 15 southeastern Montana counties.

Those jobs losses are predicted in both direct coal jobs and industry related jobs.

The study acknowledges many uncertainties and variables in the coal industry. As many as 4 different scenarios could play out over the next decade that would affect the number of jobs lost and the direction of the industry. 

excerpt
http://www.ktvq.com/story/35170655/coal-industry-study-predicts-hundreds-of-montana-jobs-lost-in-next-decade

[Frank Cannon]

The future of the Montana coal industry is not pre
-
determined
.
The transition strategies in this
document provide tools for insuring that the
coal
industry has b
roader markets and stable
employment in the future.
The execution of the strategies in this document will result in a
stronger economy in Coal Country and throughout the State of Montana

http://www.bigskyeconomicdevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/Coal-Country-Coalition-Report-FINAL-3-17.pdf

Anyone bother to read this Trent Lott pile of shit before pushing the panic button about job losses?