Ohio isn't the only state hiring new inspectors as a result of the increased activity in the oil and gas sector. The State Journal is reporting that West Virginia is doing the same thing: "The state Department of Environmental Protection this week issued a news release saying it is seeking applicants to become inspectors with the Office of Oil and Gas. Inspectors would be based out of the northern part of the state. *** The need for more inspectors stems from the December passage of the Horizontal Well Act, which relates drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus shale."
Not just increasing private sector jobs, but lowering government unemployment as well ...