Even though information technology jobs appear to be sprouting up left and right across the United States, some of the more traditional American sectors are also experiencing significant growth. Recently, employment opportunities have been expanding in the mining, logging and construction fields, employing more and more Americans in scattered locations throughout the nation.
According to Business First, these industries, which have been somewhat overlooked as of late due to increased interest in exploring alternative energies, have developed at a rapid rate in the Louisville, Ky., metro area within the last year alone. From October 2012 to 2013, the mining, logging and construction fields added 1,400 jobs to the workforce. This gain represents a 6 percent increase in employment over the course of a year. This rise could be an encouraging sign for the area, as it continues to recover from the positions lost because of the Great Recession.
Kentucky is not the only state undergoing expansion within these fields. The Mail Tribune reported that the highest gains in Oregon employment over the past four years have been in the mining and logging industries. Within this timeframe, these fields have expanded by 27.3 percent. On top of that, this upward growing trend is not expected to slow any time soon. With a rising number of local manufacturers requiring wood to produce their goods, demand for these sectors’ services is only expected to grow.