Th3 Core

was in Texas???

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/10/28/2585867/report-shows-texas-a-main-engine.html

The biggest decrease was in the information industry, including Internet service providers, Web search portals, publishing, broadcasting and telecommunications. The sector's employment dropped by 7.3 percent (14,600 jobs) to 186,200 jobs.

I always remember there was someone from the DTI that said that Aberdeen was the entrepreneurial capital of the UK when a body called Beyond Bricks was first started.

Wasn't until someone realised that the State/City box had Aberdeen pre-selected and most people forgot to change it they realised their error.

But I can see a lot of the work heading to Texas, many of the people I know have relocated there because there is no affiliate tax.

Mining and logging, which includes oil and gas drilling, led in job creation with a 14.1 percent gain (27,900 jobs). The average number of active rigs increased from 379 in October 2009 to 688 this month, according to Hughes Tool Co.

Interesting... wonder why there's been such a jump in the oil/gas industry just down there?

Ooh. Maybe they can siphon some of the oil industry hacks out of Alaska too? *fingers crossed*