Comparing The Bakken Boom With Previous Booms -- The Male Migration -- Pew Research, July, 2014

On July 15th, 2014 -- just a few days ago -- I had a long post on taxable sales and purchases in North Dakota as a result of the Bakken boom. A reader found a very interesting Pew Research study that was posted the very next day. Below is a graphic with regard to the male migration:

The second point had to do with the increase in women during those booms: "From 1970 to 1980, the number of men in Alaska increased by 31% (51,000). But the population growth of women was even faster, with a 46% increase (60,000) over the same time period."

I guess the "rush" is over.

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