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Residents of counties with higher shares of oil and natural gas extraction employment in 1980 were estimated to have lower lifetime earnings and delayed retirement

Errata: On October 25, 2021, the map accompanying this finding was revised to show the correct number of counties in the contiguous United States.

This is a map of the contiguous United States showing county share of employment in oil and natural gas extraction in 1980.

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