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A March 2011 report by the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies found that coal-fired power plants often do not reach predicted counts of construction and permanent jobs.
The Center analyzed the largest coal-powered plants that became operational between 2005 and 2009. At those six locations -- in Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, South Carolina and Wisconsin -- analyses of employment data and labor retention rates showed that only the a plant in Iowa had an increase in construction employment that matched the expected level. The others other state projects did not reach the numbers predicted.<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MACGH00.htm "Study questions coal-fired power plant job counts"] Associated Press, March 31, 2011.</ref>
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