NEW YORK — For almost a century, farming and oil have driven the economy in the windswept Texas Panhandle town of Borger. The latest growth industry: divorce law.
The small town, whipsawed by an energy boom and an agriculture bust, registered the largest increase in divorced people in the United States during the past five years. The percentage of divorced adults in Borger, home to the world’s largest inland petroleum refinery complex, has almost doubled to 15.2 percent since 2007, according to Census data compiled by Bloomberg.
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‘‘A lot of roughnecks use meth, and they’re gone all the time,’’ she said. ‘‘And the farming and ranching business has just been horrible. >>>>>>Ummmm, why would this industry risk itself or it's workers by not performing regular drug testing? If someone comes back and tells me that the unions bargained it out, I'll snap.