largest occupation group in the U.S. oil and gas extraction industry.
The United States oil and gas extraction industry employed some 112,000 people in 2022, including both full-time and part-time employment. The 2020 oil crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic led to a decline of 15,000 people in this industry’s workforce, a trend that continued throughout the following two years. Wellhead pumpers make up the Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000)
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Oil industry in the U.S.BEA. (September 29, 2023). Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/193217/employment-in-the-us-oil-and-gas-extraction-industry-since-1998/
BEA. "Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000)." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/193217/employment-in-the-us-oil-and-gas-extraction-industry-since-1998/
BEA. (2023). Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/193217/employment-in-the-us-oil-and-gas-extraction-industry-since-1998/
BEA. "Number of Employees in The Oil and Gas Extraction Industry in The United States from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/193217/employment-in-the-us-oil-and-gas-extraction-industry-since-1998/
BEA, Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/193217/employment-in-the-us-oil-and-gas-extraction-industry-since-1998/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000) [Graph], BEA, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/193217/employment-in-the-us-oil-and-gas-extraction-industry-since-1998/