Oilfield employment still lagging in Texas

Companies, needing Permian workers, find West Texas a hard sell

 

Another report shows how employment in the oil and gas industry in Texas is still far behind numbers before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country.

An analysis by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis shows the industry in Texas added back only half of the jobs lost during the pandemic and it’s possible the job increase reported in May might have been a plateau.

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