Oil field serves sector jobs remain flat, Energy Workforce & Technology Council. reports

(WO) – Jobs in the U.S. oil field remained relatively flat, with a loss of 3,741 in the U.S. oil field services sector during January 2024, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after adjustments to December numbers and analysis by the Energy Workforce & Technology Council.

Compared to December, job availability across the sector decreased by 0.6%. Nationally, the U.S. unemployment rate is at 3.7%. National job growth posted a surprisingly strong increase in January. Meanwhile, U.S. Chamber of Commerce analysis finds that workforce participation remains below pre-pandemic levels.

"As the jobs remain relatively flat, we are hopeful that as energy demand continues to grow we will see the jobs holding steady and trending towards long-term growth," said Energy Workforce Molly Determan. "We will continue to support policies that enable this growth."

In a state-by-state analysis, Energy Workforce reported the following:

TX- 314,402

LA- 53,874

OK- 49,099

CO- 26,195

NM- 24,130

CA- 23,614

PA- 23,356

ND- 20,065

WY- 14,968

OH- 10,710

AK- 10,000

WV- 9,871