Texas Upstream Employment Rises by 1,800 Jobs to 193,300 in March

1 articles · Updated · Rigzone News · May 15

Texas added 1,800 upstream oil and gas jobs in March from February, lifting total upstream employment to 193,300, according to industry groups citing state and federal labor data.
The gain came from 600 added extraction jobs and 1,200 support-activity jobs, while TIPRO said hiring demand stayed firm with 9,110 unique Texas postings in March, up 7% from February.
Houston led Texas job listings with 2,321 postings, ahead of Midland's 589 and Odessa's 394; support activities for oil and gas operations topped sector demand with 2,265 postings.
April tax receipts also strengthened: Texas collected $567 million in oil production taxes—up $189 million from March and 30% above a year earlier—plus $223 million from natural gas taxes.
Even with the monthly increase, March upstream employment was still down 7,100 jobs, or 3.5%, from a year earlier, underscoring a recovery that remains below recent peaks.

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