Texas Upstream Employment Adds 400 Jobs in April as Job Postings Rise 7%

2 articles · Updated · Rigzone News · May 26

Texas upstream employment rose by 400 jobs from March to April, as 1,700 new support-activity positions more than offset a 1,300 decline in oil and gas extraction jobs.
April totals reached 63,000 extraction jobs and 130,200 support-activity jobs, according to TIPRO’s reading of BLS data, with figures still subject to revision.
9,780 unique Texas oil and gas job postings were recorded in April, up 7% from March, led by support activities for oil and gas operations with 2,478 listings; Houston posted 2,613 openings.
Texas also led the nation in hiring demand, ahead of Pennsylvania’s 3,036 postings, while nationwide industry postings edged up 1% to 61,004.
More than $2.488 billion in Texas oil and gas production taxes flowed to the state from January through April, as TIPRO tied the labor gains to strong activity in a record U.S. production environment.

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