AUSTIN – According to newly released data from the Texas Workforce Commission, employment in the upstream sector of the Texas oil and gas industry grew by 4,500 jobs in March, representing the highest single month growth in upstream jobs since June of 2011.
AUSTIN – Newly-released data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), subject to customary data revisions in the coming months, shows that upstream oil and natural gas employment in the state surged by 6,900 jobs in May, the highest single-month reported job growth in the 33 years of data available on TWC’s website. The addition of these jobs in May brings the total upstream oil and natural gas job count in Texas above 200,000 for the first time in over three years.
