Recent News and Discussions About Energy Sector Layoffs
Top Oil & Gas Firms Increased Layoffs, Cutting 15k Jobs in 2021
https://bailoutwatch.org/analysis/top-oil–gas-firms-increased-layoffs-cutting-15k-jobs-2021
May 9, 2022 — New analysis finds 19 of the 20 biggest oil and gas companies laid off workers in 2021.
US Energy & Employment Jobs Report (USEER)
https://www.energy.gov/policy/us-energy-employment-jobs-report-useer
The U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) is a comprehensive summary of national and state-level employment, workforce, industry , occupation, …
The oil and gas industry has lost more than 100,000 jobs this …
https://fortune.com/2020/10/05/oil-gas-jobs-transition-climate-coronavirus/
Oct 4, 2020 — The oil, natural gas, and chemicals industry in the U.S. eliminated 107,000 jobs between March and August of this year, according to a report …
US oil and gas industry lost 107,000 jobs in the pandemic …
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/U-S-oil-and-gas-industry-lost-107-000-jobs-in-15633468.php
Oct 9, 2020 — About 107,000 oil, gas and petrochemical workers — or about 7 percent of the 1.5 million employed in the industry nationally — have been laid …
Third of oil and gas workers faced pay cut in 2020 due to …
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/third-oil-gas-workers-faced-pay-cut-2020-due-pandemic-survey-shows-2021-01-12/
Jan 12, 2021 — Job security was low across all energy sectors , with 78% of oil and gas workers feeling less secure than a year ago about their jobs.
The future of work in oil, gas and chemicals – Deloitte
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/oil-and-gas/future-of-work-oil-and-gas-chemicals.html
Oct 5, 2020 — Even the relatively stable sectors , such as refining and chemicals, reported up to 35,000 layoffs combined. … Such large-scale layoffs , coupled …
US energy industry has cut 107K jobs during COVID-19 crisis
https://nypost.com/2020/10/05/us-energy-industry-axed-107000-jobs-amid-coronavirus-crisis/
Oct 5, 2020 — Those job cuts imposed over just six months, from March to August, constituted the fastest set of layoffs in the industry’s history as the …
The pandemic made 107000 oil and gas jobs disappear. Most …
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/08/business/oil-gas-jobs/index.html
Oct 8, 2020 — The oil and gas industry is laying off workers at an unprecedented pace to cope with a pandemic that crashed energy prices and raised doubts …
Energy Sector Job Losses Said Unlikely to Return Until Late …
Energy Sector Job Losses Said Unlikely to Return Until Late 2021
Oct 5, 2020 — The downturn in the U.S. energy sector caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is “truly like no other” as 70% of the jobs lost this year may not …
Labor shortage remains a major challenge for oil and gas
Labor shortage remains a major challenge for oil and gas: Spring 2022 outlook
Feb 7, 2022 — Some workers are moving to the renewable energy space, while others are leaving the industry altogether to join other, more lucrative or stable …
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