B06 · Oil and Gas · United States
Oil and gas industry employment (count)
United States: 11 million in as of 12 Aug 2026.
- 11 million Latest · United States · as of 12 Aug 2026
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- 2 Records · 1 region · 2026
Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher
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Oil and gas industry employment (count)
United States, as of 10 Aug 2026 to as of 12 Aug 2026
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| as of 10 Aug 2026 | Estimate | 11 million |
| as of 12 Aug 2026 | Estimate | 11 million |
Every record
2 records · 1 region · 2026. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States 2 records | |||
| as of 12 Aug 2026 | 11 million | API · 12 Aug 2026 | estimate |
| as of 10 Aug 2026 | 11 million | API · 10 Aug 2026 | estimate |
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- The total number of jobs supported directly and indirectly by the oil and gas industry.
- Measure
- One slice of Employment ( form: count, segment: oil and gas ) . Total number of individuals employed within a specified industry sector or facility. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 2 documents
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf of America Lease Sale 'Another Vote of Confidence in American Energy' | API | 12 Aug 2026 | 1 |
| API Applauds Trump Administration Extension of Jones Act Waivers | API | 10 Aug 2026 | 1 |
Other slices of employment
- Employment rate of labour force with an ICT education 12 ict education
- ICT sector share of total employment 10 ict sector
- Share of ICT specialists in total employment 10 ict specialist
- Share of employed persons with tertiary ICT education 9 tertiary ict education
- Average annual growth rate of employed women with an ICT education 8 female ict education
- Male share of ICT specialists 8 male ict specialist
- Female ICT specialists in employment 7 female ict specialist
- Share of youth among employed persons with an ICT education 7 youth ict education
- Average annual growth rate of employed persons with tertiary ICT education 6 tertiary ict education
- ICT specialists employment annual growth rate 6 ict specialist
- ICT specialists in employment 6 ict specialist
- Production and nonsupervisory employees 6 production and nonsupervisory
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest oil and gas industry employment (count)?
United States: 11 million in as of 12 Aug 2026.
Where does this data come from?
From 2 documents published by API. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Irregularly: the publishers behind this measure do not release it on a fixed schedule. A new figure appears here once it is published and verified.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Oil and gas industry employment (count) [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/oil-and-gas-industry-employment-count
"Oil and gas industry employment (count)." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/oil-and-gas-industry-employment-count. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Oil and gas industry employment (count)." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/oil-and-gas-industry-employment-count.
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