The price of oil continues to drop, and that now means mass layoffs for oil workers in Bakersfield. The Employment Development Department showed 700 people to be laid off by Ensign Energy Services, but that bad news came very suddenly for families, even with the threat of low oil prices looming overhead for months. “I’ve got six kids,” said Edgar Salazar, choking back tears. “It’s stressful on a man. I have to support my family some way or another.” Salazar was laid off just before Christmas. He’s a 14-year veteran of the oil industry and has never been unemployed. Now, he’s a casualty of those drastic declines in oil prices. “I’ve never seen it this bad,” he said. On Jan. 1, 2014, the price of oil per barrel was $99. Now, it has dropped to $48. “It basically impacts your life,” said Salazar. “I’d rather pay $4.80 a gallon […]