The total number of jobs in 2027 is expected to hit 1.09 million. Employment in the U.S. oil and gas industry is set to rebound in the coming years and surpass pre-Covid levels, according to new research by Rystad Energy. The company noted that the total number of jobs in 2027 is expected to hit 1.09 million, which it highlighted was a “marginal increase” from the 1.07 million in the sector pre-Covid in 2019. U.S. oil and gas employment is set to expand by 12.5 percent this year, rising from around 863,000 to 971,000 total jobs by the end of 2022, according to Rystad. Total U.S. oil and gas employment by year – Rystad Energy. The company pointed out that the U.S. oil and gas sector lost nearly 200,000 jobs during the pandemic, or 20 percent of the total workforce. Almost half of the jobs have already been recovered, […]