Chart 1. Comparisons of BEA and BLS estimates of Alabama oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211) employment in 2020
Source Oil and gas extraction employment estimate

QCEW (BLS)

279

SAEMP25 (BEA)

2,032

SAEMP27 (BEA)

278

Note: BEA = U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, NAICS = North American Industry Classification System, QCEW = Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, SAEMP25 = total full-time and part-time employment by industry by state, and SAEMP27 = full-time and part-time wage and salary employment by industry by state.

Source: “Quarterly census of employment and wages” (Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, updated quarterly), https://www.bls.gov/cew/; and “Employment by state” (Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis), https://www.bea.gov/data/employment/employment-by-state.