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Counties with highest concentration of employment in oil and gas extraction, June 2014
January 09, 2015
U.S. production of oil and natural gas has grown rapidly in recent years. This growth resulted partly from new drilling methods that have made it easier to extract oil and gas that previously were not accessible. In June 2014, Washington County, Oklahoma, had the highest concentration of employment in the oil and gas extraction industry. Among the 10 counties with the highest concentrations of oil and gas employment, 5 were in Texas.
Counties with the highest relative concentration of employment (location quotient) in the oil and gas extraction industry, June 2014
20.0 and higher
14.0 to 19.9
8.0 to 13.9
2.1 to 7.9
2.0 and lower
Wilson County, NC
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Data not shown for counties for which the location quotient is 2.0 or less or not disclosable due to publication standards.
Upton County, Texas, had the second-highest concentration of employment in oil and gas extraction. Other counties with high concentrations included Woods County, Oklahoma, Crockett County, Texas, and Hutchinson County, Texas. Twenty-one states had counties with an employment concentration more than twice that of the national average.
These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. Location quotients measure an industry’s employment concentration in an area. A location quotient greater than 1 means that an industry’s share of employment in an area is greater than the share for the entire United States.