StateImpact Pennsylvania | US Oil, Gas Industry Sees 26% Decline in Employment OilPrice.com To put the employment figures into perspective, the average decrease in employment over the 20-month span from October 2014 to May 2016 is 7,100 per month—a figure that dwarfs the jobs cuts in the oil and gas sector during the 2008-2009 recession, ... Oil and gas jobs down 26 percent since 2014 |