Industry Statistics
The Oil and Natural Gas Labor-Management Committee is made up of companies from the domestic petroleum industry and unions representing construction workers that build and maintain the infrastructure to develop energy and bring it to market. These statistics provide an overview of the strengths and challenges within this industry.
- 9.2 Million Jobs supported by America’s oil and natural gas industry [more]
- 2.8 Million Workers represented by the union affiliates of the Oil and Natural Gas Labor Management Committee [more]
- $800 Million Annual investment - without public funds - in training and certification programs by America’s building trades unions [more]
- 29% Reliance on imports to meet U.S. energy needs in 2007 [more]
- 14% Reliance of on imports to meet U.S. energy needs in 2035, with increased development of America’s vast natural gas resources [more]
- 13.2% Unemployment in the construction industry - the highest of any private sector industry [more]
- 1 Million Jobs that could be created by developing more of America’s oil and natural gas [more]