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HIGHLIGHTS
Employees of the oil and gas industry in the Rockies typically earn 86% more than the state average and 67% more than the U
488,000 people work for the oil and gas industry in the Rockies (8.1% of total regional employment)
These employees receive over $27 billion in annual labor income (10.3% of total regional labor income)
Wyoming
Utah
North Dakota
New Mexico
Montana
Colorado
$0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000
Wyoming
Utah
North Dakota
New Mexico
Montana
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Montana
Colorado
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000
Oil and Gas Employment in the Rockies
Total Rockies Emp
Oil and Gas Emplo
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nd 67% more than the U.S. average.
Average
Earnings
State Average Earnings
O&G Average Earnings
$100,000
Employment in the
Oil & Gas Industry
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Direct
Indirect
Induced
200,000
Total Rockies Employment
Oil and Gas Employment
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Oil and Gas Industry Employees & Earnings
Employment, Labor Income, & Value
Employees
Added
State Direct Indirect Induced
Colorado 49366 46439 94603
Montana 12852 7974 13383
New Mexico 33116 20961 34737
North Dakota 11788 6599 9527
Utah 21404 17713 37072
Wyoming 32029 16929 22105
TOTALS 160555 116615 211427
U.S. 2123291 1661138 4034007
% Rockies of U.S. O&G employment 6.2%
% Rockies of U.S. labor income 5.8%
% Rockies of U.S. value added 6.0%
(figures from 2007)
Source: "The Economic Impacts of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry on the U.S. Economy: Emplyoment, Labor Income, & Valu
Earnings
State O&G Average Earnings State Average Earnings % Diff.
Colorado $60,811 $45,990 32.23%
Montana $91,000 $35,090 159.33%
New Mexico $63,668 $38,920 63.59%
North Dakota $82,803 $36,010 129.94%
Utah $84,795 $39,220 116.20%
Wyoming $53,457 $39,910 33.94%
Vs. State Average $72,756 $39,190 85.65%
Vs. U.S. Average $72,756 $43,460 67.41%
Sources:
Colorado: :Oil and Gas Economic Impact Analysis." Colorado School of Mines, CERI study, 2007
Montana: "Economic and fiscal impacts of Montana's Oil and Gas Industry." Scott Ricard, The Treasure State Journal, 2010
New Mexico: "The Economic Impact of New Mexico's Oil and Natural Gas Industry."Jay Lillywhite and C. Meghan Starbuck. 20
North Dakota: Job Service North Dakota (NDPC North Dakota Oil and Gas Facts, 2010 Edition)
Utah: "Structure and Economic Impact of UT's E&P Industry." University of Utah, Bureau of Economic and Business Research,
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Wyoming: "Wyoming Oil and Gas Economic Impact Study." , Booz Allen Hamilton, Prepared for the Wyoming Hertiage Found
U.S. & State figures: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2009
CHARTS
State
O&G Average Earnings State Average Earnings
Colorado $60,811 $45,990
Montana $91,000 $35,090
New Mexico $63,668 $38,920
North Dakota $82,803 $36,010
Utah $84,795 $39,220
Wyoming $53,457 $39,910
Wyoming
Average
Utah
Earnings
North Dakota
New Mexico
Montana
State Average Earnin
Colorado O&G Average Earnin
$0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000
Direct Indirect Induced
Colorado 49366 46439 94603
Montana 12852 7974 13383
New Mexico 33116 20961 34737
North Dakota 11788 6599 9527
Utah 21404 17713 37072
Wyoming 32029 16929 22105
Employment in th
Oil & Gas Industr
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Employment in th
Oil & Gas Industr
Wyoming
Utah
North Dakota
New Mexico
Montana
Colorado
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000
Total Rockies Employment 5543464.728
Oil and Gas Employment 488597
Oil and Gas Employment in the Rockies
Total Rockies Employment
Oil and Gas Employment
8%
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Backdata
% of Total % of Total % of Total
Labor Income Value Added Total
Total State State Labor State Value
($ million) ($ million) Employees
Employment Income Added
190408 6.0% $12,438 7.7% $24,099 9.3% 3173466.667
34209 5.3% $1,584 7.0% $3,324 8.9% 645452.8302
88814 8.1% $4,307 9.5% $8,292 12.2% 1096469.136
27914 5.7% $1,346 7.6% $2,773 9.6% 489719.2982
76189 4.7% $3,960 5.9% $7,822 7.6% 1621042.553
71063 18.8% $4,060 24.3% $8,432 29.4% 377994.6809
488597 8.1% $27,695 10.3% $54,742 12.8% 6032061.728
7818436 4.4% $477,249 5.4% $915,370 6.6%
ment, Labor Income, & Value Added." Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Prepared for American Petroleum Institute. September 2009
asure State Journal, 2010
and C. Meghan Starbuck. 2008
omic and Business Research, 2007
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he Wyoming Hertiage Foundation, 2008
Average
Earnings
State Average Earnings
O&G Average Earnings
Employment in the
Oil & Gas Industry
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Employment in the
Oil & Gas Industry
Direct
Indirect
Induced
Total Rockies Employment
Oil and Gas Employment
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Total Total
Labor Value
Income Added
$161,532 $259,129
$22,629 $37,348
$45,337 $67,967
$17,711 $28,885
$67,119 $102,921
$16,708 $28,680
$268,883 $427,672
ute. September 2009
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Unemployment: State vs. Counties with O/G Development
Unemployment Rate
State County Current (Aug 2010) 2000 2001 2002
Colorado Garfield 8.5 2.6 2.8 3.5
La Plata 6.1 3 3 3.7
Las Animas 8.3 4.6 4.6 4.9
Mesa 9.3 3.8 3.8 4.5
Rio Blanco 5.5 2.8 2.6 2.9
Weld 9.1 3.4 3.4 4.9
County Average 7.8 3.4 3.4 4.1
State Average 8.1 3 4.1 5.5
Montana Big Horn 11.5 11.6 12.6 9.8
Blaine 5.5 4.9 3.8 4.6
Fallon 2.7 3.3 2.5 2.7
Phillips 6 4.1 3.5 3.6
Richland 3.7 5.1 4.2 4.2
County Average 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.0
State Average 7.4 4.8 4.4 4.4
New Mexico Eddy 6 5.8 5 6.1
Lea 7.6 5.4 4.3 5.4
Rio Arriba 8.5 5.8 5.5 6.1
San Juan 9.8 6.2 5.6 6.5
County Average 8.0 5.8 5.1 6.0
State Average 8.3 5 4.9 5.6
North Dakota Billings 2.6 1.4 1.7 2.4
Bowman 2.5 1.6 1.8 2
Golden Valley 2.4 2.9 2.3 2.5
McKenzie 2.6 2.9 2.5 3.6
Mountrial 2.9 5.1 4.1 5.1
County Average 2.6 2.8 2.5 3.1
State Average 3.7 2.9 2.7 3.5
Utah Carbon 8.3 7.3 6.8 7.3
Duchesne 7.5 5.4 5.3 7
Emery 8 5.2 7.6 7
Grand 7.4 4.6 4.6 5.2
Uintah 7.3 5 4.7 6.4
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County Average 7.7 5.5 5.8 6.6
State Average 7.4 3.6 4.5 5.8
Wyoming Campbell 5.3 2.7 2.3 2.6
Converse 5.6 3.4 3.3 3.5
Sublette 4.1 2.5 2.2 2.2
Sweetwater 6.5 3.9 3.7 3.4
County Average 5.4 3.1 2.9 2.9
State Average 6.8 3.8 4 4
U.S Rate 9.6 4.1 4.9 4.7
Average of O/G
Producing 6.2 4.4 4.2 4.6
Counties
State's Average 7.0 3.9 4.1 4.8
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; annual figures reflect rate in August
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
U.S Rate 4.1 4.9 4.7 6.1 5.4 4.9
Average of O/G
Producing 4.6 4.5 4.9 5.0 4.5 3.9
Counties
State's Average 3.8 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.7
Unemployment 2000-2010
12
10
8
6
4
2
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
4.4 3.5 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.9 7.4 8.5
4.4 3.7 3.4 3.3 2.8 3.6 5.4 6.1
6.3 5.7 5.1 4.5 3.6 4.5 8.8 8.3
5.6 5.2 4.6 4.1 3.2 3.8 9.6 9.3
3.8 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.3 2.3 4.9 5.5
5.9 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.1 5.1 8.7 9.1
5.1 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.1 3.7 7.5 7.8
6.3 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.6 4.9 7.9 8.2
9.7 6.9 6.6 3.2 6.7 7.5 9 11.5
3.6 3.5 3.2 2.7 3.2 3.7 4.7 5.5
2.1 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.7 2.3 2.8 2.7
3.3 3.1 3 2.9 3 3.7 5.1 6
3.2 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.9 4.3 3.7
4.4 3.6 3.4 2.5 3.3 4.0 5.2 5.9
4.3 4 3.6 3.3 3.5 4.8 6.4 7.4
6.4 5.7 4.6 3.5 2.8 3.5 6.2 6
5.7 4.9 1.1 3.1 2.5 3.5 9.1 7.6
6.3 6.6 5.6 4.8 4.3 4.7 7.7 8.5
7.2 6.5 5.5 4.5 3.4 5.7 8.7 9.8
6.4 5.9 4.2 4.0 3.3 4.4 7.9 8.0
6.1 5.7 5.1 4.1 3.4 4.7 7.6 8.2
2.7 2.3 2.8 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.6
2 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.2 3.2 2.5
2 3.6 2.6 3.3 3.1 2.7 3.5 2.4
3.4 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.4 2.6 3.6 2.6
5 5.1 5.7 6.1 5.9 4.7 4.4 2.9
3.0 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.5 2.6
3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.4 3.7
8.3 6.8 4.9 4 4.1 5.1 8 8.3
6.8 5.6 4.3 3 2.8 2.8 8.3 7.5
8.2 6.5 4.9 3.9 3.4 4.3 6.7 8
5.4 5.3 4.3 3.5 3.7 4.3 6.1 7.4
6.1 5.4 1.4 2.8 2.7 2.6 9 7.3
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7.0 5.9 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.8 7.6 7.7
5.7 5 4.1 3 2.9 3.8 6.8 7.5
3.3 2.8 2.3 1.8 1.8 2 5.9 5.3
4.1 3.7 3.3 3 2.6 2.8 6.2 5.6
2.6 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.5 5.1 4.1
3.6 2.9 2.7 2.1 1.9 2.3 7.3 6.5
3.4 2.9 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.2 6.1 5.4
4.5 4 3.8 3.2 2.9 3.3 7.1 6.8
6.1 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.6 6.1 9.7 9.6
4.9 4.4 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.5 6.3 6.2
5.1 4.6 4.2 3.6 3.4 4.2 6.7 7.0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
4.7 4.6 6.1 9.7 9.6
3.4 3.3 3.8 6.2 6.2
3.2 3.2 4.0 5.9 6.2
U.S Rate
Average of O/G Producing Counties
State's Average
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