Figure 8. Employment in mining and support activities for mining by West Texas Intermediate crude oil, January 2006– December 2016, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
| Date |
West Texas Intermediate Spot Price |
Mining |
Support activities for mining |
|
Jan 2006
|
65.49 |
5.7 |
4.0 |
|
Feb 2006
|
61.63 |
5.8 |
2.2 |
|
Mar 2006
|
62.69 |
6.1 |
3.5 |
|
Apr 2006
|
69.44 |
10.0 |
8.6 |
|
May 2006
|
70.84 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
|
Jun 2006
|
70.95 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
|
Jul 2006
|
74.41 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
|
Aug 2006
|
73.04 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
|
Sep 2006
|
63.80 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
|
Oct 2006
|
58.89 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
|
Nov 2006
|
59.08 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
|
Dec 2006
|
61.96 |
4.1 |
2.6 |
|
Jan 2007
|
54.51 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
|
Feb 2007
|
59.28 |
5.1 |
3.4 |
|
Mar 2007
|
60.44 |
4.4 |
2.3 |
|
Apr 2007
|
63.98 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
|
May 2007
|
63.46 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
|
Jun 2007
|
67.49 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
|
Jul 2007
|
74.12 |
5.5 |
4.1 |
|
Aug 2007
|
72.36 |
–0.7 |
–0.9 |
|
Sep 2007
|
79.92 |
–0.2 |
–0.1 |
|
Oct 2007
|
85.80 |
1.5 |
–1.0 |
|
Nov 2007
|
94.77 |
6.8 |
4.6 |
|
Dec 2007
|
91.69 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
|
Jan 2008
|
92.97 |
6.5 |
3.8 |
|
Feb 2008
|
95.39 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
|
Mar 2008
|
105.45 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
|
Apr 2008
|
112.58 |
–1.1 |
2.3 |
|
May 2008
|
125.40 |
6.9 |
–1.3 |
|
Jun 2008
|
133.88 |
7.8 |
5.5 |
|
Jul 2008
|
133.37 |
4.5 |
3.1 |
|
Aug 2008
|
116.67 |
7.7 |
4.1 |
|
Sep 2008
|
104.11 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
|
Oct 2008
|
76.61 |
–1.1 |
–1.7 |
|
Nov 2008
|
57.31 |
–5.0 |
–4.4 |
|
Dec 2008
|
41.12 |
–4.5 |
–4.4 |
|
Jan 2009
|
41.71 |
–8.5 |
–4.5 |
|
Feb 2009
|
39.09 |
–13.0 |
–9.2 |
|
Mar 2009
|
47.94 |
–17.4 |
–11.3 |
|
Apr 2009
|
49.65 |
–16.2 |
–11.8 |
|
May 2009
|
59.03 |
–16.8 |
–13.6 |
|
Jun 2009
|
69.64 |
–8.1 |
–5.4 |
|
Jul 2009
|
64.15 |
–7.4 |
–4.2 |
|
Aug 2009
|
71.05 |
–8.9 |
–5.4 |
|
Sep 2009
|
69.41 |
–5.3 |
–4.0 |
|
Oct 2009
|
75.72 |
–2.9 |
–0.2 |
|
Nov–2009
|
77.99 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
|
Dec 2009
|
74.47 |
–0.4 |
1.6 |
|
Jan 2010
|
78.33 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
|
Feb 2010
|
76.39 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
|
Mar 2010
|
81.20 |
6.4 |
4.9 |
|
Apr 2010
|
84.29 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
|
May 2010
|
73.74 |
9.8 |
7.1 |
|
Jun 2010
|
75.34 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
|
Jul 2010
|
76.32 |
6.6 |
4.9 |
|
Aug 2010
|
76.6 |
7.9 |
4.9 |
|
Sep 2010
|
75.24 |
7.7 |
5.4 |
|
Oct 2010
|
81.89 |
8.0 |
5.5 |
|
Nov 2010
|
84.25 |
6.4 |
4.6 |
|
Dec 2010
|
89.15 |
–1.7 |
0.7 |
|
Jan 2011
|
89.17 |
0.7 |
–1.0 |
|
Feb 2011
|
88.58 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
|
Mar 2011
|
102.86 |
14.2 |
9.9 |
|
Apr 2011
|
109.53 |
16.2 |
9.3 |
|
May 2011
|
100.90 |
10.5 |
6.7 |
|
Jun 2011
|
96.26 |
11.8 |
8.5 |
|
Jul 2011
|
97.30 |
10.5 |
8.9 |
|
Aug 2011
|
86.33 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
|
Sep 2011
|
85.52 |
9.3 |
6.3 |
|
Oct 2011
|
86.32 |
6.8 |
3.8 |
|
Nov 2011
|
97.16 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
|
Dec 2011
|
98.56 |
6.3 |
4.1 |
|
Jan 2012
|
100.27 |
7.7 |
7.1 |
|
Feb 2012
|
102.20 |
6.4 |
5.6 |
|
Mar 2012
|
106.16 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
|
Apr 2012
|
103.32 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
|
May 2012
|
94.66 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
|
Jun 2012
|
82.30 |
–0.7 |
0.3 |
|
Jul 2012
|
87.90 |
–2.8 |
–3.1 |
|
Aug 2012
|
94.13 |
–1.0 |
0.1 |
|
Sep 2012
|
94.51 |
–4.8 |
–3.8 |
|
Oct 2012
|
89.49 |
–8.9 |
–6.1 |
|
Nov 2012
|
86.53 |
6.6 |
5.8 |
|
Dec 2012
|
87.86 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
|
Jan 2013
|
94.76 |
5.0 |
3.4 |
|
Feb 2013
|
95.31 |
4.5 |
2.4 |
|
Mar 2013
|
92.94 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
|
Apr 2013
|
92.02 |
–2.9 |
1.0 |
|
May 2013
|
94.51 |
4.9 |
4.2 |
|
Jun 2013
|
95.77 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
|
Jul 2013
|
104.67 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
|
Aug 2013
|
106.57 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
|
Sep 2013
|
106.29 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
|
Oct 2013
|
100.54 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
|
Nov 2013
|
93.86 |
–3.3 |
–4.7 |
|
Dec 2013
|
97.63 |
–1.2 |
2.1 |
|
Jan 2014
|
94.62 |
5.2 |
3.1 |
|
Feb 2014
|
100.82 |
4.5 |
2.6 |
|
Mar 2014
|
100.80 |
5.3 |
7.6 |
|
Apr 2014
|
102.07 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
|
May 2014
|
102.18 |
1.8 |
–0.1 |
|
Jun 2014
|
105.79 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
|
Jul 2014
|
103.59 |
5.5 |
3.6 |
|
Aug 2014
|
96.54 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
|
Sep 2014
|
93.21 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
|
Oct 2014
|
84.40 |
–4.8 |
–6.2 |
|
Nov 2014
|
75.79 |
–1.4 |
–0.8 |
|
Dec 2014
|
59.29 |
–3.4 |
–2.0 |
|
Jan 2015
|
47.22 |
–8.7 |
–6.4 |
|
Feb 2015
|
50.58 |
–12.2 |
–9.1 |
|
Mar 2015
|
47.82 |
–14.5 |
–13.7 |
|
Apr 2015
|
54.45 |
–15.5 |
–10.8 |
|
May 2015
|
59.27 |
–21.9 |
–21.9 |
|
Jun 2015
|
59.82 |
–3.4 |
–1.7 |
|
Jul 2015
|
50.90 |
–10.9 |
–10.4 |
|
Aug 2015
|
42.87 |
–13.2 |
–10.2 |
|
Sep 2015
|
45.48 |
–15.6 |
–12.0 |
|
Oct 2015
|
46.22 |
–9.1 |
–5.7 |
|
Nov 2015
|
42.44 |
–15.1 |
–11.3 |
|
Dec 2015
|
37.19 |
–10.7 |
–7.7 |
|
Jan 2016
|
31.68 |
–14.5 |
–12.2 |
|
Feb 2016
|
30.32 |
–20.0 |
–16.5 |
|
Mar 2016
|
37.55 |
–17.1 |
–13.6 |
|
Apr 2016
|
40.75 |
–8.8 |
–5.2 |
|
May 2016
|
46.71 |
–8.4 |
–4.7 |
|
Jun 2016
|
48.76 |
–6.0 |
–4.0 |
|
Jul 2016
|
44.65 |
–4.0 |
–2.2 |
|
Aug 2016
|
44.72 |
–1.8 |
–2.6 |
|
Sep 2016
|
45.18 |
–0.6 |
–0.7 |
|
Oct 2016
|
49.78 |
–1.6 |
–1.7 |
|
Nov 2016
|
45.66 |
6.5 |
3.2 |
|
Dec 2016
|
51.97 |
1.7 |
2.2 |