Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Employment
NAICS 21 • BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES)
The Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction industry employed 603.0K workers as of Mar 2026 (seasonally adjusted), a change of -17K over 12 months. Source: BLS CES.
Monthly Employment (thousands, SA) — last 5 years
Show full history (1939–present, 1,083 months)| Date | Employment (K) | MoM Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 603.0 | +2 |
| Feb 2026 | 601.0 | -1 |
| Jan 2026 | 602.0 | -2 |
| Dec 2025 | 604.0 | -1 |
| Nov 2025 | 605.0 | -1 |
| Oct 2025 | 606.0 | +1 |
| Sep 2025 | 605.0 | -2 |
| Aug 2025 | 607.0 | -3 |
| Jul 2025 | 610.0 | -6 |
| Jun 2025 | 616.0 | -2 |
| May 2025 | 618.0 | -4 |
| Apr 2025 | 622.0 | +2 |
| Mar 2025 | 620.0 | -2 |
| Feb 2025 | 622.0 | 0 |
| Jan 2025 | 622.0 | -1431.9 |
| Dec 2024 | 2,053.9 | +1431.9 |
| Dec 2024 | 622.0 | -2 |
| Nov 2024 | 624.0 | -1446.1 |
| Nov 2024 | 2,070.1 | -8.3 |
| Oct 2024 | 2,078.4 | +1456.4 |
| Oct 2024 | 622.0 | -1512.5 |
| Sep 2024 | 2,134.5 | +1512.5 |
| Sep 2024 | 622.0 | +2 |
| Aug 2024 | 620.0 | -1482.2 |
| Aug 2024 | 2,102.2 | +21.8 |
| Jul 2024 | 2,080.4 | +1458.4 |
| Jul 2024 | 622.0 | +2 |
| Jun 2024 | 620.0 | -1437 |
| Jun 2024 | 2,057.0 | +1433 |
| May 2024 | 624.0 | -1429.6 |
| May 2024 | 2,053.6 | +1425.6 |
| Apr 2024 | 628.0 | -1425.8 |
| Apr 2024 | 2,053.8 | +1417.8 |
| Mar 2024 | 636.0 | -1450.9 |
| Mar 2024 | 2,086.9 | -40.6 |
| Feb 2024 | 2,127.5 | +1494.5 |
| Feb 2024 | 633.0 | 0 |
| Jan 2024 | 633.0 | -1438 |
| Jan 2024 | 2,071.0 | +1433 |
| Dec 2023 | 638.0 | -1498 |
| Dec 2023 | 2,136.0 | +39.3 |
| Nov 2023 | 2,096.7 | +1460.7 |
| Nov 2023 | 636.0 | -1466.6 |
| Oct 2023 | 2,102.6 | +1463.6 |
| Oct 2023 | 639.0 | -2 |
| Sep 2023 | 641.0 | -1409.2 |
| Sep 2023 | 2,050.2 | +1409.2 |
| Aug 2023 | 641.0 | -1467 |
| Aug 2023 | 2,108.0 | +41.3 |
| Jul 2023 | 2,066.7 | +1424.7 |
| Jul 2023 | 642.0 | +2 |
| Jun 2023 | 640.0 | -1470.5 |
| Jun 2023 | 2,110.5 | +49.4 |
| May 2023 | 2,061.1 | +1419.1 |
| May 2023 | 642.0 | -1427.1 |
| Apr 2023 | 2,069.1 | +1432.1 |
| Apr 2023 | 637.0 | +3 |
| Mar 2023 | 634.0 | -1422.1 |
| Mar 2023 | 2,056.1 | -0.4 |
| Feb 2023 | 2,056.5 | — |