U.S. Oilfield services sector added 23,000 jobs in March: industry report

Jobs in the sector are still down 9.2% from March 2020, according to the council.

The oilfield services and equipment industry was hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic as lockdowns crushed fuel demand, prompting oil producers to slash spending and reduce activity.

Some 102,000 oilfield jobs were lost as a result of the pandemic, according to estimates by the Council. Roughly 57,000 jobs were lost in April 2020, the largest one-month total since 2013.