Nearly ** employees within the U.S. fossil fuel industry were made redundant between March and July 2020. This is a result of declining energy and especially crude oil demand following the coronavirus pandemic.
Texas, the leading oil producing state, was the most affected, with some * workers laid off in the five-month period.
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Axios. (August 21, 2020). Job losses in the fossil fuel sector due to covid-19 in the United States between March and July 2020, by state* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1169536/us-fossil-fuel-job-losses/
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