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Texas added 4,100 upstream oil and gas jobs in May. But the detail that actually matters for field services companies is buried in the breakdown. Oilfield services added 4,400 positions. Extraction employment dropped 300. That split tells you something important: operators are ramping field activity without growing their own headcount. They're leaning on service companies and subcontractors to execute it. That's a direct demand signal, and it's showing up in the hiring data. Texas posted 10,409 unique oil and gas job listings in May, up 6% from April. Midland and Odessa both ranked among the top cities for postings, meaning competition for field crews in the Permian is already tightening. Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations accounted for the largest share of listings statewide. On the revenue side, Texas oil producers paid $677 million in production taxes in May, more than $100 million above April and 64% higher than May 2025. That kind of year-over-year jump doesn't slow down quietly. For subcontractors watching the market, this is the validation data worth sharing with your crews and your clients. Total upstream employment now sits at roughly 197,500 positions across the state, and the growth is coming from exactly the segment that field services companies operate in. https://lnkd.in/ez7grSBz #IndustryTrends #BlueCollar #PermianBasin #DailyNews