Employment by the Numbers

• In 2014, an average of 24,012 jobs were supported by oil and gas extraction and direct support activities in North Dakota
• Each drilling rig results in about 120 direct and indirect jobs
• 193 rigs on average operated in North Dakota in 2013. The drilling rig count is a prime barometer for measuring new oil and gas activity. The all-time high was 218 rigs on May 29, 2012.

• North Dakota Job Service
  
• McKenzie County Job Openings