Period | WTI crude oil price | Employment (thousands) |
---|---|---|
Jan 2007 |
$54.51 | 282.8 |
Feb 2007 |
59.28 | 286.2 |
Mar 2007 |
60.44 | 288.5 |
Apr 2007 |
63.98 | 289.8 |
May 2007 |
63.46 | 293.2 |
Jun 2007 |
67.49 | 293.8 |
Jul 2007 |
74.12 | 297.9 |
Aug 2007 |
72.36 | 297.0 |
Sep 2007 |
79.92 | 296.9 |
Oct 2007 |
85.8 | 295.9 |
Nov 2007 |
94.77 | 300.5 |
Dec 2007 |
91.69 | 304.6 |
Jan 2008 |
92.97 | 308.4 |
Feb 2008 |
95.39 | 311.1 |
Mar 2008 |
105.45 | 317.5 |
Apr 2008 |
112.58 | 319.8 |
May 2008 |
125.4 | 318.5 |
Jun 2008 |
133.88 | 324.0 |
Jul 2008 |
133.37 | 327.1 |
Aug 2008 |
116.67 | 331.2 |
Sep 2008 |
104.11 | 334.4 |
Oct 2008 |
76.61 | 332.7 |
Nov 2008 |
57.31 | 328.3 |
Dec 2008 |
41.12 | 323.9 |
Jan 2009 |
41.71 | 319.4 |
Feb 2009 |
39.09 | 310.2 |
Mar 2009 |
47.94 | 298.9 |
Apr 2009 |
49.65 | 287.1 |
May 2009 |
59.03 | 273.5 |
Jun 2009 |
69.64 | 268.1 |
Jul 2009 |
64.15 | 263.9 |
Aug 2009 |
71.05 | 258.5 |
Sep 2009 |
69.41 | 254.5 |
Oct 2009 |
75.72 | 254.3 |
Nov 2009 |
77.99 | 257.7 |
Dec 2009 |
74.47 | 259.3 |
Jan 2010 |
78.33 | 263.9 |
Feb 2010 |
76.39 | 269.0 |
Mar 2010 |
81.2 | 273.9 |
Apr 2010 |
84.29 | 277.5 |
May 2010 |
73.74 | 284.6 |
Jun 2010 |
75.34 | 289.9 |
Jul 2010 |
76.32 | 294.8 |
Aug 2010 |
76.6 | 299.7 |
Sep 2010 |
75.24 | 305.1 |
Oct 2010 |
81.89 | 310.6 |
Nov 2010 |
84.25 | 315.2 |
Dec 2010 |
89.15 | 315.9 |
Jan 2011 |
89.17 | 314.9 |
Feb 2011 |
88.58 | 315.5 |
Mar 2011 |
102.86 | 325.4 |
Apr 2011 |
109.53 | 334.7 |
May 2011 |
100.9 | 341.4 |
Jun 2011 |
96.26 | 349.9 |
Jul 2011 |
97.3 | 358.8 |
Aug 2011 |
86.33 | 359.7 |
Sep 2011 |
85.52 | 366.0 |
Oct 2011 |
86.32 | 369.8 |
Nov 2011 |
97.16 | 373.3 |
Dec 2011 |
98.56 | 377.4 |
Jan 2012 |
100.27 | 384.5 |
Feb 2012 |
102.2 | 390.1 |
Mar 2012 |
106.16 | 391.3 |
Apr 2012 |
103.32 | 393.9 |
May 2012 |
94.66 | 395.4 |
Jun 2012 |
82.3 | 395.7 |
Jul 2012 |
87.9 | 392.6 |
Aug 2012 |
94.13 | 392.7 |
Sep 2012 |
94.51 | 388.9 |
Oct 2012 |
89.49 | 382.8 |
Nov 2012 |
86.53 | 388.6 |
Dec 2012 |
87.86 | 391.0 |
Jan 2013 |
94.76 | 393.8 |
Feb 2013 |
95.31 | 397.5 |
Mar 2013 |
92.94 | 400.6 |
Apr 2013 |
92.02 | 401.6 |
May 2013 |
94.51 | 406.4 |
Jun 2013 |
95.77 | 409.4 |
Jul 2013 |
104.67 | 409.9 |
Aug 2013 |
106.57 | 411.2 |
Sep 2013 |
106.29 | 415.3 |
Oct 2013 |
100.54 | 416.7 |
Nov 2013 |
93.86 | 413.3 |
Dec 2013 |
97.63 | 414.7 |
Jan 2014 |
94.62 | 417.0 |
Feb 2014 |
100.82 | 420.1 |
Mar 2014 |
100.8 | 426.9 |
Apr 2014 |
102.07 | 432.4 |
May 2014 |
102.18 | 432.2 |
Jun 2014 |
105.79 | 434.3 |
Jul 2014 |
103.59 | 438.1 |
Aug 2014 |
96.54 | 439.8 |
Sep 2014 |
93.21 | 444.2 |
Oct 2014 |
84.4 | 440.9 |
Nov 2014 |
75.79 | 439.7 |
Dec 2014 |
59.29 | 437.2 |
Jan 2015 |
47.22 | 431.1 |
Feb 2015 |
50.58 | 422.0 |
Mar 2015 |
47.82 | 407.2 |
Apr 2015 |
54.45 | 395.1 |
May 2015 |
59.27 | 373.0 |
Jun 2015 |
59.82 | 371.3 |
Jul 2015 |
50.9 | 360.6 |
Aug 2015 |
42.87 | 351.3 |
Sep 2015 |
45.48 | 339.2 |
Oct 2015 |
46.22 | 336.3 |
Nov 2015 |
42.44 | 325.1 |
Dec 2015 |
37.19 | 317.2 |
Jan 2016 |
31.68 | 305.4 |
Feb 2016 |
30.32 | 288.2 |
Mar 2016 |
37.55 | 273.0 |
Apr 2016 |
40.75 | 266.5 |
May 2016 |
46.71 | 261.6 |
Jun 2016 |
48.76 | 256.7 |
Jul 2016 |
44.65 | 256.8 |
Aug 2016 |
44.72 | 254.6 |
Sep 2016 |
45.18 | 255.9 |
Oct 2016 |
49.78 | 256.1 |
Nov 2016 |
45.66 | 259.3 |
Dec 2016 |
51.97 | 262.0 |
Jan 2017 |
52.5 | 266.2 |
Feb 2017 |
53.47 | 273.5 |
Mar 2017 |
49.33 | 281.7 |
Apr 2017 |
51.06 | 287.6 |
May 2017 |
48.48 | 295.2 |
Jun 2017 |
45.18 | 299.1 |
Jul 2017 |
46.63 | 301.8 |
Aug 2017 |
48.04 | 307.1 |
Sep 2017 |
49.82 | 306.4 |
Oct 2017 |
51.58 | 309.8 |
Nov 2017 |
56.64 | 312.9 |
Dec 2017 |
57.88 | 314.7 |
Jan 2018 |
63.7 | 319.3 |
Feb 2018 |
62.23 | 325.2 |
Mar 2018 |
62.73 | 331.7 |
Apr 2018 |
66.25 | 339.3 |
May 2018 |
69.98 | 341.9 |
Jun 2018 |
67.87 | 347.6 |
Jul 2018 |
70.98 | 346.8 |
Aug 2018 |
68.06 | 353.8 |
Sep 2018 |
70.23 | 358.3 |
Oct 2018 |
70.75 | 362.5 |
Nov 2018 |
56.96 | 359.0 |
Dec 2018 |
49.52 | 361.9 |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Energy Information Administration. |