Midland, Texas, recorded the highest concentration of construction and extraction workers in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The occupational group, which includes trades workers, inspectors, and oil and gas derrick operators, employed 6.4 million people nationwide, or 4.1 percent of all U.S. jobs. In Midland, 14.8 percent of local employment was in this sector, giving the city a location quotient of 3.59—more than three times the national average. Other metros with high concentrations were Odessa, Texas (LQ 3.10), Farmington, New Mexico (2.98), and Greeley, Colorado (2.40). While New York‑Newark and Los Angeles‑Long Beach had large absolute numbers, their location quotients were 0.73. Extraction workers comprised only 3.2 percent of the construction and extraction group, yet Midland’s mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction employment was 72 times the national share.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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