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Figure 2.2. Employment in oil and gas extraction in the United States,
1990–2008 (annual average)
Thousands
of workers
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Note: Data for 2008 are those of April 2008.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor.
2.2. Refinery employment
20. Nearly 1.5 million people are estimated to be employed in the global oil refining sector.
Between 1980 and 2003, world refinery employment gradually increased to this level
(table 2.2). Employment was relatively stable in Africa, the Middle East and Australasia.
The effect of a huge increase in Asia was diluted by falls in Western Europe, Central and
Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Table 2.2. World refinery estimated employment, 1980–2003
Non -production workers
Production workers
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003
Africa 40 000 44 000 53 000 45 000 40 000 42 000
Americas 199 000 168 000 152 000 150 000 130 000 140 000
Asia 241 000 388 000 609 000 830 000 950 000 950 000
Western Europe 138 000 127 000 113 000 120 000 110 000 100 000
Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia 450 000 427 000 320 000 212 000 200 000 160 000
Middle East 50 000 34 000 33 000 35 000 40 000 40 000
Australasia 5 000 6 000 5 000 4 600 4 500 5 000
World total 1 123 000 1 194 000 1 285 000 1 396 600 1 474 500 1 437 000
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT3 2005 ISIC Rev.2, INDSTAT4 2008 ISIC Rev.2 and Rev.3, and ILO
estimates.
21. The regional trends depicted in table 2.2 become more complex when disaggregated to the
national level. An examination of national employment trends in the refinery sector
between 1990 and 2005 produces the picture shown in figures 2.3 and 2.4. In addition,
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