At the national level, annual average employment in
the oil and gas pipeline construction industry grew
by 16.1 percent from 2005 to 2006.
q Texas, Louisiana, and California had the highest employment levels in the oil and
gas pipeline construction industry in both 2005 and 2006.
q Texas experienced employment growth of
30.6 percent from 2005 to 2006.
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Private-sector employment in oil and gas pipeline
construction by selected States, 2005–2006
Employment
25,000
22,404
20,000
17,149
2005
14,236
15,000
13,058
2006
10,000
5,548
6,480
5,000
0
3,823
2,421
Texas
Louisiana
California
Wyoming
2,478
2,988
Colorado
States
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2006
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