Herold:Energy jobs disappearing despite strong market

摘要

John S.Herold Inc.reports that employment by U.S.oil and gas companies dipped 4.1% in 2004-the 20th annual decline in 23 years.Of the top 25 companies the firm has followed since 1974,nearly 120,000 positions have disappeared since 1999.Since the 1981 oil-price peak,energy companies have dropped nearly 1.11 million employees.