Employment in the Texas oil and natural gas industry is on the upswing amid improving commodity prices and rebounding global energy demand, according to new analysis by the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association, aka TIPRO.

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Unique job postings in the Texas oil and gas sector totaled 7,090 in January, up from 6,764 in December and 6,559 in November, said TIPRO in the latest installment of its Texas Oil and Natural Gas Industry Hiring and Workforce Trends Report.

The report corresponds to the period from November 2020 through January 2021.

Unique job postings in the upstream sector totaled 2,898 in January, up from 2,775 in December and 2,695 in November.

The top five industry sectors by unique job postings during the period comprised petroleum refineries...