# The missing piece in the US oil and gas boom: jobs

https://mins.news/en/item/38602

- Financial Times, 2026-08-31 10:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/f060d145-3c1f-4a91-9ed8-ccc364df9c63?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> US oil and gas production and profits are rising strongly, but employment in the industry has declined since Donald Trump came to power.