Tag: Odessa

Midland leads Texas with 2.3% unemployment, but energy shedding jobs

Texas could lose 125,000 energy jobs in 2015 The most recent jobs data shows the Midland and Odessa area leading Texas employment creation, but storm clouds are on the horizon as the oil and gas sector begins laying off workers because of falling oil prices. According to the Texas Workforce Commission, the Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area […]