Nowhere to labor: The US oil industry, sapped by COVID-19, has lost hundreds of rigs in a 'historic and troubling' year

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Jobs that have long helped fuel America have been brought to a hard stop in many places amid coronavirus.

Labor Day is meant to be a celebration. A day to reflect on and recognize the achievements of American workers.

And, in Wyoming, where the oil and gas industry is the state's economic backbone, the rig count dropped to zero for one week in July for the first time since 1884, Pete Obermueller, executive director of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming Executive Director, told USA TODAY. In January, Wyoming had 25 rigs, according to Baker Hughes data. That number had dropped by nearly half by early April and then to zero in July as the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the country.

"In normal times, if a rig lays down in Wyoming, that crew might move to North Dakota, or Texas or New Mexico. But, in this particular climate, there nowhere to move because everyone was down," he said, referring to the dwindling rig count in those states.New Mexico had 46 rigs at the end of August, down from 108 a year ago, according to Baker Hughes. Neighboring Utah has been without an active rig since the beginning of May.

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