In 2017, employment in Kansas’ mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector leveled off after two years of sharp employment declines. The sector added more than 2,000 jobs as it expanded from 2009 to 2013, but by 2016, employment had declined by more than 3,500 jobs to its lowest level since 2003. The sector lost an additional 100 jobs over the course of 2017.
