Source: Bloomberg Energy Services
| ENERGY PRICES | | | | Percent change |
| | Mar 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2012 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 to | Jan 2012 to | Feb 2012 to |
| | | | | | Mar 2012 | Feb 2012 | Mar 2012 |
| Crude oil* | 102.92 | 100.29 | 102.21 | 106.15 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| ($/barrel) | | | | | | | |
| Natural gas** | 3.97 | 2.66 | 2.50 | 2.16 | -45.5 | -5.9 | -13.6 |
| ($/Million BTU) | | | | | | | |
Notes: * West Texas Intermediate, ** Henry Hub price
Source: Bloomberg Energy Services
Source: Baker-Hughes, Inc.
| RIG COUNT | | | | Percent change |
| | Mar 2011 | Jan 2012 | Feb 2012 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 to | Jan 2012 to | Feb 2012 to |
| | | | | | Mar 2012 | Feb 2012 | Mar 2012 |
| District States | 374 | 432 | 440 | 426 | 13.9 | 1.9 | -3.2 |
| Colorado | 68 | 73 | 70 | 66 | -2.9 | -4.1 | -5.7 |
| New Mexico | 77 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| Oklahoma | 161 | 195 | 205 | 200 | 24.2 | 5.1 | -2.4 |
| Wyoming | 45 | 50 | 48 | 44 | -2.2 | -4.0 | -8.3 |
| U.S. | 1,720 | 2,003 | 1,990 | 1,979 | 15.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
Source: Baker-Hughes, Inc.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING EMPLOYMENT, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | | | Thousands* | Percent change |
| | February | March | Feb 2011 to | Mar 2011 to |
| | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | Feb 2012 | Mar 2012 |
| Tenth District States** | 132 | 146 | 134 | 147 | 10.8 | 9.3 |
| Colorado | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 7.7 | 6.8 |
| Kansas | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6.0 | 4.7 |
| Missouri | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7.9 | 2.4 |
| New Mexico | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 12.5 | 11.4 |
| Oklahoma | 48 | 55 | 49 | 56 | 15.7 | 14.6 |
| Wyoming | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 5.3 | 3.0 |
| Sum of U.S. States | 736 | 810 | 744 | 818 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Notes: * Rounded to the nearest thousand. ** Excludes Nebraska, for which Natural Resources employment is no longer published. According to earlier BLS data, Nebraska accounted for only 1.4 percent of the District total.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
