Though oil has historically dominated the state's economy, a collapse in the energy industry during the 1980s led to the loss of nearly 90,000 energy-related jobs between 1980 and 2000, severely damaging the local economy.
Selv om oliebranchen traditionelt set har domineret statens økonomi medførte et kollaps inden for energisektoren i 1980'erne, at næsten 90.000 energi-relaterede arbejdspladser forsvandt mellem 1980 til 2000, hvilket ramte den lokale økonomi hårdt.