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“Payroll processor ADP said this week that the mining industry, which includes oil and gas drilling, shed about 2,000 jobs last month after gaining an average of 3,000 a month in 2014.”

U.S. Steel to lay off more than 700 due to falling oil prices

By Len Boselovic

Jan 6 — U.S. Steel has announced plans to lay off 756 workers at steel tube plants near Cleveland and Houston, citing sharply lower oil prices.