1、US energy and chemicals workforce:Transforming for a resilient futureDeloitte Center for Energy&IndustrialsOperating amid the new normal of economic variability and technology disruption,workforce transformation has become a top priority for the US energy and chemicals sector2US energy and chemicals

2、 workforce:Transforming for a resilient futureAttracting,skilling,and retaining talent has been a focus for the US energy and chemicals sectorcomprising oil,gas,and chemical companiesdue in part to modest product demand growth and an aging workforce.1 The sector has been addressing this in different

3、 ways,including by increasing productivity and cost efficiency through digital technologies and external talent resources,especially after market downturns(e.g.,in 2014 and 2020),through innovation that drives structural change(e.g.,shales in 2014),among others.In fact,the sectors implied employment

4、 has benefitted from productivity gains and outsourced talent.2 The road ahead is complex,influenced by factors such as:The new normal of macroeconomic variability and trade uncertainty Sticky wage and material inflation,amid disrupted supply chains Disruptive impact of generative AI and agentic AI,

5、potentially to the upside Changing landscape of US energy and manufacturing Considering the sector contributes more than US$1.2 trillion to US GDP and accounts for nearly 23%of US exports,*how it navigates these challenges is crucial for economic growth,energy affordability,and securing the nations

6、energy future.3 Additionally,the sector can create employment downstream:For every one person needed to produce and transport oil and gas(O&G),5.25 people are required to convert it into gasoline,chemicals,or plastics.4 Such knock-on effects continue even further as nearly 96%of allmanufactured good