Back to Work: Labor reports show bleeding has stopped in America's oil and gas fields By: CNBC.com News January 06, 2017 at 11:55 AM EST The pain in the U.S. energy sector — the biggest job cutter in both 2015 and 2016 — appears to be easing. Read More >> Related Stocks: Baker Hughes Inc Halliburton Co Patterson-Uti Energy Schlumberger Ltd