The state’s recession appears near bottom. The economy is still shedding jobs but key industries like oil and gas and construction are showing up- upticks, according to state labor department esti- mates. Petroleum showed a year-over-year gain of 100 in November compared with the same month of 2017, the first increase since oil prices dropped sharply in 2015. Construction jobs were also up 200 in November. In other industries, retail was down 700 jobs compared with November 2017; profession- al and business services, which includes engineering and consulting, was down 500, but health care was up 500. Government employment overall was down 300 but within the category state jobs were up 100; local government was down 300 and federal employment was down 100. Overall employment was down 1,300 in November, an increase over the estimate of 1,100 jobs lost in October. Final job figures will be published later.