Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire are the only two areas in Scotland where there has been a rise in the number of people claiming Job Seeker’s Allowance.
Labour leader Kezia Dugdale claimed the “huge scale” of redundancies in the North Sea represented an unprecedented “industrial crisis”.
There was a year-on-year increase of almost 1,000 claimants in the north-east in September.
Oil & Gas UK recently reported that 65,000 jobs had been lost due to the downturn in the offshore industry.
Ms Dugdale, who visited Aberdeen yesterday, has now demanded the Scottish Government deliver quarterly reviews of the employment situation in the region.
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has insisted the SNP administration at Holyrood is committed to protecting the sector.
Ms Dugdale said: “The oil jobs crisis has affected families across Scotland, not only workers in the oil industry but households who rely on jobs in the supply chain too.
“It’s now time the SNP government recognised that by setting up quarterly reporting of the condition of the industry and its effect on jobs.
“It will allow for long term planning for the industry, and more security and peace of mind for families.”
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 521 more people in Aberdeen claimed Job Seeker’s Allowance this year compared with last year, giving a total of 2,245 in the city.
In Aberdeenshire, there were 357 more claimants than last year, bringing the total to 1,267.
Ms Dugdale said: “The job losses in Scotland are larger than when Ravenscraig in Lanarkshire shut its doors and the aftermath of the coalfields being shut down.”
A spokesman for Mr Ewing said: “This shows just how out of touch Scottish Labour is.
“The Scottish Government already reports quarterly on the conditions faced by the industry and also publishes a range of analysis and statistics on the Scottish economy and the oil and gas sector on a quarterly basis.”