The coal mining industry employed 43,582 people in the United States in 2022, of which 60 percent worked in underground mines. During the period in consideration, coal-mining employment in the U.S. presented a declining trend, with coal employment peaking in 2011, at almost 92,000 employees.
Annual coal-mining employment in the U.S. from 2010 to 2022, by mine type
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EIA. (October 3, 2023). Annual coal-mining employment in the U.S. from 2010 to 2022, by mine type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215790/coal-mining-employment-in-the-us/
EIA. "Annual coal-mining employment in the U.S. from 2010 to 2022, by mine type." Chart. October 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215790/coal-mining-employment-in-the-us/
EIA. (2023). Annual coal-mining employment in the U.S. from 2010 to 2022, by mine type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215790/coal-mining-employment-in-the-us/
EIA. "Annual Coal-mining Employment in The U.S. from 2010 to 2022, by Mine Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215790/coal-mining-employment-in-the-us/
EIA, Annual coal-mining employment in the U.S. from 2010 to 2022, by mine type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215790/coal-mining-employment-in-the-us/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Annual coal-mining employment in the U.S. from 2010 to 2022, by mine type [Graph], EIA, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215790/coal-mining-employment-in-the-us/