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Coal-mining employment in the United States 2009-2016

Total coal-mining employment in the U.S. from 2009 to 2016, by mine type

The data presents the total coal-mining employment in the U.S. from 2009 to 2016, by mine type. In 2016, the coal-mining industry in the U.S. employed 51,696 people. Of that number, more than 30 thousand employees worked underground.

Underground	50100	54426	46348	40045	30006
Surface	37492	35310	28456	25814	21690
Total	87755	89838	74931	65971	51696

Coal-mining employment in the United States 2009-2016

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