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U.S. mining industry total employment 1998-2016

Total employment in the United States mining industry from 1998 to 2016 (in thousand)

The data displays the employment in the U.S. mining industry from 1998 to 2016. In 1998, the number of employees in U.S. mining sector was around 570,000. In 2016, this number sat at 611,000 people.

1998	570
1999	531
2000	521
2001	537
2002	509
2003	502
2004	523
2005	558
2006	615
2007	658
2008	717
2009	640
2010	648
2011	726
2012	794
2013	809
2014	841
2015	751
2016	611

U.S. mining industry total employment 1998-2016

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