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Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Union Status                                 
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Table 20. Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Union Status, 2007
Coal-Producing State
and Region[1]		 Union [2] Nonunion [2]
Underground Surface Underground Surface
Alabama  2,334 1 109 1,398
Alaska  - 99 - -
Arizona  - 430 - -
Arkansas  - - 85 -
Colorado  141 202 1,581 318
Illinois  1,279 48 2,209 424
Indiana  - - 1,291 1,677
Kansas  - - - 65
Kentucky Total  757 136 10,199 5,500
  Eastern  166 136 8,305 5,101
  Western  591 - 1,894 399
Louisiana  - - - 239
Maryland  - - 131 233
Mississippi  - - - 177
Missouri  - - - 14
Montana  - 768 16 202
New Mexico  374 727 - 255
North Dakota  - 283 - 692
Ohio  512 15 969 926
Oklahoma  - - 84 151
Pennsylvania Total  2,359 315 2,788 1,931
  Anthracite  2 237 141 413
  Bituminous  2,357 78 2,647 1,518
Tennessee  - - 220 340
Texas  - 1,342 - 874
Utah  609 - 1,397 8
Virginia  429 71 2,903 1,322
West Virginia Total  4,446 976 8,934 5,586
  Northern  2,531 - 1,346 636
  Southern  1,915 976 7,588 4,950
Wyoming  204 518 - 5,659
Appalachian Total  10,246 1,514 24,359 16,837
   Northern  5,402 330 5,234 3,726
   Central  2,510 1,183 19,013 11,710
   Southern  2,334 1 112 1,401
Interior Total  1,870 1,390 5,563 4,020
   Illinois Basin  1,870 48 5,394 2,500
Western Total  1,328 3,027 2,994 7,134
   Powder River Basin  - 756 - 5,643
   Uinta Region  750 173 2,918 326
East of Miss. River  12,116 1,562 29,753 19,514
West of Miss. River  1,328 4,369 3,163 8,477
U.S. Total  13,444 5,931 32,916 27,991
[1] For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.
[2] Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine.
- = No data are reported.
Note: · Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons and preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data.
Source: · Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."
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see also:
Historical Coal Data back to 1949
Projected Coal Supply & Demand to 2030
International Coal Data