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Average Number of Employees by State and Mine Type  
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Table 18. Average Number of Employees by State and Mine Type, 2006, 2005
Coal-Producing State
and Region[1]
2006
2005
 Percent Change
Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total
Alabama  2,621 1,574 4,195 2,887 1,251 4,138 -9.2 25.8 1.4
Alaska  - 96 96 - 97 97 - -1 -1
Arizona  - 418 418 - 567 567 - -26.3 -26.3
Arkansas  41 2 43 - 2 2 - - NM
Colorado  1,682 547 2,229 1,640 586 2,226 2.6 -6.7 0.1
Illinois  3,507 470 3,977 3,393 424 3,817 3.4 10.8 4.2
Indiana  1,231 1,627 2,858 1,143 1,540 2,683 7.7 5.6 6.5
Kansas  - 61 61 - 25 25 - 144 144
Kentucky Total  11,902 6,057 17,959 11,137 5,853 16,990 6.9 3.5 5.7
  Eastern  9,303 5,707 15,010 8,883 5,407 14,290 4.7 5.5 5
  Western  2,599 350 2,949 2,254 446 2,700 15.3 -21.5 9.2
Louisiana  - 243 243 - 242 242 - 0.4 0.4
Maryland  205 285 490 272 230 502 -24.6 23.9 -2.4
Mississippi  - 178 178 - 193 193 - -7.8 -7.8
Missouri  - 20 20 - 24 24 - -16.7 -16.7
Montana  58 884 942 53 782 835 9.4 13 12.8
New Mexico  368 1,004 1,372 362 1,046 1,408 1.7 -4 -2.6
North Dakota  - 947 947 - 927 927 - 2.2 2.2
Ohio  1,384 1,029 2,413 1,384 1,150 2,534 - -10.5 -4.8
Oklahoma  73 151 224 48 148 196 52.1 2 14.3
Pennsylvania Total  5,099 2,427 7,526 5,043 2,566 7,609 1.1 -5.4 -1.1
  Anthracite  226 643 869 228 663 891 -0.9 -3 -2.5
  Bituminous  4,873 1,784 6,657 4,815 1,903 6,718 1.2 -6.3 -0.9
Tennessee  333 327 660 318 373 691 4.7 -12.3 -4.5
Texas  - 2,138 2,138 - 2,196 2,196 - -2.6 -2.6
Utah  2,030 6 2,036 1,812 5 1,817 12.0 20 12.1
Virginia  3,623 1,639 5,262 3,577 1,557 5,134 1.3 5.3 2.5
Washington  - 673 673 - 672 672 - 0.1 0.1
West Virginia Total  13,190 6,886 20,076 12,483 6,128 18,611 5.7 12.4 7.9
  Northern  3,982 639 4,621 4,085 544 4,629 -2.5 17.5 -0.2
  Southern  9,208 6,247 15,455 8,398 5,584 13,982 9.6 11.9 10.5
Wyoming  128 5,709 5,837 62 4,988 5,050 106.5 14.5 15.6
Appalachian Total  35,758 19,874 55,632 34,847 18,662 53,509 2.6 6.5 4
Northern  10,670 4,380 15,050 10,784 4,490 15,274 -1.1 -2.4 -1.5
Central  22,467 13,920 36,387 21,163 12,921 34,084 6.2 7.7 6.8
Southern  2,621 1,574 4,195 2,900 1,251 4,151 -9.6 25.8 1.1
Interior Total  7,451 5,240 12,691 6,838 5,240 12,078 9.0 - 5.1
Illinois Basin  7,337 2,447 9,784 6,790 2,410 9,200 8.1 1.5 6.3
Western Total  4,266 10,284 14,550 3,929 9,670 13,599 8.6 6.3 7
Powder River Basin  - 5,852 5,852 - 5,053 5,053 - 15.8 15.8
Uinta Region  3,657 525 4,182 3,394 562 3,956 7.7 -6.6 5.7
East of Miss. River  43,095 22,499 65,594 41,637 21,265 62,902 3.5 5.8 4.3
West of Miss. River  4,380 12,899 17,279 3,977 12,307 16,284 10.1 4.8 6.1
U.S. Subtotal  47,475 35,398 82,873 45,614 33,572 79,186 4.1 5.4 4.7
Refuse Recovery  - - 86 - - 97 - - -11.3
U.S. Total  47,475 35,398 82,959 45,614 33,572 79,283 4.1 5.4 4.6
[1] For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.
  - =  No data are reported.
  NM =  Not meaningful due to changes of 500 percent or more.
  Note:  · Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers.  Excludes preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data.
  Source:  · U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."
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