Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212

About the Mining (except Oil and Gas) subsector

The mining (except oil and gas) subsector is part of the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector.

Industries in the Mining (except Oil and Gas) subsector primarily engage in mining, mine site development, and beneficiating (i.e., preparing) metallic minerals and nonmetallic minerals, including coal. The term "mining" is used in the broad sense to include ore extraction, quarrying, and beneficiating (e.g., crushing, screening, washing, sizing, concentrating, and flotation), customarily done at the mine site.

North American Industry Classification System

The mining (except oil and gas) subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Coal Mining: NAICS 2121
  • Metal Ore Mining: NAICS 2122
  • Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying: NAICS 2123

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in mining (except oil and gas). These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

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2008
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2008
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2008

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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230.9 231.3 (P) 233.6 (P) 233.5

Employment, production workers

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191.6 192.0 (P) 195.4  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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(1) - (1) - (1) -  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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(1) - (1) - (1) -  

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2007
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2008

Extended mass layoff events

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4 27 (P) 5 (P) (1) -

Separations

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677 3,584 (P) 474 (P) (1) -

Initial claimants

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530 3,494 (P) 428 (P) (1) -

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Continuous mining machine operators

9,290

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators

12,050

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers

8,190

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

24,760

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer

15,410

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for mining (except oil and gas).

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in mining (except oil and gas).

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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Average hourly earnings

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$21.91 $21.91 $21.37 (P) $21.87

Average weekly hours

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47.1 47.4 46.6 (P) 47.1

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Continuous mining machine operators

$21.22 $21.13 $44,130 $43,950

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators

$16.25 $16.78 $33,790 $34,900

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers

$30.83 $30.60 $64,130 $63,640

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

$18.00 $19.02 $37,450 $39,570

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer

$16.43 $17.05 $34,160 $35,450

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in mining (except oil and gas). An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series 2004 2005 2006 2007

Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

51 57 67 (P) 53

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

 

Total recordable cases

4.3 4.1 3.8  

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

2.9 2.7 2.5  

Cases involving days away from work

2.2 2.0 1.9  

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.7 0.7 0.7  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction. The export price index measures the percentage change in prices received by U.S. producers for goods and services sold outside the U.S.

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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008

Producer price index

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(P) 174.3 (P) 185.1 (P) 189.3 (P) 191.6

Percent change from previous month

 

(P) -6.3% (P) 6.2% (P) 2.3% (P) 1.2%

Export index

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100.0 99.1 (R) 98.8 100.5

Percent change from previous month

 

0.3% -0.9% (R) -0.3% (R) 1.7%

Footnotes
(R) Revised
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in mining (except oil and gas). Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

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2007

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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(P) 7,702 (P) 7,763 (P) 7,790 (P) 7,762

Local government

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(P) 5 (P) 5 (P) 5 (P) 5

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

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Labor productivity index, output per hour

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113.595 115.853 114.001 110.626

Percent change from previous year

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2.4 2.0 -1.6 -3.0

Labor index, total labor hours

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79.751 81.477 85.971 89.602

Percent change from previous year

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-3.2 2.2 5.5 4.2

Output index

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90.594 94.394 98.007 99.123

Percent change from previous year

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-0.9 4.2 3.8 1.1

Unit labor costs index

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100.945 102.898 108.797 117.154

Percent change from previous year

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-0.7 1.9 5.7 7.7

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: October 08, 2008