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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 |
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