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Coal Mining Productivity by State, Mine Type, and Union Status
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Table 24. Coal Mining Productivity by State, Mine Type, and Union Status, 2007
(Short Tons Produced per Employee per Hour)
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Coal-Producing State and Region[1] |
Union |
Nonunion |
Underground |
Surface |
Underground |
Surface |
Alabama |
2.15 |
- |
0.74 |
2.49 |
Alaska |
- |
5.83 |
- |
- |
Arizona |
- |
7.92 |
- |
- |
Arkansas |
- |
- |
0.41 |
- |
Colorado |
4.93 |
6.81 |
7.57 |
8.83 |
Illinois |
3.06 |
- |
3.71 |
5.48 |
Indiana |
- |
- |
3.18 |
5.60 |
Kansas |
- |
- |
- |
3.25 |
Kentucky Total |
3.18 |
3.29 |
2.66 |
3.57 |
Eastern |
2.09 |
3.29 |
2.32 |
3.48 |
Western |
3.50 |
- |
3.96 |
4.85 |
Louisiana |
- |
- |
- |
6.08 |
Maryland |
- |
- |
2.09 |
3.23 |
Mississippi |
- |
- |
- |
9.99 |
Missouri |
- |
- |
- |
6.96 |
Montana |
- |
18.40 |
1.46 |
37.36 |
New Mexico |
9.11 |
8.81 |
- |
9.45 |
North Dakota |
- |
13.13 |
- |
16.68 |
Ohio |
3.74 |
- |
5.37 |
3.10 |
Oklahoma |
- |
- |
2.65 |
2.89 |
Pennsylvania Total |
3.97 |
0.93 |
4.77 |
2.41 |
Anthracite |
- |
0.63 |
0.71 |
1.03 |
Bituminous |
3.98 |
1.78 |
4.94 |
2.75 |
Tennessee |
- |
- |
1.92 |
2.20 |
Texas |
- |
8.94 |
- |
8.63 |
Utah |
4.53 |
- |
6.32 |
- |
Virginia |
1.67 |
1.68 |
2.35 |
3.03 |
West Virginia Total |
3.30 |
4.21 |
2.58 |
4.27 |
Northern |
4.51 |
- |
3.12 |
4.31 |
Southern |
1.55 |
4.21 |
2.49 |
4.27 |
Wyoming |
6.47 |
8.58 |
- |
36.36 |
Appalachian Total |
3.13 |
3.34 |
2.82 |
3.48 |
Northern |
4.21 |
0.89 |
4.40 |
2.95 |
Central |
1.61 |
3.97 |
2.39 |
3.74 |
Southern |
2.15 |
- |
0.72 |
2.49 |
Interior Total |
3.21 |
8.62 |
3.61 |
6.17 |
Illinois Basin |
3.21 |
- |
3.67 |
5.49 |
Western Total |
6.20 |
11.11 |
6.96 |
32.37 |
Powder River Basin |
- |
18.45 |
- |
37.36 |
Uinta Region |
4.61 |
6.72 |
7.06 |
8.65 |
East of Miss. River |
3.14 |
3.23 |
2.99 |
3.79 |
West of Miss. River |
6.20 |
10.41 |
6.65 |
28.31 |
U.S. Total |
3.41 |
8.41 |
3.32 |
10.69 |
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