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.

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

Data series	Back data	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012	Aug. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		219.2	216.9	(P) 217.4	(P) 216.7
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		179.1	179.6	(P) 179.9
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		(1) -	7	5	7
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		(1) -	735	350	569
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012
Extended mass layoff events		(1) -	20	(P) 13	(P) 9
Separations		(1) -	2,529	(P) 1,559	(P) 1,351
Initial claimants		(1) -	2,937	(P) 1,258	(P) 991
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2011
Continuous mining machine operators	11,820
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	11,360
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	8,250
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	23,340
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	13,600

(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 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 All Employees

Data series	Back data	Apr. 2012	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$27.79	$27.77	$27.54	(P) $27.50
Average weekly hours		44.9	44.2	44.5	(P) 44.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Apr. 2012	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$26.31	$26.08	$25.88	(P) $25.87
Average weekly hours		46.3	45.5	45.6	(P) 45.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2011
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Continuous mining machine operators	$24.43	$23.95	$50,810	$49,810
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	$18.69	$19.48	$38,880	$40,510
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	$34.19	$34.32	$71,120	$71,380
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	$20.32	$21.25	$42,260	$44,190
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	$18.00	$18.78	$37,440	$39,070

(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	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	51	29	60	(P) 37
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.5	3.2	3.1
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.4	2.2	2.0
Cases involving days away from work	1.7	1.7	1.5
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.6	0.5	0.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(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.

Data series	Back data	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012	Aug. 2012
Producer price index		(P) 230.1	(P) 227.8	(P) 226.2	(P) 226.2
Percent change from previous month		(P) -0.1%	(P) -1.0%	(P) -0.7%	(P) 0.0%
Export index		(R) 122.0	(R) 119.5	(R) 119.0	118.9
Percent change from previous month		(R) -2.7%	(R) -2.0%	(R) -0.4%	(R) -0.1%
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

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry		7,505	7,530	7,534	(P) 7,545
Local government		6	6	6	(P) 6
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2007	2008	2009	2010
Labor productivity index, output per hour		94.391	94.932	92.228	93.311
Percent change from previous year		-6.6	0.6	-2.8	1.2
Labor index, total labor hours		111.918	111.138	98.741	99.272
Percent change from previous year		3.5	-0.7	-11.2	0.5
Output index		105.640	105.506	91.067	92.631
Percent change from previous year		-3.4	-0.1	-13.7	1.7
Unit labor costs index		129.429	136.323	147.430	152.011
Percent change from previous year		10.2	5.3	8.1	3.1

(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: September 27, 2012