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Table 40. Average Number of Employees/Miners by State, 1991, 1996-2000

Coal-Producing State and Region 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1991 Percent Change 1999-2000 Average Annual Percent Change
1996-2000 1991-2000
Alabama 3,303 4,183 4,875 4,928 5,031 6,314 -21.0 -10.0 -6.9
Alaska 119 120 122 99 102 99 -.8 3.9 2.1
Arizona 718 732 747 676 651 900 -1.9 2.5 -2.5
Arkansas - 4 4 2 - 14 -100.0 - -
California - - - - - 8 - - -
Colorado 1,835 1,863 1,845 1,362 1,332 2,037 -1.5 8.3 -1.1
Illinois 3,454 4,323 4,297 4,612 5,174 9,102 -20.1 -9.6 -10.2
Indiana 2,031 2,633 2,930 2,712 2,579 3,919 -22.9 -5.8 -7.0
Iowa - - - - - 97 - - -
Kansas 8 18 19 67 54 92 -55.5 -37.9 -23.8
Kentucky Total 15,500 17,211 18,927 18,937 18,826 26,642 -9.9 -4.7 -5.8
  Eastern 12,990 14,287 15,417 15,422 15,130 21,129 -9.1 -3.7 -5.3
  Western 2,510 2,924 3,510 3,515 3,696 5,513 -14.1 -9.2 -8.4
Louisiana 172 176 176 114 111 103 -2.3 11.6 5.9
Maryland 455 449 454 458 469 524 1.3 -.8 -1.5
Mississippi 108 45 - - - - 140.0 - -
Missouri 43 57 76 51 80 312 -24.6 -14.4 -19.8
Montana 867 927 925 708 705 794 -6.5 5.3 1.0
New Mexico 1,600 1,687 1,734 1,339 1,347 1,650 -5.1 4.4 -.3
North Dakota 896 925 928 657 640 814 -3.1 8.8 1.1
Ohio 2,688 3,069 3,415 3,124 3,232 5,293 -12.4 -4.5 -7.3
Oklahoma 179 205 197 269 233 410 -12.7 -6.4 -8.8
Pennsylvania Total 7,905 9,318 9,915 9,575 9,021 13,506 -15.2 -3.2 -5.8
  Anthracite 1,070 1,326 1,281 1,287 1,171 1,161 -19.3 -2.2 -.9
  Bituminous 6,835 7,992 8,634 8,288 7,850 12,345 -14.5 -3.4 -6.3
Tennessee 465 566 533 707 756 1,242 -17.8 -11.4 -10.3
Texas 2,435 2,464 2,523 1,363 1,550 2,149 -1.2 11.9 1.4
Utah 1,645 1,837 2,072 1,922 1,804 2,277 -10.4 -2.3 -3.5
Virginia 5,203 5,450 5,887 6,235 6,241 10,055 -4.5 -4.4 -7.0
Washington 512 513 548 577 589 638 -.2 -3.4 -2.4
West Virginia Total 15,012 15,536 17,822 18,245 20,121 28,310 -3.4 -7.1 -6.8
  Northern 3,712 3,906 4,268 4,980 5,279 9,468 -5.0 -8.4 -9.9
  Southern 11,300 11,630 13,554 13,265 14,842 18,842 -2.8 -6.6 -5.5
Wyoming 4,369 4,412 4,447 2,777 2,814 3,301 -1.0 11.6 3.2
Appalachian Total1 48,021 52,858 58,318 58,694 60,001 86,373 -9.1 -5.4 -6.3
Interior Total1 10,940 12,849 13,732 12,705 13,477 21,711 -14.8 -5.1 -7.3
Western Total1 12,561 13,016 13,368 10,117 9,984 12,518 -3.5 5.9 *
East of Miss. River 56,124 62,783 69,055 69,533 71,450 104,907 -10.6 -5.8 -6.7
West of Miss. River 15,398 15,940 16,363 11,983 12,012 15,695 -3.4 6.4 -.2
U.S. Total 71,522 78,723 85,418 81,516 83,462 120,602 -9.1 -3.8 -5.6


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
* Data round to zero.
       Notes: Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair, shop or yard work at mining operations, including office workers for 1998 forward.  For 1997 and prior years, includes mining operations management and all technical and engineering personnel, excluding office workers.  Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations except for Pennsylvania anthracite.  Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons and preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours, which are not required to provide data.
       Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report"; State Mining Agency Coal Production Reports; and/or U.S.  Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."