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Table 42. Average Number of Employees/Miners at Surface Mines 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 528 817 964 914 886 1,841 -35.4 -12.1 -12.9
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 589 617 615 439 414 507 -4.5 9.2 1.7
Illinois 349 428 499 568 918 2,046 -18.4 -21.5 -17.8
Indiana 1,520 2,221 2,529 2,301 2,122 3,472 -31.6 -8.0 -8.8
Iowa - - - - - 97 - - -
Kansas 8 18 19 67 54 92 -55.5 -37.9 -23.8
Kentucky Total 4,612 5,588 6,240 5,990 5,950 8,161 -17.5 -6.2 -6.1
  Eastern 4,162 4,973 5,493 5,053 4,855 6,251 -16.3 -3.8 -4.4
  Western 450 615 747 937 1,095 1,910 -26.8 -19.9 -14.8
Louisiana 172 176 176 114 111 103 -2.3 11.6 5.9
Maryland 159 137 162 154 161 215 16.0 -.3 -3.3
Mississippi 108 45 - - - - 140.0 - -
Missouri 43 57 76 51 80 312 -24.6 -14.4 -19.8
Montana 867 927 925 708 687 794 -6.5 6.0 1.0
New Mexico 1,600 1,672 1,702 1,339 1,347 1,587 -4.3 4.4 .1
North Dakota 896 925 928 657 640 814 -3.1 8.8 1.1
Ohio 1,162 1,424 1,619 1,365 1,526 2,934 -18.4 -6.6 -9.8
Oklahoma 139 154 153 233 207 379 -9.7 -9.5 -10.5
Pennsylvania Total 2,624 3,127 3,511 3,373 3,422 4,755 -16.1 -6.4 -6.4
  Anthracite 869 1,097 1,076 1,113 1,024 1,038 -20.8 -4.0 -1.9
  Bituminous 1,755 2,030 2,435 2,260 2,398 3,717 -13.5 -7.5 -8.0
Tennessee 187 266 253 317 289 254 -29.7 -10.3 -3.3
Texas 2,435 2,464 2,523 1,363 1,550 2,149 -1.2 11.9 1.4
Utah - 66 27 - 1 - -100.0 - -
Virginia 1,488 1,289 1,139 1,134 1,143 1,540 15.4 6.8 -.4
Washington 512 513 548 577 589 638 -.2 -3.4 -2.4
West Virginia Total 4,016 4,032 4,257 3,916 4,118 5,798 -.4 -.6 -4.0
  Northern 396 501 561 429 515 959 -20.9 -6.3 -9.4
  Southern 3,620 3,531 3,696 3,487 3,603 4,839 2.5 .1 -3.2
Wyoming 4,319 4,333 4,355 2,672 2,698 3,043 -.3 12.5 4.0
Appalachian Total1 14,326 16,065 17,398 16,226 16,400 23,588 -10.8 -3.3 -5.4
Interior Total1 5,224 6,182 6,726 5,636 6,137 10,574 -15.5 -3.9 -7.5
Western Total1 9,620 9,905 9,969 7,167 7,129 8,390 -2.9 7.8 1.5
East of Miss. River 16,753 19,374 21,173 20,032 20,535 31,016 -13.5 -5.0 -6.6
West of Miss. River 12,417 12,778 12,920 8,997 9,131 11,536 -2.8 8.0 .8
U.S. Total 29,170 32,152 34,093 29,029 29,666 42,552 -9.3 -.4 -4.1


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
       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."