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Table 44. Average Number of Employees at Underground Mines by State and Mine Production Range, 2000
Coal-Producing State and Region Mine Production Range (thousand short tons) Total
1,000 and over 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 50 to 100 10 to 50 Zero1
Alabama 2,514 - - 33 24 20 184 2,775
Colorado 1,119 - 16 72 - - 39 1,246
Illinois 2,950 68 - - - - 87 3,105
Indiana 352 - 37 33 - 68 21 511
Kentucky Total 2,898 1,928 1,897 1,228 829 734 1,374 10,888
  Eastern 1,337 1,770 1,854 1,171 829 734 1,133 8,828
  Western 1,561 158 43 57 - - 241 2,060
Maryland 203 60 - - - - 33 296
Ohio 1,349 48 55 18 - - 56 1,526
Oklahoma - - 40 - - - - 40
Pennsylvania Total 3,568 416 408 259 52 85 493 5,281
  Anthracite - - - 44 - 40 117 201
  Bituminous 3,568 416 408 215 52 45 376 5,080
Tennessee - - 113 46 53 19 47 278
Utah 1,323 191 100 - - - 31 1,645
Virginia 406 588 1,074 465 285 435 462 3,715
West Virginia Total 4,614 1,503 1,761 784 471 502 1,361 10,996
  Northern 1,960 531 335 80 109 70 231 3,316
  Southern 2,654 972 1,426 704 362 432 1,130 7,680
Wyoming 50 - - - - - - 50
Appalachian Total2 13,991 4,385 5,265 2,776 1,714 1,795 3,769 33,695
Interior Total2 4,863 226 120 90 - 68 349 5,716
Western Total2 2,492 191 116 72 - - 70 2,941
East of Miss. River 18,854 4,611 5,345 2,866 1,714 1,863 4,118 39,371
West of Miss. River 2,492 191 156 72 - - 70 2,981
U.S. Total 21,346 4,802 5,501 2,938 1,714 1,863 4,188 42,352


1/ Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine, including office workers.
2/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
       Source: U.S.  Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."
       Notes: Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair, shop or yard work at mining operations, including 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.