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Average Number of Employees by State and Mine Type  
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Table 18. Average Number of Employees by State and Mine Type, 2008, 2007
Coal-Producing State
and Region[1]
2008
2007
 Percent Change
Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total
Alabama  2,748 1,522 4,270 2,458 1,392 3,850 11.8 9.3 10.9
Alaska  - 104 104 - 99 99 - 5.1 5.1
Arizona  - 419 419 - 430 430 - -2.6 -2.6
Arkansas  91 2 93 85 2 87 7.1 - 6.9
Colorado  1,759 526 2,285 1,729 520 2,249 1.7 1.2 1.6
Illinois  2,907 461 3,368 3,488 458 3,946 -16.7 0.7 -14.6
Indiana  1,387 1,696 3,083 1,291 1,677 2,968 7.4 1.1 3.9
Kansas  - 59 59 - 65 65 - -9.2 -9.2
Kentucky Total  11,981 6,925 18,906 11,146 5,840 16,986 7.5 18.6 11.3
  Eastern  9,239 6,424 15,663 8,661 5,445 14,106 6.7 18.0 11.0
  Western  2,742 501 3,243 2,485 395 2,880 10.3 26.8 12.6
Louisiana  - 251 251 - 239 239 - 5.0 5.0
Maryland  136 265 401 131 244 375 3.8 8.6 6.9
Mississippi  - 166 166 - 177 177 - -6.2 -6.2
Missouri  - 12 12 - 14 14 - -14.3 -14.3
Montana  45 990 1,035 16 970 986 181.3 2.1 5.0
New Mexico  476 969 1,445 374 982 1,356 27.3 -1.3 6.6
North Dakota  - 985 985 - 975 975 - 1.0 1.0
Ohio  1,507 1,242 2,749 1,481 1,015 2,496 1.8 22.4 10.1
Oklahoma  49 147 196 84 153 237 -41.7 -3.9 -17.3
Pennsylvania Total  5,535 2,685 8,220 5,206 2,443 7,649 6.3 9.9 7.5
  Anthracite  204 725 929 192 718 910 6.3 1.0 2.1
  Bituminous  5,331 1,960 7,291 5,014 1,725 6,739 6.3 13.6 8.2
Tennessee  230 381 611 220 346 566 4.5 10.1 8.0
Texas  - 2,326 2,326 - 2,216 2,216 - 5.0 5.0
Utah  2,070 7 2,077 2,006 6 2,012 3.2 16.7 3.2
Virginia  3,364 1,433 4,797 3,363 1,400 4,763 * 2.4 0.7
West Virginia Total  15,043 6,991 22,034 13,441 6,608 20,049 11.9 5.8 9.9
  Northern  4,213 688 4,901 3,889 651 4,540 8.3 5.7 8.0
  Southern  10,830 6,303 17,133 9,552 5,957 15,509 13.4 5.8 10.5
Wyoming  247 6,580 6,827 204 6,179 6,383 21.1 6.5 7.0
Appalachian Total  37,802 20,943 58,745 34,961 18,893 53,854 8.1 10.9 9.1
   Northern  11,391 4,880 16,271 10,707 4,353 15,060 6.4 12.1 8.0
   Central  23,663 14,541 38,204 21,793 13,145 34,938 8.6 10.6 9.3
   Southern  2,748 1,522 4,270 2,461 1,395 3,856 11.7 9.1 10.7
Interior Total  7,176 5,621 12,797 7,433 5,396 12,829 -3.5 4.2 -0.2
   Illinois Basin  7,036 2,658 9,694 7,264 2,530 9,794 -3.1 5.1 -1.0
Western Total  4,597 10,580 15,177 4,329 10,161 14,490 6.2 4.1 4.7
   Powder River Basin  22 6,815 6,837 - 6,399 6,399 - 6.5 6.8
   Uinta Region  3,763 497 4,260 3,668 497 4,165 2.6 - 2.3
East of Miss. River  44,838 23,767 68,605 42,225 21,600 63,825 6.2 10.0 7.5
West of Miss. River  4,737 13,377 18,114 4,498 12,850 17,348 5.3 4.1 4.4
U.S. Subtotal  49,575 37,144 86,719 46,723 34,450 81,173 6.1 7.8 6.8
Refuse Recovery  - - 140 - - 105 - - 33.3
U.S. Total  49,575 37,144 86,859 46,723 34,450 81,278 6.1 7.8 6.9
[1] For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.
* Absolute percentage less than 0.05.
- = No data are reported.
Note: · Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data.
Source: · U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."
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