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Table 19. Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Mine Production Range, 2008
Coal-Producing State
Region [1] and Mine Type		 Mine Production Range (thousand short tons) Total Number of Employees
1,000 and Greater 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 50 to 100 10 to 50 Less Than 10 Zero [2]
Alabama  2,155 506 640 526 110 204 18 111 4,270
   Underground  2,154 411 - 26 71 18 - 68 2,748
   Surface  1 95 640 500 39 186 18 43 1,522
Alaska  104 - - - - - - - 104
   Surface  104 - - - - - - - 104
Arizona  419 - - - - - - - 419
   Surface  419 - - - - - - - 419
Arkansas  - - - - 91 - 2 - 93
   Underground  - - - - 91 - - - 91
   Surface  - - - - - - 2 - 2
Colorado  2,152 - 102 18 - 8 - 5 2,285
   Underground  1,662 - 74 18 - - - 5 1,759
   Surface  490 - 28 - - 8 - - 526
Illinois  3,009 112 67 27 24 2 - 127 3,368
   Underground  2,712 79 - 27 - - - 89 2,907
   Surface  297 33 67 - 24 2 - 38 461
Indiana  2,493 268 160 28 27 30 12 65 3,083
   Underground  1,280 70 - 6 - - - 31 1,387
   Surface  1,213 198 160 22 27 30 12 34 1,696
Kansas  - - - 39 - 10 - 10 59
   Surface  - - - 39 - 10 - 10 59
Kentucky Total  4,339 3,703 3,229 2,425 1,318 1,466 468 1,958 18,906
   Underground  3,551 2,355 1,561 1,340 855 855 225 1,239 11,981
   Surface  788 1,348 1,668 1,085 463 611 243 719 6,925
  Eastern  1,841 3,404 3,107 2,367 1,277 1,466 448 1,753 15,663
   Underground  1,131 2,260 1,513 1,329 855 855 209 1,087 9,239
   Surface  710 1,144 1,594 1,038 422 611 239 666 6,424
  Western  2,498 299 122 58 41 - 20 205 3,243
   Underground  2,420 95 48 11 - - 16 152 2,742
   Surface  78 204 74 47 41 - 4 53 501
Louisiana  211 40 - - - - - - 251
   Surface  211 40 - - - - - - 251
Maryland  - 45 183 - 59 57 11 46 401
   Underground  - - 96 - - - - 40 136
   Surface  - 45 87 - 59 57 11 6 265
Mississippi  166 - - - - - - - 166
   Surface  166 - - - - - - - 166
Missouri  - - - 9 3 - - - 12
   Surface  - - - 9 3 - - - 12
Montana  979 - 11 45 - - - - 1,035
   Underground  - - - 45 - - - - 45
   Surface  979 - 11 - - - - - 990
New Mexico  1,445 - - - - - - - 1,445
   Underground  476 - - - - - - - 476
   Surface  969 - - - - - - - 969
North Dakota  985 - - - - - - - 985
   Surface  985 - - - - - - - 985
Ohio  1,316 401 486 141 82 125 53 145 2,749
   Underground  1,177 - 221 29 - 9 8 63 1,507
   Surface  139 401 265 112 82 116 45 82 1,242
Oklahoma  - - 117 77 - - 2 - 196
   Underground  - - 49 - - - - - 49
   Surface  - - 68 77 - - 2 - 147
Pennsylvania Total  3,664 793 986 835 459 448 270 765 8,220
   Underground  3,664 586 469 255 149 64 34 314 5,535
   Surface  - 207 517 580 310 384 236 451 2,685
  Anthracite  - - 31 99 83 194 121 401 929
   Underground  - - - 47 - 40 34 83 204
   Surface  - - 31 52 83 154 87 318 725
  Bituminous  3,664 793 955 736 376 254 149 364 7,291
   Underground  3,664 586 469 208 149 24 - 231 5,331
   Surface  - 207 486 528 227 230 149 133 1,960
Tennessee  - - 279 72 109 73 13 65 611
   Underground  - - 114 - 50 35 - 31 230
   Surface  - - 165 72 59 38 13 34 381
Texas  2,326 - - - - - - - 2,326
   Surface  2,326 - - - - - - - 2,326
Utah  1,594 133 182 - - - - 168 2,077
   Underground  1,594 133 182 - - - - 161 2,070
   Surface  - - - - - - - 7 7
Virginia  779 626 1,348 627 357 365 103 592 4,797
   Underground  779 368 852 451 238 189 49 438 3,364
   Surface  - 258 496 176 119 176 54 154 1,433
West Virginia Total  9,223 3,473 3,909 1,715 617 616 172 2,309 22,034
   Underground  5,498 2,308 3,131 1,451 575 428 103 1,549 15,043
   Surface  3,725 1,165 778 264 42 188 69 760 6,991
  Northern  3,541 410 348 150 30 91 20 311 4,901
   Underground  3,214 370 290 81 - 48 10 200 4,213
   Surface  327 40 58 69 30 43 10 111 688
  Southern  5,682 3,063 3,561 1,565 587 525 152 1,998 17,133
   Underground  2,284 1,938 2,841 1,370 575 380 93 1,349 10,830
   Surface  3,398 1,125 720 195 12 145 59 649 6,303
Wyoming  6,768 - 13 - - - 2 44 6,827
   Underground  225 - - - - - - 22 247
   Surface  6,543 - 13 - - - 2 22 6,580
Appalachian Total  18,978 9,248 10,938 6,283 3,070 3,354 1,088 5,786 58,745
   Underground  14,403 5,933 6,396 3,541 1,938 1,598 403 3,590 37,802
   Surface  4,575 3,315 4,542 2,742 1,132 1,756 685 2,196 20,943
  Northern  8,521 1,649 2,003 1,126 630 721 354 1,267 16,271
   Underground  8,055 956 1,076 365 149 121 52 617 11,391
   Surface  466 693 927 761 481 600 302 650 4,880
  Central  8,302 7,093 8,295 4,631 2,330 2,429 716 4,408 38,204
   Underground  4,194 4,566 5,320 3,150 1,718 1,459 351 2,905 23,663
   Surface  4,108 2,527 2,975 1,481 612 970 365 1,503 14,541
  Southern  2,155 506 640 526 110 204 18 111 4,270
   Underground  2,154 411 - 26 71 18 - 68 2,748
   Surface  1 95 640 500 39 186 18 43 1,522
Interior Total  10,703 719 466 238 186 42 36 407 12,797
   Underground  6,412 244 97 44 91 - 16 272 7,176
   Surface  4,291 475 369 194 95 42 20 135 5,621
  Illinois Basin  8,000 679 349 113 92 32 32 397 9,694
   Underground  6,412 244 48 44 - - 16 272 7,036
   Surface  1,588 435 301 69 92 32 16 125 2,658
Western Total  14,446 133 308 63 - 8 2 217 15,177
   Underground  3,957 133 256 63 - - - 188 4,597
   Surface  10,489 - 52 - - 8 2 29 10,580
  Powder River Basin  6,793 - - - - - - 44 6,837
   Underground  - - - - - - - 22 22
   Surface  6,793 - - - - - - 22 6,815
  Uinta Region  3,746 133 208 - - - - 173 4,260
   Underground  3,256 133 208 - - - - 166 3,763
   Surface  490 - - - - - - 7 497
East of Miss. River  27,144 9,927 11,287 6,396 3,162 3,386 1,120 6,183 68,605
   Underground  20,815 6,177 6,444 3,585 1,938 1,598 419 3,862 44,838
   Surface  6,329 3,750 4,843 2,811 1,224 1,788 701 2,321 23,767
West of Miss. River  16,983 173 425 188 94 18 6 227 18,114
   Underground  3,957 133 305 63 91 - - 188 4,737
   Surface  13,026 40 120 125 3 18 6 39 13,377
Subtotal  44,127 10,100 11,712 6,584 3,256 3,404 1,126 6,410 86,719
   Underground  24,772 6,310 6,749 3,648 2,029 1,598 419 4,050 49,575
   Surface  19,355 3,790 4,963 2,936 1,227 1,806 707 2,360 37,144
Refuse Recovery  - - 6 21 23 62 28 - 140
U.S. Total  44,127 10,100 11,718 6,605 3,279 3,466 1,154 6,410 86,859
[1] For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.
[2] Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine.
- = 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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