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Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Union Status

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Table 20. Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Union Status, 2008
Coal-Producing State and Region[1]	Union [2]		Nonunion [2]
Coal-Producing State and Region[1]	Underground	Surface	Underground	Surface
Alabama	2,606	32	142	1,494
Alaska	-	104	-	-
Arizona	-	419	-	-
Arkansas	-	-	91	-
Colorado	157	198	1,602	328
Illinois	735	38	2,172	437
Indiana	-	-	1,387	1,690
Kansas	-	-	-	59
Kentucky Total	650	150	11,095	6,545
Eastern	206	150	8,824	6,059
Western	444	-	2,271	486
Louisiana	-	-	-	251
Maryland	-	-	136	254
Mississippi	-	-	-	166
Missouri	-	-	-	12
Montana	-	770	45	220
New Mexico	476	649	-	320
North Dakota	-	279	-	706
Ohio	529	12	970	1,185
Oklahoma	-	-	49	145
Pennsylvania Total	2,335	345	3,166	2,120
Anthracite	2	279	168	361
Bituminous	2,333	66	2,998	1,759
Tennessee	-	-	230	368
Texas	-	1,449	-	877
Utah	712	-	1,358	7
Virginia	390	48	2,925	1,337
West Virginia Total	4,631	991	10,309	5,951
Northern	2,659	-	1,544	678
Southern	1,972	991	8,765	5,273
Wyoming	225	525	22	6,053
Appalachian Total	10,697	1,578	26,702	18,768
Northern	5,523	357	5,816	4,237
Central	2,568	1,189	20,744	13,037
Southern	2,606	32	142	1,494
Interior Total	1,179	1,487	5,970	4,123
Illinois Basin	1,179	38	5,830	2,613
Western Total	1,570	2,944	3,027	7,634
Powder River Basin	-	759	22	6,056
Uinta Region	869	170	2,894	327
East of Miss. River	11,876	1,616	32,532	21,547
West of Miss. River	1,570	4,393	3,167	8,978
U.S. Total	13,446	6,009	35,699	30,525
[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 mines producing less than 10,000 short tons and preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data. Source: · Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."

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