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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, 2006
Coal-Producing State
and Region[1]		 Union [2] Nonunion [2]
Underground Surface Underground Surface
Alabama  2,533 41 85 1,519
Alaska  - 96 - -
Arizona  - 418 - -
Arkansas  - - 41 -
Colorado  143 226 1,539 321
Illinois  1,610 50 1,897 420
Indiana  - - 1,231 1,624
Kansas  - - - 61
Kentucky Total  770 89 10,816 5,783
  Eastern  173 89 8,814 5,431
  Western  597 - 2,002 352
Louisiana  - - - 243
Maryland  - - 205 268
Mississippi  - - - 178
Missouri  - - - 20
Montana  - 709 58 175
New Mexico  368 765 - 239
North Dakota  - 281 - 666
Ohio  493 39 891 940
Oklahoma  - - 73 149
Pennsylvania Total  2,335 280 2,712 1,922
  Anthracite  3 206 171 324
  Bituminous  2,332 74 2,541 1,598
Tennessee  - - 325 318
Texas  - 1,288 - 850
Utah  557 - 1,468 8
Virginia  527 85 3,002 1,536
Washington  - 673 - -
West Virginia Total  4,710 945 8,340 5,903
  Northern  2,538 - 1,421 615
  Southern  2,172 945 6,919 5,288
Wyoming  128 521 - 5,185
Appalachian Total  10,771 1,479 24,374 17,837
   Northern  5,366 319 5,229 3,745
   Central  2,872 1,119 19,060 12,573
   Southern  2,533 41 85 1,519
Interior Total  2,207 1,338 5,244 3,897
   Illinois Basin  2,207 50 5,130 2,396
Western Total  1,196 3,689 3,065 6,594
   Powder River Basin  - 697 - 5,155
   Uinta Region  700 198 2,952 329
East of Miss. River  12,978 1,529 29,504 20,411
West of Miss. River  1,196 4,977 3,179 7,917
U.S. Total  14,174 6,506 32,683 28,328
[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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see also:
Historical Coal Data back to 1949
Projected Coal Supply & Demand to 2030
International Coal Data