In 2023, the province of Shanxi in China held the largest coal mining workforce out of any state or province in the world, with about 587,000 employees. It is anticipated that approximately 241,900 coal mine workers will be laid off in Shanxi by 2050, as a result of the life of mine closure of coal mining projects in the area.
Number of coal mining employees in the leading coal mining provinces and states worldwide in 2023 and potential layoffs by 2050
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Global Energy Monitor. (October 3, 2023). Number of coal mining employees in the leading coal mining provinces and states worldwide in 2023 and potential layoffs by 2050 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1534880/employees-and-layoffs-by-coal-mining-state
Global Energy Monitor. "Number of coal mining employees in the leading coal mining provinces and states worldwide in 2023 and potential layoffs by 2050." Chart. October 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1534880/employees-and-layoffs-by-coal-mining-state
Global Energy Monitor. (2023). Number of coal mining employees in the leading coal mining provinces and states worldwide in 2023 and potential layoffs by 2050. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1534880/employees-and-layoffs-by-coal-mining-state
Global Energy Monitor. "Number of Coal Mining Employees in The Leading Coal Mining Provinces and States Worldwide in 2023 and Potential Layoffs by 2050." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1534880/employees-and-layoffs-by-coal-mining-state
Global Energy Monitor, Number of coal mining employees in the leading coal mining provinces and states worldwide in 2023 and potential layoffs by 2050 Statista, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1534880/employees-and-layoffs-by-coal-mining-state (last visited December 18, 2024)
Number of coal mining employees in the leading coal mining provinces and states worldwide in 2023 and potential layoffs by 2050 [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1534880/employees-and-layoffs-by-coal-mining-state
