In 2022, there were some 182,000 people employed in the United States mining industry, excluding oil and gas extraction workers. This was a increase of 6,000 employees compared to 2021.
Including oil and gas extraction and support activities for mining, the U.S. mining industry employed a total of 512,000 people in 2021.
Employment in the United States mining industry excluding oil and gas from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s)*
All data revised under the 2014 Comprehensive Revision of the Industry Economic Accounts.
* Including full-time and part-time employees. Support activities for mining are also excluded.
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BEA. (September 29, 2023). Employment in the United States mining industry excluding oil and gas from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193225/employment-in-the-us-mining-industry-since-1998/
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