The coal mining industry employed 2,315 people in Illinois in 2023, of which 2,213 people worked in underground mines. Since 2012, the minority of the employees in the state works in surface mines. During the period in consideration, coal-mining employment in Illinois declined, and figures were the lowest in 2021.
Coal-mining employment in Illinois from 2012 to 2023, by mine type
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. This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.
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EIA. (October 30, 2024). Coal-mining employment in Illinois from 2012 to 2023, by mine type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215758/coal-mining-employment-in-illinois/
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