The coal mining industry employed 27,632 people in the Appalachian region in 2023, of which around 73 percent worked in underground mines. Since 2010, the minority of the coal mine employees in the region worked in surface mines. During the period in consideration, coal-mining employment in the Appalachian region presented a trend of decline, with figures peaking in 2011, at some 60.2 thousand employees.
Coal-mining employment in the Appalachian region from 2010 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 the Appalachian region from 2010 to 2023, by mine type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215789/coal-mining-employment-in-the-appalachian-region-by-mine-type/
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