Coal-mining employment in the Appalachian region 2010-2023
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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.
