1983-2006--Number of Employees, Total Number of Hours Worked, and Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees by Mining Commodity Sector by Year; Excludes Office Employees; Data Source: MSHA
Sum
Year Commodity based on CANVASS (recoded) Number of employees Employee hours Full-time equivalent employees
1983 Coal operator 177,673 318,839,383 159,420
Metal operator 45,083 83,190,793 41,595
Nonmetal operator 30,727 59,238,998 29,619
Stone operator 67,034 126,222,386 63,111
Sand & gravel operator 30,350 47,538,705 23,769
Coal contractor 11,312 12,089,721 6,045
Noncoal contractor 11,735 11,456,815 5,728
Total 373,914 658,576,801 329,288
1984 Coal operator 184,693 344,685,168 172,343
Metal operator 44,230 82,644,066 41,322
Nonmetal operator 32,541 63,373,108 31,687
Stone operator 69,934 135,257,783 67,629
Sand & gravel operator 32,251 52,276,505 26,138
Coal contractor 12,904 13,300,321 6,650
Noncoal contractor 11,784 13,589,015 6,795
Total 388,337 705,125,966 352,563
1985 Coal operator 173,916 326,301,460 163,151
Metal operator 38,685 71,648,607 35,824
Nonmetal operator 31,719 60,265,067 30,133
Stone operator 70,789 137,251,397 68,626
Sand & gravel operator 34,245 55,225,083 27,613
Coal contractor 12,937 15,030,591 7,515
Noncoal contractor 14,019 15,481,629 7,741
Total 376,310 681,203,834 340,602
1986 Coal operator 163,331 305,557,040 152,779
Metal operator 34,352 64,955,614 32,478
Nonmetal operator 29,327 55,292,085 27,646
Stone operator 69,231 138,606,898 69,303
Sand & gravel operator 34,751 57,883,240 28,942
Coal contractor 12,269 13,997,187 6,999
Noncoal contractor 14,499 16,182,466 8,091
Total 357,760 652,474,530 326,237
1987 Coal operator 150,890 285,339,270 142,670
Metal operator 37,598 71,608,552 35,804
Nonmetal operator 27,846 55,118,399 27,559
Stone operator 68,645 139,679,787 69,840
Sand & gravel operator 35,229 59,256,511 29,628
Coal contractor 12,915 14,188,883 7,094
Noncoal contractor 15,854 18,741,507 9,371
Total 348,977 643,932,909 321,966
1988 Coal operator 143,273 272,639,612 136,320
Metal operator 42,210 83,454,685 41,727
Nonmetal operator 28,377 57,551,893 28,776
Stone operator 69,346 140,470,610 70,235
Sand & gravel operator 35,505 60,360,922 30,180
Coal contractor 13,906 15,329,994 7,665
Noncoal contractor 21,222 26,100,442 13,050
Total 353,839 655,908,158 327,954
1989 Coal operator 137,730 266,844,685 133,422
Metal operator 47,152 92,921,424 46,461
Nonmetal operator 28,852 58,018,283 29,009
Stone operator 67,818 137,153,182 68,577
Sand & gravel operator 35,600 60,288,279 30,144
Coal contractor 17,599 19,171,582 9,586
Noncoal contractor 24,878 28,768,206 14,384
Total 359,629 663,165,641 331,583
1990 Coal operator 139,025 274,272,851 137,136
Metal operator 47,977 96,811,926 48,406
Nonmetal operator 29,037 57,248,601 28,624
Stone operator 66,857 135,248,362 67,624
Sand & gravel operator 35,899 59,855,099 29,928
Coal contractor 20,752 21,489,025 10,745
Noncoal contractor 25,235 27,455,557 13,728
Total 364,782 672,381,421 336,191
1991 Coal operator 127,650 250,532,884 125,266
Metal operator 46,617 94,280,666 47,140
Nonmetal operator 27,472 55,209,713 27,605
Stone operator 63,825 125,858,339 62,929
Sand & gravel operator 34,335 55,412,419 27,706
Coal contractor 22,457 23,116,918 11,558
Noncoal contractor 27,026 30,131,204 15,066
Total 349,382 634,542,143 317,271
1992 Coal operator 118,733 234,492,323 117,246
Metal operator 45,243 90,593,999 45,297
Nonmetal operator 26,499 53,302,222 26,651
Stone operator 63,114 125,637,907 62,819
Sand & gravel operator 33,401 55,472,434 27,736
Coal contractor 25,398 26,671,866 13,336
Noncoal contractor 25,199 26,920,140 13,460
Total 337,587 613,090,891 306,545
1993 Coal operator 104,434 203,748,686 101,874
Metal operator 43,510 87,687,430 43,844
Nonmetal operator 26,112 50,431,601 25,216
Stone operator 63,176 128,747,281 64,374
Sand & gravel operator 32,867 56,455,109 28,228
Coal contractor 28,101 28,464,351 14,232
Noncoal contractor 23,754 26,569,784 13,285
Total 321,954 582,104,242 291,052
1994 Coal operator 106,461 210,952,292 105,476
Metal operator 41,937 86,277,765 43,139
Nonmetal operator 25,988 51,163,829 25,582
Stone operator 64,627 132,512,048 66,256
Sand & gravel operator 34,379 58,920,694 29,460
Coal contractor 29,057 29,518,929 14,759
Noncoal contractor 29,157 32,423,903 16,212
Total 331,606 601,769,460 300,885
1995 Coal operator 97,336 195,218,301 97,609
Metal operator 43,505 90,532,482 45,266
Nonmetal operator 25,135 51,102,701 25,551
Stone operator 65,334 135,164,008 67,582
Sand & gravel operator 32,970 59,226,917 29,613
Coal contractor 26,729 27,736,474 13,868
Noncoal contractor 33,586 37,980,474 18,990
Total 324,595 596,961,357 298,481
1996 Coal operator 91,212 187,614,814 93,807
Metal operator 44,298 93,471,397 46,736
Nonmetal operator 24,882 51,726,974 25,863
Stone operator 65,456 136,445,786 68,223
Sand & gravel operator 33,152 60,001,094 30,001
Coal contractor 28,127 29,828,255 14,914
Noncoal contractor 32,414 37,986,782 18,993
Total 319,541 597,075,102 298,538
1997 Coal operator 89,054 183,743,170 91,872
Metal operator 43,513 90,879,337 45,440
Nonmetal operator 24,395 50,955,742 25,478
Stone operator 66,750 139,162,113 69,581
Sand & gravel operator 33,872 62,095,958 31,048
Coal contractor 29,989 32,604,866 16,302
Noncoal contractor 37,963 40,019,850 20,010
Total 325,536 599,461,036 299,731
1998 Coal operator 85,514 177,297,858 88,649
Metal operator 40,024 82,476,368 41,238
Nonmetal operator 23,625 49,498,209 24,749
Stone operator 68,499 143,452,556 71,726
Sand & gravel operator 35,666 65,200,650 32,600
Coal contractor 29,796 33,107,302 16,554
Noncoal contractor 38,050 40,828,448 20,414
Total 321,174 591,861,391 295,931
1999 Coal operator 79,001 163,126,568 81,563
Metal operator 36,297 74,202,851 37,101
Nonmetal operator 22,913 47,219,028 23,610
Stone operator 69,730 145,954,654 72,977
Sand & gravel operator 37,294 68,723,367 34,362
Coal contractor 29,243 32,139,057 16,070
Noncoal contractor 42,856 45,325,690 22,663
Total 317,334 576,691,215 288,346
2000 Coal operator 72,490 150,817,484 75,409
Metal operator 33,342 68,767,889 34,384
Nonmetal operator 22,115 45,904,904 22,952
Stone operator 70,616 146,171,541 73,086
Sand & gravel operator 37,837 68,027,794 34,014
Coal contractor 29,801 32,734,241 16,367
Noncoal contractor 46,522 51,358,932 25,679
Total 312,723 563,782,785 281,891
2001 Coal operator 76,134 161,715,869 80,858
Metal operator 29,502 61,280,364 30,640
Nonmetal operator 21,346 43,619,543 21,810
Stone operator 70,130 144,139,247 72,070
Sand & gravel operator 37,508 67,086,918 33,543
Coal contractor 32,262 36,666,543 18,333
Noncoal contractor 45,674 47,159,354 23,580
Total 312,556 561,667,838 280,834
2002 Coal operator 74,806 157,201,855 78,601
Metal operator 25,576 51,875,103 25,938
Nonmetal operator 19,945 41,057,106 20,529
Stone operator 68,843 139,729,139 69,865
Sand & gravel operator 37,055 65,506,754 32,753
Coal contractor 30,560 33,590,086 16,795
Noncoal contractor 39,241 37,066,310 18,533
Total 296,026 526,026,353 263,013
2003 Coal operator 70,490 150,850,576 75,425
Metal operator 24,682 48,935,560 24,468
Nonmetal operator 19,407 40,627,146 20,314
Stone operator 68,037 138,478,286 69,239
Sand & gravel operator 36,540 64,953,660 32,477
Coal contractor 28,868 32,196,646 16,098
Noncoal contractor 39,493 37,741,257 18,871
Total 287,517 513,783,131 256,892
2004 Coal operator 73,024 160,138,522 80,069
Metal operator 25,205 52,182,272 26,091
Nonmetal operator 19,432 40,365,677 20,183
Stone operator 68,417 142,305,613 71,153
Sand & gravel operator 37,000 66,727,368 33,364
Coal contractor 30,228 35,928,424 17,964
Noncoal contractor 42,511 44,395,212 22,198
Total 295,817 542,043,088 271,022
2005 Coal operator 78,281 174,367,619 87,184
Metal operator 26,442 55,546,918 27,773
Nonmetal operator 19,678 40,028,187 20,014
Stone operator 69,759 147,300,272 73,650
Sand & gravel operator 37,705 68,515,570 34,258
Coal contractor 32,639 40,271,977 20,136
Noncoal contractor 46,623 51,179,052 25,590
Total 311,127 577,209,595 288,605
2006 Coal operator 81,985 181,906,203 90,953
Metal operator 28,633 59,586,170 29,793
Nonmetal operator 19,614 40,074,357 20,037
Stone operator 71,153 149,103,312 74,552
Sand & gravel operator 38,450 69,699,443 34,850
Coal contractor 35,465 44,061,496 22,031
Noncoal contractor 53,482 59,330,859 29,665
Total 328,782 603,761,840 301,881
Total Coal operator 2,697,136 5,338,204,493 2,669,102
Metal operator 915,613 1,835,812,238 917,906
Nonmetal operator 606,984 1,218,393,373 609,197
Stone operator 1,627,120 3,310,052,507 1,655,026
Sand & gravel operator 843,861 1,464,710,493 732,355
Coal contractor 583,314 643,234,735 321,617
Noncoal contractor 742,777 804,192,888 402,096
Total 8,016,805 14,614,600,727 7,307,300

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