Europe: coal-mining lost jobs and retrained workers

Between 2014 and 2020, there were more than 1,100 coal mining jobs lost in Malopolska, a coal basin located in Poland. There were also some 65,000 participants in retraining and re-skilling programs for unemployed people that took place there during that timeframe. Similarly, during the same period of time, roughly 21,900 people lost their jobs at the coal mine in Silesia, Poland, and some 12,000 people took part in training and re-skilling programs that were available for the unemployed there.

Number of coal mining jobs lost and participants in retraining programs in selected coal basins in Europe from 2014 to 2020

Coal basin (country)	Lost jobs	Participants in training & re-skilling courses*
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Release date

October 2022

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2014 and 2020

Supplementary notes

*Number of people to whom support was provided through the European Social Fund for training courses and activities available for unemployed people, including the laid-off coal-mining employees that were in the regions covered by the source's audit. In most of the regions, national funds were also used to provide training and reskilling to unemployed people and to laid-off coal-miners.

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