The coal mining industry employed 4,492 people in Pennsylvania in 2022, of which nearly 71 percent worked in underground mines. During the period in consideration, coal-mining employment oscillated with a trend of decline, peaking in 2012, with 8,927 employees.
Coal-mining employment in Pennsylvania from 2012 to 2022, by mine type
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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.
Pennsylvania includes anthracite and bituminous mining production.
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EIA. (October 3, 2023). Coal-mining employment in Pennsylvania from 2012 to 2022, by mine type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215774/coal-mining-employment-in-pennsylvania/
EIA. "Coal-mining employment in Pennsylvania from 2012 to 2022, by mine type." Chart. October 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215774/coal-mining-employment-in-pennsylvania/
EIA. (2023). Coal-mining employment in Pennsylvania from 2012 to 2022, by mine type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215774/coal-mining-employment-in-pennsylvania/
EIA. "Coal-mining Employment in Pennsylvania from 2012 to 2022, by Mine Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215774/coal-mining-employment-in-pennsylvania/
EIA, Coal-mining employment in Pennsylvania from 2012 to 2022, by mine type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215774/coal-mining-employment-in-pennsylvania/ (last visited September 14, 2024)
Coal-mining employment in Pennsylvania from 2012 to 2022, by mine type [Graph], EIA, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215774/coal-mining-employment-in-pennsylvania/
