In 2019 there were 81,491 thousand people employed in the U.S. coal mining industry, of which only nine percent were women. By 2022, U.S. coal employment shrank by approximately 15,000 jobs, to 66,428. The share of women employees in U.S. coal mining amounted to eight percent in 2022.
Selected data about coal mining employees in the United States in 2022
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National Mining Association. (June 28, 2023). Selected data about coal mining employees in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875846/united-states-selected-data-coal-mining-employees/
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National Mining Association. "Selected Data about Coal Mining Employees in The United States in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875846/united-states-selected-data-coal-mining-employees/
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