Employment Statistics

Over the next 5-10 years, mining operations will need approximately 55,000 new employees to meet demand and to replace retiring employees

Coal Workforce

Minerals Workforce

Economic Statistics

The total direct and indirect economic impact of U.S. mining was valued at $2.4 trillion in 2010

U.S. Mining

Coal

Minerals

State-by-State Economic Contributions of U.S. Mining

Mining & Employment

Impact on Economy & Employment

U.S. mining is a large contributor to the nation's economic, industrial and technology success—supporting nearly two million jobs and generating annual revenues in excess of $100 billion. This output provides the front-end of the supply chain for many other key sectors of the economy from electricity generation to manufacturing, medicine, electronics and many others.

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Economy & Employment Overview

Impact on Economy & Employment

U.S. mining is a large contributor to the nation's economic, industrial and technology success—supporting nearly two million jobs and generating annual revenues in excess of $100 billion. This output provides the front-end of the supply chain for many other key sectors of the economy from electricity generation to manufacturing, medicine, electronics and many others.

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