Kentucky Coal Facts - 13th Edition - Department for Energy ...
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<strong>Coal</strong> Mine Employment, 2012<br />
Eastern <strong>Kentucky</strong> <strong>Coal</strong> Mine Employment, 2012<br />
Mine Type Employees 1 Year Change<br />
Total 9,556 -29.7%<br />
Underground 4,782 -25.3.%<br />
Surface 3,242 -37.8%<br />
Preparation Plant 1,148 -24.3%<br />
Office 384 -17.1%<br />
In 2012, coal mines in Eastern <strong>Kentucky</strong> on average employed<br />
9,556 workers full-time. The majority of direct coal<br />
mine employment in Eastern <strong>Kentucky</strong> was concentrated at<br />
underground mine sites. Compared with 2011, average coal<br />
mine employment in the Eastern <strong>Coal</strong>field decreased by<br />
29.7%, a reduction of 4,038 full-time jobs.<br />
During 2012, mines operating in Pike County represented<br />
the largest concentration of coal mine employment in <strong>Kentucky</strong>,<br />
averaging 2,316 on-site employees. Pike County also<br />
represented approximately 25 percent of coal mine employment<br />
in the Eastern <strong>Coal</strong>field.<br />
Western <strong>Kentucky</strong> <strong>Coal</strong> Mine Employment, 2012<br />
Mine Type Employees 1 Year Change<br />
Total 4,543 ~0%<br />
Underground 3,286 5.3%<br />
Surface 634 -13.0%<br />
Preparation Plant 524 -7.3%<br />
Office 99 6.5%<br />
<strong>Coal</strong> mines in Western <strong>Kentucky</strong> on average employed<br />
4,543 full-time workers in 2012. The majority of direct coal<br />
mine employment in Western <strong>Kentucky</strong> was concentrated at<br />
underground mine sites during the year. Compared with<br />
2011, average coal mine employment in the Western <strong>Coal</strong>field<br />
increased marginally, with a gain of 35 full-time jobs.<br />
Mines operating in Union County during 2012 represented<br />
the largest source of coal mine employment in the Western<br />
<strong>Coal</strong>field of <strong>Kentucky</strong>, averaging 1,292 on-site employees.<br />
energy.ky.gov<br />
kentuckycoal.com<br />
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