Kentucky Coal Facts - 13th Edition - Department for Energy ...
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<strong>Coal</strong> Mine Employment, 2012<br />
Region & County<br />
Direct Employment<br />
at <strong>Coal</strong> Mines<br />
Underground<br />
Miners<br />
Surface<br />
Miners<br />
Preparation<br />
Plant Workers<br />
Mine Office<br />
Staff<br />
Percent of Total<br />
Employment †<br />
<strong>Kentucky</strong> 14,083 7,959 3,786 1,666 482 0.8%<br />
Eastern <strong>Kentucky</strong> 9,540 4,772 3,240 1,191 385 5.3%<br />
Pike 2,366 1,201 778 282 105 9.9%<br />
Perry 1,530 712 540 185 93 11.6%<br />
Harlan 1,425 933 381 76 35 17.8%<br />
Martin 721 422 122 161 16 23.7%<br />
Leslie 658 370 232 53 3 31.2%<br />
Letcher 605 410 150 25 20 11.2%<br />
Floyd 533 250 185 81 17 4.6%<br />
Bell 448 164 102 114 68 4.9%<br />
Knott 330 181 120 27 2 11.4%<br />
Knox 224 68 148 4 4 2.9%<br />
Magoffin 186 1 185 - - 9.2%<br />
Whitley 91 18 34 37 2 0.7%<br />
Boyd 78 - - 68 10 0.3%<br />
Lawrence 76 32 44 - - 2.2%<br />
Johnson 68 - 68 - - 1.1%<br />
Clay 66 - 45 18 3 1.6%<br />
Breathitt 62 10 46 5 1 2.0%<br />
McCreary 35 - 30 1 4 1.2%<br />
Wolfe 20 - 20 - - 1.6%<br />
Laurel 14 - 10 4 - 0.1%<br />
Western <strong>Kentucky</strong> 4,543 3,286 634 474 97 3.7%<br />
Union 1,292 1,115 43 117 17 22.2%<br />
Hopkins 997 871 21 81 24 5.5%<br />
Ohio 710 264 327 110 9 8.9%<br />
Webster 707 587 41 52 27 24.1%<br />
Muhlenberg 576 435 79 51 11 6.6%<br />
Henderson 108 14 84 9 1 0.5%<br />
Livingston 52 - - 50 2 1.8%<br />
Marshall 50 - - 44 6 0.5%<br />
Daviess 43 - 39 2 2 0.1%<br />
McLean 8 - - 8 - 0.4%<br />
†Sources: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System (MSHA-MDRS) & Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Quarterly Census of Employment<br />
and Wages [June 2012 County Estimates].<br />
Note: The direct mining employment classification includes persons employed at a <strong>Kentucky</strong> coal mine and/or registered<br />
MSHA permitted mine site, but does not include direct employment involving coal transportation by trucks, trains,<br />
or barges nor the administrative or professional employees of coal companies located in <strong>Kentucky</strong> metropolitan areas<br />
such as Lexington and Louisville. These employment figures also do not include the many private services or indirect<br />
employment induced by the economic activity of coal extraction, preparation, and sales.<br />
energy.ky.gov<br />
kentuckycoal.com<br />
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