The coal mining industry employed nearly 5,000 people in Kentucky in 2022, of which around 75 percent worked in underground mines. During the period in consideration, coal-mining employment presented a trend of decline, peaking in 2012, with over 16,000 employees.
Coal-mining employment in Kentucky from 2012 to 2022, by mine type
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EIA. (October 3, 2023). Coal-mining employment in Kentucky from 2012 to 2022, by mine type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215765/coal-mining-employment-in-kentucky/
EIA. "Coal-mining employment in Kentucky from 2012 to 2022, by mine type." Chart. October 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215765/coal-mining-employment-in-kentucky/
EIA. (2023). Coal-mining employment in Kentucky from 2012 to 2022, by mine type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215765/coal-mining-employment-in-kentucky/
EIA. "Coal-mining Employment in Kentucky from 2012 to 2022, by Mine Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215765/coal-mining-employment-in-kentucky/
EIA, Coal-mining employment in Kentucky from 2012 to 2022, by mine type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215765/coal-mining-employment-in-kentucky/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Coal-mining employment in Kentucky from 2012 to 2022, by mine type [Graph], EIA, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215765/coal-mining-employment-in-kentucky/