Most U.S. coal is mined in the West, but most coal mining jobs are in the East

Most U.S. coal is mined in the West, but most coal mining jobs are in the East
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08.11.2022

In 2021, 60% of the country's coal was produced in the western United States, but only 28% of workers in the coal mining industry worked there, based on data from our Annual Coal Report. This difference is related to the technologies used in the East and West; surface mines in the West can use massive mining equipment to extract large amounts of coal with relatively fewer workers.

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