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Size of the US Surface Coal Mining industry

NAICS 212114, Surface Coal Mining. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$10.4 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
16,086
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
379
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
163
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 16,086 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 19,0752022-Q2: 19,1362022-Q3: 19,4902022-Q4: 19,6472023-Q1: 19,6712023-Q2: 19,7832023-Q3: 19,6152023-Q4: 19,2392024-Q1: 18,5392024-Q2: 18,2382024-Q3: 17,9872024-Q4: 17,9422025-Q1: 17,3462025-Q2: 17,3162025-Q3: 16,9062025-Q4: 16,7242026-Q1: 16,086
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q116,086
2025-Q416,724
2025-Q316,906
2025-Q217,316
2025-Q117,346
2024-Q417,942
2024-Q317,987
2024-Q218,238
2024-Q118,539
2023-Q419,239
2023-Q319,615
2023-Q219,783
2023-Q119,671
2022-Q419,647
2022-Q319,490
2022-Q219,136
2022-Q119,075

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 379 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 4532022-Q2: 4412022-Q3: 4412022-Q4: 4362023-Q1: 4392023-Q2: 4312023-Q3: 4222023-Q4: 4262024-Q1: 4172024-Q2: 4192024-Q3: 4052024-Q4: 4012025-Q1: 3932025-Q2: 3922025-Q3: 3892025-Q4: 3852026-Q1: 379
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1379
2025-Q4385
2025-Q3389
2025-Q2392
2025-Q1393
2024-Q4401
2024-Q3405
2024-Q2419
2024-Q1417
2023-Q4426
2023-Q3422
2023-Q2431
2023-Q1439
2022-Q4436
2022-Q3441
2022-Q2441
2022-Q1453

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $473.3 million · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $492.5 million2022-Q2: $452.3 million2022-Q3: $481.2 million2022-Q4: $499.2 million2023-Q1: $605.3 million2023-Q2: $482.0 million2023-Q3: $480.7 million2023-Q4: $499.0 million2024-Q1: $566.6 million2024-Q2: $457.3 million2024-Q3: $456.8 million2024-Q4: $487.0 million2025-Q1: $547.9 million2025-Q2: $453.9 million2025-Q3: $434.1 million2025-Q4: $469.9 million2026-Q1: $473.3 million
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$473.3 million
2025-Q4$469.9 million
2025-Q3$434.1 million
2025-Q2$453.9 million
2025-Q1$547.9 million
2024-Q4$487.0 million
2024-Q3$456.8 million
2024-Q2$457.3 million
2024-Q1$566.6 million
2023-Q4$499.0 million
2023-Q3$480.7 million
2023-Q2$482.0 million
2023-Q1$605.3 million
2022-Q4$499.2 million
2022-Q3$481.2 million
2022-Q2$452.3 million
2022-Q1$492.5 million

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages16,0862026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3792026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$473.3 million2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.6 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census16,23420222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census23920222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census16320222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$10.4 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.