Figure 9. Employment in mining, 2006–15, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Year and month	Number employed
2006
January	591.0
February	596.8
March	602.9
April	612.9
May	614.3
June	620.3
July	624.5
August	628.3
September	631.0
October	636.2
November	638.1
December	642.2
2007
January	644.1
February	649.2
March	653.6
April	657.4
May	660.7
June	663.3
July	668.8
August	668.1
September	667.9
October	669.4
November	676.2
December	680.8
2008
January	687.3
February	689.3
March	697.1
April	696.0
May	702.9
June	710.7
July	715.2
August	722.9
September	726.5
October	725.4
November	720.4
December	715.9
2009
January	707.4
February	694.4
March	677.0
April	660.8
May	644.0
June	635.9
July	628.5
August	619.6
September	614.3
October	611.4
November	614.5
December	614.1
2010
January	619.1
February	624.8
March	631.2
April	635.9
May	645.7
June	650.9
July	657.5
August	665.4
September	673.1
October	681.1
November	687.5
December	685.8
2011
January	686.5
February	689.0
March	703.2
April	719.4
May	729.9
June	741.7
July	752.2
August	756.2
September	765.5
October	772.3
November	775.1
December	781.4
2012
January	788.4
February	795.9
March	799.0
April	800.9
May	804.1
June	802.5
July	800.3
August	799.5
September	794.1
October	785.9
November	794.2
December	797.6
2013
January	801.5
February	806.4
March	808.1
April	804.2
May	807.7
June	810.6
July	812.0
August	814.4
September	816.1
October	818.3
November	816.3
December	814.4
2014
January	820.8
February	822.9
March	826.8
April	833.4
May	833.8
June	838.0
July	844.8
August	846.2
September	852.5
October	850.3
November	847.1
December	844.8
2015
January	837.4
February	822.4
March	806.1
April	791.8
May	771.5
June	768.2
July	760.0
August	750.8
September	739.6
October	735.4
November	720.4
December	710.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey.