Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212

About the Mining (except Oil and Gas) subsector

The mining (except oil and gas) subsector is part of the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector.

The mining (except oil and gas) subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Coal Mining: NAICS 2121
• Metal Ore Mining: NAICS 2122
• Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying: NAICS 2123

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in mining (except oil and gas). These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		220.6	219.1	(P) 220.6	(P) 221.0
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		181.9	178.4	(P) 173.8
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		(1) -	5	22
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		(1) -	369	2,111
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events		25	5	(1) (P) -	(1) (P) -
Separations		2,736	402	(1) (P) -	(1) (P) -
Initial claimants		3,641	520	(1) (P) -	(1) (P) -
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
Continuous mining machine operators	12,750
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	10,380
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	8,170
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	21,400
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	12,620

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for mining (except oil and gas).

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in mining (except oil and gas).

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$26.62	$26.72	$26.99	(P) $27.17
Average weekly hours		45.4	45.4	44.8	(P) 44.7
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$25.26	$25.19	$25.48	(P) $25.44
Average weekly hours		47.2	47.0	47.0	(P) 46.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Continuous mining machine operators	$23.50	$23.28	$48,880	$48,430
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	$18.09	$18.80	$37,620	$39,090
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	$34.16	$34.01	$71,050	$70,750
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	$19.92	$21.04	$41,430	$43,760
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	$17.77	$18.57	$36,960	$38,630

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in mining (except oil and gas). An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	54	51	29	(P) 62
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.7	3.5	3.2	3.1
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.5	2.4	2.2	2.0
Cases involving days away from work	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.5
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction. The export price index measures the percentage change in prices received by U.S. producers for goods and services sold outside the U.S.

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Producer price index		(P) 233.2	(P) 226.4	(P) 227.4	(P) 226.0
Percent change from previous month		(P) 0.8%	(P) -2.9%	(P) 0.4%	(P) -0.6%
Export index		(R) 147.6	144.5	(R) 143.5	143.0
Percent change from previous month		(R) -1.1%	(R) -2.1%	(R) -0.7%	(R) -0.3%
Footnotes (R) Revised (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in mining (except oil and gas). Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry		7,529	7,517	(P) 7,476	(P) 7,531
Local government		6	6	(P) 6	(P) 6
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2006	2007	2008	2009
Labor productivity index, output per hour		101.180	94.475	94.994	92.671
Percent change from previous year		-3.1	-6.6	0.5	-2.4
Labor index, total labor hours		108.182	111.918	111.138	98.394
Percent change from previous year		4.6	3.5	-0.7	-11.5
Output index		109.459	105.734	105.574	91.183
Percent change from previous year		1.3	-3.4	-0.2	-13.6
Unit labor costs index		117.334	129.314	136.233	147.313
Percent change from previous year		8.4	10.2	5.4	8.1

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: February 07, 2012