Chart 3. Comparisons of EIA and analyst estimates of Pennsylvania coal mining (NAICS 2121) employment in 2020
Source Coal mining employment estimate

EIA

 4,818

Analyst estimate

 4,602

EIA (with analyst adjustment to include proprietors’ employment)

 6,849

Analyst estimate (with analyst adjustment to include proprietors’ employment)

 6,542

Note: EIA = Energy Information Administration, and NAICS = North American Industry Classification System.

Source: “Quarterly census of employment and wages” (Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, updated quarterly), https://www.bls.gov/cew/; “Employment by state” (Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis), https://www.bea.gov/data/employment/employment-by-state; and “Annual coal report,” “Table 18: Average number of employees by state and mine type, 2021 and 2020” (Washington, DC: U.S. Energy Information Administration, October 2021), https://www.eia.gov/coal/annual/pdf/table18.pdf.