Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 21

About the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector

The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector is part of the natural resources and mining supersector.

The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector consists of these subsectors:

• Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 211
• Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212
• Support Activities for Mining: NAICS 213

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, union membership and representation, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Unemployment

Data series	Back data	Aug. 2024	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		596.7	598.2	(p)599.3	(p)601.5
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		465.0	459.4	(p)458.0
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		3.5%	2.0%	2.5%	1.9%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, and Current Population Survey)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	2020	2021	2022	2023
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		5.6%	5.7%	6.5%	4.3%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		6.6%	6.0%	7.7%	4.9%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2023
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	31,720
Helpers--extraction workers	4,310
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	2,480
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	25,170
Roustabouts, oil and gas	37,890

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Projections

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

(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, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Jul. 2024	Aug. 2024	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024
Average hourly earnings		$40.02	$39.96	$40.51	(p)$40.22
Average weekly hours		44.0	44.5	45.0	(p)44.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Jul. 2024	Aug. 2024	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024
Average hourly earnings		$36.82	$36.67	$36.95	(p)$36.46
Average weekly hours		46.6	46.9	47.4	(p)47.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
		2020	2021	2022	2023
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$1,444	$1,317	$1,504	$1,424
Members of unions		-$	-$	-$	-$
Represented by unions		-$	-$	-$	-$
Nonunion		$1,449	$1,315	$1,488	$1,438

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2023
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	$43.09	$45.51	$89,620	$94,650
Helpers--extraction workers	$22.09	$22.75	$45,940	$47,320
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	$48.74	$51.08	$101,390	$106,250
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	$26.00	$27.64	$54,080	$57,490
Roustabouts, oil and gas	$22.40	$23.03	$46,600	$47,900

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage 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, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. 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	2019	2020	2021	2022
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	127	78	95	113
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

Data series	2023
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	1.3
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	0.8
Cases involving days away from work	0.6
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.2
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(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 import price index reflects the percentage change in prices paid to foreign producers for their goods and services within the U.S., while 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	Aug. 2024	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024
Producer price index		(p)216.385	(p)204.079	(p)213.796	(p)210.980
Percent change from previous month		(p)-4.2%	(p)-5.7%	(p)4.8%	(p)-1.3%
Import index		141.3	(r)131.7	(r)133.1	132.0
Percent change from previous month		-5.0%	(r)-6.8%	(r)1.1%	(r)-0.8%
Export index		103.9	(r)99.8	(r)101.4	102.5
Percent change from previous month		-2.4%	(r)-3.9%	(r)1.6%	(r)1.1%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. 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 2023	4th quarter 2023	1st quarter 2024	2nd quarter 2024
Number of establishments
Private industry		30,975	31,020	(p)30,966	(p)31,104
Local government		6	6	(p)8	(p)8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

This section presents productivity and related data for the industry, presented as the percent change from the previous year. Measures of total factor productivity (TFP) compare growth in output to the growth in a combination of inputs that include labor, capital, energy, materials, and services. Measures of labor productivity, or output per hour, compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked.

Data series	Back data	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total factor productivity (TFP)		9.7	-5.8	-6.9	19.9
Output		-14.8	3.5	13.7	7.9
Combined inputs		-22.3	10.0	22.1	-10.0
Capital input		-5.8	-1.1	-0.6	0.1
Labor input		-23.1	-4.3	12.4	4.5
Labor productivity, output per hour		12.1	6.9	0.9	2.9

(Source: Productivity)

 

Data extracted on: December 13, 2024