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NAICS 212111
Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

21	Mining	24,087	182,911,093	21,173,895	477,840
212	Mining, except oil and gas	7,253	47,728,025	9,009,343	197,061
2121	Coal mining	1,190	20,591,397	3,718,500	74,578
21211	Coal mining	1,190	20,591,397	3,718,500	74,578
212111	Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining	650	10,829,309	1,647,285	33,376

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Value of shipments ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Value of shipments ($1,000)
N = Not available
21	Mining	106,796	187,834,649	82,709	77.4	4,923,556	2.6	24,087	182,911,093
212	Mining, except oil and gas	12,517	48,091,309	5,264	42.1	363,284	0.8	7,253	47,728,025
2121	Coal mining	1,842	20,644,452	652	35.4	53,055	0.3	1,190	20,591,397
21211	Coal mining	1,842	20,644,452	652	35.4	53,055	0.3	1,190	20,591,397
212111	Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining	N	N	N	N	N	N	650	10,829,309

Definition: NAICS 212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) surface mining of bituminous coal and lignite; (2) developing bituminous coal and lignite surface mine sites; (3) surface mining and beneficiating (e.g., cleaning. washing, screening, and sizing coal) of bituminous coal; or (4) beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing coal), but not mining, bituminous coal.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Manufacturing coke oven products in coke oven establishments--are classified in U.S. Industry 324199, All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing;
Underground mining of bituminous coal--are classified in U.S. Industry 212112, Bituminous Coal Underground Mining; and
Mining and/or beneficiating anthracite coal--are classified in U.S. Industry 212113, Anthracite Mining.

Historical comparability

NAICS 212111, Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 212111 is comparable to SIC 1221. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Value of shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

212111	Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining	2002	650	10,829,309	1,647,285	33,376
		1997	829	12,451,067	1,652,355	36,632
		% change	-21.6	-13.0	-0.3	-8.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining: 2002

Data for the Mining sector are published for the U.S.and states.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
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Value of shipments
($1,000)

Value of shipments
% of
U.S.

Value of shipments
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

650

10,829,309

100.00

1,647,285

33,376

Wyoming

2,352,738

21.73

4,715

280,111

5,247

West Virginia

108

1,901,263

17.56

1,054

255,438

6,024

Kentucky

125

1,671,655

15.44

409

243,840

5,582

Texas

634,647

5.86

137,132

2,403

Indiana

624,509

5.77

101

109,726

1,937

Virginia

617,774

5.70

70,974

1,598

Ohio

345,808

3.19

60,910

1,555

Pennsylvania

118

333,316

3.08

68,211

1,650

Montana

332,325

3.07

365

40,746

752

North Dakota

259,930

2.40

410

61,383

931

Colorado

204,527

1.89

38,320

674

Illinois

195,070

1.80

18,345

372

Alabama

138,884

1.28

24,489

567

All other states, including those below

1,216,863

11.24

237,660

4,084

New Mexico

(1000-2499)

Arizona

(500-999)

Washington

(500-999)

Louisiana

(250-499)

Tennessee

(250-499)

Alaska

(100-249)

Maryland

(100-249)

Mississippi

(100-249)

Missouri

(100-249)

Oklahoma

(100-249)

Kansas

(20-99)

California

(1-19)

Florida

(1-19)

Idaho

(1-19)

New York

(1-19)

Oregon

(1-19)

South Dakota

(1-19)

Utah

(1-19)

Products Lines for Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining
Product code	Product description	Value of shipments of this line ($000)	Percent of industry value (%)
212111	Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining	10,614,095	100.00
21211133	Subbituminous coal mechanically crushed, screened, or sized only	2,965,192	27.94
21211131	Bituminous coal & lignite washed by wet-washing or other method	2,641,936	24.89
21211132	Bituminous coal mechanically crushed, screened, or sized only	1,908,233	17.98
21211112	Bituminous coal & lignite for processing at other establishment	1,117,368	10.53
21211134	Lignite coal mechanically crushed, screened, or sized only	830,557	7.83
21211111	Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining without processing	569,202	5.36
	-Other	581,607	5.48

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-21SA	Location of Mining	Employment Size of Establishments	US, states
EC02-21SG-1	General Summary	Industry Statistics	US
EC02-21SG-1	General Summary	Industry Statistics for States & Offshore Areas	US, states
EC02-21SM-1	Material and Fuel Summary	Selected Supplies, Minerals Received for Preparation, Purchased Machinery, & Fuels Consumed by Type by Industry: 2002 and 1997	US
EC02-21SP-1	Product Summary	Products or Services Statistics: 2002 & 1997	US
EC02-21SX-1	Industry-Product Analysis Summary	Industry-Product Analysis - Industry Shipments by Product & Receipts for Services	US
EC02-21SX-1	Industry-Product Analysis Summary	Industry-Product Analysis - Product Shipments & Receipts for Services by Contributing Industry	US
EC02-21A	Geographic Area Series	Industry Statistics for the State or Offshore Areas	States
EC02-21I-212111	Industry Series (data may be inconsistent with final figures in Summary Series)	Historical Statistics for the Industry: 2002 & 1997	US
		Detailed Statistics by Industry	US
		Industry Statistics by Employment Size	US
		Industry Statistics by Type of Operation	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 212111
Hypertext Tables	Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
	County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
	Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas