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Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 1998:
Mining (except oil & gas)
United States
By detailed employment size By year By state
 
U.S. - Mining (except oil & gas) by Employment Size of Enterprise
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Employment size of enterprise Firms Estab-
lish-
ments		 Paid
employees		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)
All firms 4,925 7,309 225,309 10,012,940
Firms with no employees (as of March 12) 469 469 0 37,019
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 1,365 1,371 3,075 94,302
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 822 824 5,503 169,726
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 809 824 10,875 357,473
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 988 1,229 35,749 1,277,591
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 275 680 30,518 1,268,293
Firms with 500 employees or more 197 1,912 139,589 6,808,536
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

 

 

U.S. - Mining (except oil and gas) - by Year
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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data		 Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to 2008 detail 2008 4,372 27.0% 9.7% 3.8% 205,652 91.8% 78.7% 63.6%
link to 2007 detail 2007 4,465 29.2% 9.8% 3.8% 218,044 92.0% 77.3% 63.1%
link to 2006 detail 2006 4,571 28.7% 9.5% 3.8% 205,349 91.4% 76.0% 60.8%
link to 2005 detail 2005 4,537 28.2% 9.0% 3.7% 196,940 91.0% 75.2% 60.5%
link to 2004 detail 2004 4,487 28.3% 9.1% 3.9% 189,747 90.9% 74.5% 59.6%
link to 2003 detail 2003 4,485 27.7% 9.2% 3.9% 184,423 90.6% 74.4% 60.4%
link to 2002 detail 2002 4,669 27.4% 9.3% 4.0% 194,174 90.6% 75.0% 60.2%
link to 2001 detail 2001 4,794 27.3% 9.0% 3.9% 200,735 90.8% 74.9% 60.4%
link to 2000 detail 2000 4,761 28.4% 9.4% 4.1% 204,329 90.7% 74.8% 60.1%
link to 1999 detail 1999 4,830 29.2% 9.3% 4.1% 215,949 91.5% 75.5% 62.2%
link to 1998 detail 1998 4,925 29.6% 9.6% 4.0% 225,309 91.4% 75.5% 62.0%

 

 

Mining (except oil & gas) by State
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
United States 4,925 29.6% 9.6% 4.0% 225,309 91.4% 75.5% 62.0%
Alabama 116 42.2% 22.4% 17.2% 7,074 D D 75.9%
Alaska 47 25.5% 14.9% 10.6% 1,120 D D 64.3%
Arizona 128 28.1% 14.1% 10.2% 13,426 D D 87.8%
Arkansas 63 33.3% 20.6% 15.9% 1,221 D D 43.1%
California 253 38.3% 20.9% 13.4% 7,332 88.6% 70.4% 51.8%
Colorado 171 29.2% 17.5% 11.1% 4,454 89.3% 73.2% 57.9%
Connecticut 49 24.5% 8.2% 8.2% (500-999) D D D
Delaware 7 42.9% 28.6% 14.3% (100-249) D D D
District of Columbia 2 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% (1-19) D D D
Florida 116 42.2% 25.0% 16.4% 7,743 D D 74.4%
Georgia 98 41.8% 26.5% 24.5% (5000-9999) D D D
Hawaii 9 44.4% 33.3% 11.1% (100-249) D D D
Idaho 86 25.6% 17.4% 12.8% 2,363 88.2% D D
Illinois 155 34.8% 22.6% 12.9% 7,201 D D D
Indiana 117 39.3% 23.9% 15.4% 5,416 D 78.5% 60.8%
Iowa 64 45.3% 17.2% 3.1% (1000-2499) D D D
Kansas 69 30.4% 7.2% 5.8% 1,290 79.0% D D
Kentucky 321 51.1% 17.4% 8.1% 19,011 D D 51.2%
Louisiana 63 38.1% 22.2% 17.5% 1,658 D D 55.9%
Maine 22 13.6% 9.1% 4.5% (20-99) D D D
Maryland 66 42.4% 16.7% 10.6% (1000-2499) D D D
Massachusetts 69 33.3% 11.6% 5.8% (1000-2499) D D D
Michigan 163 23.9% 11.7% 6.7% 4,018 84.6% 69.1% 57.7%
Minnesota 110 19.1% 14.5% 8.2% 6,851 D D D
Mississippi 53 34.0% 18.9% 15.1% 1,054 D D 41.4%
Missouri 159 35.8% 17.6% 10.1% 4,238 D D D
Montana 56 33.9% 25.0% 17.9% 2,761 95.4% D 77.7%
Nebraska 58 17.2% 8.6% 5.2% 650 59.8% D D
Nevada 131 36.6% 22.1% 13.7% 11,675 96.4% 90.4% 81.0%
New Hampshire 30 16.7% 10.0% 0.0% (250-499) D D D
New Jersey 73 43.8% 17.8% 8.2% (1000-2499) D D D
New Mexico 51 47.1% 37.3% 29.4% 5,553 D D 87.6%
New York 208 22.6% 9.6% 4.3% 3,178 D D D
North Carolina 92 35.9% 21.7% 14.1% 3,307 88.1% D D
North Dakota 23 34.8% 26.1% 17.4% 1,583 D D D
Ohio 226 38.9% 16.4% 9.7% 7,883 87.8% 67.4% 49.3%
Oklahoma 85 38.8% 16.5% 9.4% 2,015 85.2% 52.8% 42.4%
Oregon 108 25.9% 7.4% 5.6% (1000-2499) D D D
Pennsylvania 414 31.4% 10.4% 4.8% 13,751 88.3% 64.3% 42.5%
Rhode Island 15 20.0% 6.7% 6.7% (100-249) D D D
South Carolina 44 47.7% 36.4% 31.8% 1,343 D D 77.7%
South Dakota 33 42.4% 24.2% 9.1% (1000-2499) D D D
Tennessee 101 47.5% 17.8% 14.9% 3,649 88.8% D D
Texas 226 34.1% 18.1% 11.9% 8,254 90.1% 72.7% 59.5%
Utah 74 39.2% 18.9% 10.8% 4,917 D D 71.2%
Vermont 48 18.8% 8.3% 4.2% (500-999) D D D
Virginia 213 53.1% 16.9% 10.3% 10,469 D D 44.3%
Washington 124 31.5% 13.7% 10.5% (2500-4999) D D D
West Virginia 244 42.6% 13.1% 8.2% 16,801 D D 67.2%
Wisconsin 123 32.5% 15.4% 8.1% (1000-2499) D D D
Wyoming 46 56.5% 52.2% 43.5% 8,428 D 97.7% 94.9%
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?