U.S. - Gold ore mining - by Year
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D = Withheld to avoid disclosure
More data	Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	2008	133	20.3%	12.0%	3.0%	10,542	96.1%	92.4%	68.0%
	2007	131	18.3%	8.4%	3.1%	12,276	97.0%	93.3%	79.6%
	2006	125	14.4%	8.8%	4.0%	8,507	96.5%	94.8%	78.9%
	2005	120	15.8%	9.2%	4.2%	8,231	95.9%	93.2%	76.6%
	2004	128	17.2%	10.2%	4.7%	(100,000+)	D	D	D
	2003	130	13.8%	9.2%	4.6%	(100,000+)	D	D	D
	2002	148	16.9%	10.1%	4.1%	(100,000+)	D	D	D
	2001	231	13.4%	9.1%	4.3%	10,717	D	D	77.1%
	2000	261	13.4%	8.4%	4.6%	11,508	D	D	D
	1999	254	15.7%	8.3%	4.3%	(100,000+)	D	D	D
	1998	247	17.8%	9.7%	4.9%	15,577	D	D	D