U.S. - Other metal 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	63	34.9%	20.6%	12.7%	5,187	96.7%	89.3%	78.4%
	2007	63	36.5%	20.6%	12.7%	4,052	96.6%	87.6%	67.5%
	2006	58	32.8%	17.2%	12.1%	(100,000+)	D	D	D
	2005	52	36.5%	21.2%	15.4%	3,510	96.1%	88.9%	72.9%
	2004	46	32.6%	21.7%	17.4%	3,369	D	D	76.5%
	2003	51	35.3%	21.6%	15.7%	3,326	D	D	76.9%
	2002	55	29.1%	21.8%	14.5%	3,439	D	D	78.9%
	2001	58	32.8%	22.4%	15.5%	3,476	95.5%	D	74.4%
	2000	65	27.7%	20.0%	13.8%	3,318	95.0%	89.2%	72.3%
	1999	69	29.0%	18.8%	14.5%	3,765	D	D	76.5%
	1998	85	31.8%	23.5%	14.1%	3,835	D	D	D