U.S. - Bituminous coal and lignite surface 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	415	43.4%	18.8%	8.7%	38,844	97.0%	86.4%	71.0%
	2007	391	45.5%	18.4%	8.7%	38,396	97.0%	85.1%	69.9%
	2006	393	46.1%	19.1%	8.7%	36,357	D	D	D
	2005	383	47.0%	18.3%	8.9%	33,252	D	D	D
	2004	370	47.0%	17.6%	8.4%	31,161	D	D	D
	2003	393	47.1%	17.8%	8.9%	32,011	96.1%	80.7%	63.6%
	2002	430	48.8%	19.1%	9.1%	32,924	96.2%	79.6%	60.6%
	2001	492	42.5%	15.0%	7.7%	31,439	94.8%	D	D
	2000	505	42.4%	15.8%	8.1%	31,114	D	D	D
	1999	542	42.1%	14.9%	7.0%	33,042	94.6%	D	D
	1998	573	40.8%	14.8%	7.0%	34,514	D	D	D