U.S. - Metal ore mining - by Year
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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	262	27.1%	16.8%	8.0%	33,344	97.8%	94.7%	81.1%
	2007	256	26.6%	14.5%	8.2%	34,657	98.0%	94.5%	83.5%
	2006	239	21.8%	13.8%	7.9%	27,687	97.6%	95.4%	82.8%
	2005	233	23.2%	15.0%	9.0%	26,419	97.4%	95.2%	82.3%
	2004	229	23.6%	15.3%	9.6%	25,566	97.8%	95.5%	82.2%
	2003	239	21.3%	13.8%	8.4%	24,863	97.4%	95.0%	82.6%
	2002	270	20.0%	13.7%	8.1%	25,692	97.1%	95.4%	81.9%
	2001	381	17.6%	12.3%	7.1%	32,810	97.0%	95.6%	83.6%
	2000	412	18.0%	11.9%	6.8%	34,820	96.7%	94.8%	83.7%
	1999	409	19.6%	12.0%	7.6%	39,928	97.3%	94.7%	86.1%
	1998	411	21.9%	13.9%	8.3%	43,903	97.5%	94.4%	85.8%