U.S. - Gold ore and silver 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	145	21.4%	13.1%	3.4%	11,113	96.1%	92.3%	64.9%
	2007	139	19.4%	9.4%	2.9%	12,959	97.1%	93.0%	75.4%
	2006	132	15.2%	9.8%	3.8%	9,146	96.4%	94.8%	73.4%
	2005	130	16.2%	10.0%	3.8%	8,859	96.0%	93.5%	71.1%
	2004	137	16.8%	10.2%	4.4%	8,842	96.7%	93.9%	69.4%
	2003	141	13.5%	9.2%	4.3%	8,432	95.6%	93.2%	73.8%
	2002	156	16.0%	9.6%	3.8%	9,026	D	93.7%	72.2%
	2001	245	13.1%	8.6%	4.1%	11,222	94.7%	92.8%	73.6%
	2000	272	13.2%	8.5%	4.4%	12,278	93.9%	90.9%	76.1%
	1999	264	15.5%	8.3%	4.2%	13,805	94.9%	90.6%	76.1%
	1998	257	17.5%	9.7%	4.7%	16,542	D	D	D