U.S. coal-mining jobs ranking 2023, by state

West Virginia was the state with the most coal-mining jobs in the United States, with some 14,014 employees in 2023. The state's coal mining employment has been in decline since 2010, when just over 21,000 people were working in the sector. By comparison, there were 5,029 jobs in this industry in Kentucky in 2023, which was the second-largest coal mining employer state. Coal-mining employment in the U.S.Of all U.S. coal-producing regions, the Appalachian region held the most significant portion of available coal-mining jobs, amounting to over 26,000 employees in total in 2023. The total coal-mining employment in the United States reached 45,443 jobs in that same year. More than half of those jobs were in underground mines. Similarly, in West Virginia, there were 10,219 underground mining jobs and 2,778 surface mining jobs as of 2022. U.S. mining industry employment breakdownThe entire U.S. mining industry employed some 182,000 people (with the exclusion of the oil and gas sector, which is also considered mining) in 2022. U.S. coal mining employment increased in the early 2010s due to increases in exports and decreases within local coal mines. Decreases in productivity within the mines require more workers per unit of production. Although energy derived from coal still accounts for a large part of the United States' electricity production, the U.S. solar power industry is currently providing many more jobs than the coal mining industry.

西弗吉尼亚州是美国煤炭采矿就业岗位最多的州，截至2023年，该州煤炭采矿行业共有约14,014名员工。自2010年以来，该州的煤炭采矿就业人数一直在下降，当年该行业从业人员超过21,000人。相比之下，2023年肯塔基州该行业共有5,029个岗位，位居第二大煤炭采矿就业州。在美国所有煤炭产区中，阿巴拉契亚地区拥有最多的煤炭采矿岗位，总计超过26,000名员工，占2023年的总数。同年，美国煤炭采矿业的总就业岗位达到45,443个，其中超过一半的岗位位于地下矿井。同样，截至2022年，西弗吉尼亚州有10,219个地下采矿岗位和2,778个露天采矿岗位。美国采矿业的整体就业情况为，2022年整个美国采矿行业（不包括石油和天然气行业，该行业亦被视为采矿行业）雇佣了约182,000人。在2010年代初，由于煤炭出口增加和本地煤矿的减少，美国煤炭采矿业的就业人数有所增加。然而，矿山生产率的下降需要更多的工人来完成每单位的生产。尽管来自煤炭的能源仍占美国电力生产的大头，但美国太阳能产业目前提供的就业岗位数量已经超过了煤炭采矿行业。