Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212

About the Mining (except Oil and Gas) subsector

The mining (except oil and gas) subsector is part of the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector.

Industries in the Mining (except Oil and Gas) subsector primarily engage in mining, mine site development, and beneficiating (i.e., preparing) metallic minerals and nonmetallic minerals, including coal. The term "mining" is used in the broad sense to include ore extraction, quarrying, and beneficiating (e.g., crushing, screening, washing, sizing, concentrating, and flotation), customarily done at the mine site.

North American Industry Classification System

The mining (except oil and gas) subsector consists of these industry groups:

Coal Mining: NAICS 2121
Metal Ore Mining: NAICS 2122
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying: NAICS 2123

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in mining (except oil and gas). These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs


Data series	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	226.1	226.9	(P) 226.2	(P) 223.0
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	171.9	173.6	(P) 175.3
Layoffs
Mass layoff events	10	3	5
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits	761	261	524
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs


Data series	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012	4th quarter 2012	1st quarter 2013
Extended mass layoff events	9	12	(P) 28	(P) 8
Separations	1,351	1,881	(P) 3,595	(P) 1,314
Initial claimants	1,129	1,591	(P) 3,656	(P) 858
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2012
Continuous mining machine operators	13,040
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	12,170
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	8,750
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	23,200
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	14,970

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for mining (except oil and gas).

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in mining (except oil and gas).

Earnings and Hours of All Employees


Data series	Dec. 2012	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013
Average hourly earnings	$27.89	$28.16	$28.03	(P) $28.08
Average weekly hours	43.9	43.3	42.3	(P) 43.2
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Dec. 2012	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013
Average hourly earnings	$25.99	$26.67	$26.08	(P) $26.30
Average weekly hours	44.9	44.8	44.0	(P) 44.7
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2012
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Continuous mining machine operators	$25.09	$24.58	$52,180	$51,120
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	$19.22	$20.30	$39,990	$42,230
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	$34.42	$34.60	$71,590	$71,960
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	$20.43	$21.24	$42,500	$44,180
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	$18.24	$19.26	$37,940	$40,060

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in mining (except oil and gas). An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.


Data series	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	51	29	60	37
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.5	3.2	3.1	3.0
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.4	2.2	2.0	1.9
Cases involving days away from work	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.5
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction. The export price index measures the percentage change in prices received by U.S. producers for goods and services sold outside the U.S.


Data series	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Producer price index	(P) 234.8	(P) 230.3	(P) 228.1	(P) 227.5
Percent change from previous month	(P) 1.3%	(P) -1.9%	(P) -1.0%	(P) -0.3%
Export index	107.3	108.1	(R) 106.8	106.6
Percent change from previous month	-1.6%	0.7%	(R) -1.2%	(R) -0.2%
Footnotes (R) Revised (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in mining (except oil and gas). Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments


Data series	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry	7,534	(P) 7,505	(P) 7,542	(P) 7,556
Local government	6	(P) 6	(P) 6	(P) 6
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity


Data series	2007	2008	2009	2010
Labor productivity index, output per hour	94.391	94.932	92.228	93.311
Percent change from previous year	-6.6	0.6	-2.8	1.2
Labor index, total labor hours	111.918	111.138	98.741	99.272
Percent change from previous year	3.5	-0.7	-11.2	0.5
Output index	105.640	105.506	91.067	92.631
Percent change from previous year	-3.4	-0.1	-13.7	1.7
Unit labor costs index	129.429	136.323	147.430	152.011
Percent change from previous year	10.2	5.3	8.1	3.1

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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Data extracted on: May 19, 2013

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