Table 03. EMPLOYEE HOURS worked at Nonmetallic Operations
in the United States, by Primary
Activity, 1978-2007
|
Year
|
Underground
Mines
|
Surface
Mines
|
|
|
Underground
|
Surf
at UG
|
Total
|
Strip
|
Dredge
|
Other
|
Total
|
|
1978
|
11,438,025
|
2,179,736
|
13,617,761
|
20,783,131
|
38,710
|
495,864
|
21,317,705
|
|
1979
|
12,306,045
|
2,589,525
|
14,895,570
|
26,960,041
|
8,563
|
435,598
|
21,404,202
|
|
1980
|
12,358,364
|
3,425,920
|
15,784,284
|
21,693,176
|
8,770
|
235,872
|
21,937,818
|
|
1981
|
12,643,607
|
3,937,086
|
16,580,693
|
20,871,842
|
11,924
|
44,316
|
20,928,082
|
|
1982
|
10,608,220
|
4,100,370
|
14,708,590
|
13,558,942
|
23,056
|
39,470
|
13,621,468
|
|
1983 1/
|
8,098,523
|
1,499,524
|
9,598,047
|
13,541,934
|
245,367
|
34,541
|
13,821,842
|
|
1984
|
8,455,444
|
1,468,839
|
9,924,283
|
14,969,337
|
457,948
|
34,271
|
15,461,556
|
|
1985
|
7,637,052
|
1,356,430
|
8,993,482
|
14,267,580
|
433,691
|
34,162
|
14,735,433
|
|
1986
|
6,826,953
|
1,271,831
|
8,098,784
|
12,760,161
|
395,473
|
20,687
|
13,176,321
|
|
1987
|
6,617,507
|
1,251,169
|
7,868,676
|
12,694,901
|
250,355
|
-
|
12,945,256
|
|
1988
|
7,273,046
|
1,299,567
|
8,572,613
|
13,027,611
|
263,395
|
-
|
13,291,006
|
|
1989
|
7,578,462
|
1,394,173
|
8,972,635
|
13,015,545
|
288,386
|
-
|
13,303,931
|
|
1990
|
7,609,520
|
1,426,264
|
9,035,784
|
12,932,823
|
72,321
|
-
|
13,005,144
|
|
1991
|
7,419,300
|
1,217,164
|
8,636,464
|
12,168,823
|
184,038
|
-
|
12,352,861
|
|
1992
|
7,253,717
|
1,262,899
|
8,516,616
|
11,353,982
|
157,344
|
-
|
11,511,326
|
|
1993
|
6,710,232
|
1,202,545
|
7,912,777
|
10,881,579
|
39,857
|
-
|
10,921,436
|
|
1994
|
6,659,681
|
1,349,121
|
8,008,802
|
11,215,499
|
26,590
|
-
|
11,242,089
|
|
1995
|
6,486,790
|
1,142,803
|
7,629,593
|
11,337,739
|
24,473
|
-
|
11,362,212
|
|
1996
|
6,602,819
|
1,196,274
|
7,799,093
|
11,658,440
|
29,247
|
-
|
11,687,687
|
|
1997
|
6,457,444
|
823,770
|
7,281,214
|
11,420,435
|
29,578
|
-
|
11,450,013
|
|
1998
|
5,862,116
|
737,269
|
6,599,385
|
11,384,645
|
93,468
|
-
|
11,478,113
|
|
1999
|
5,437,330
|
836,185
|
6,273,515
|
10,937,456
|
118,365
|
34,912
|
11,090,733
|
|
2000
|
5,052,716
|
794,600
|
5,847,316
|
11,065,553
|
31,814
|
-
|
11,097,367
|
|
2001
|
5,183,266
|
795,107
|
5,978,373
|
10,305,812
|
33,761
|
-
|
10,339,573
|
| |