Table 03. EMPLOYEE HOURS worked at Stone Operations
in the United States,
by Primary Activity, 1978-2007
|
Underground Mines
Surface Mines
|
Year
|
Underground
|
Surf
at UG
|
Total
|
Strip
|
Dredge
|
Other
|
Total
|
|
1978
|
3,736,533
|
910,730
|
4,647,263
|
65,622,643
|
851,478
|
-
|
66,474,121
|
|
1979
|
3,871,446
|
963,214
|
4,834,660
|
69,494,907
|
997,678
|
-
|
70,492,585
|
|
1980
|
3,553,234
|
836,941
|
4,390,175
|
65,778,342
|
873,708
|
-
|
66,652,050
|
|
1981
|
3,149,931
|
822,918
|
3,972,849
|
56,692,442
|
812,182
|
-
|
57,504,624
|
|
1982
|
2,730,503
|
811,226
|
3,541,729
|
26,468,945
|
269,333
|
-
|
26,738,278
|
|
1983 1/
|
2,578,560
|
728,117
|
3,306,677
|
52,143,546
|
320,188
|
-
|
52,463,734
|
|
1984
|
2,862,197
|
774,821
|
3,637,018
|
56,537,983
|
416,187
|
-
|
56,954,170
|
|
1985
|
2,799,062
|
821,363
|
3,620,425
|
58,747,865
|
580,276
|
-
|
59,328,141
|
|
1986
|
2,916,982
|
726,095
|
3,643,077
|
61,245,897
|
527,495
|
-
|
61,773,392
|
|
1987
|
2,885,904
|
743,435
|
3,629,339
|
61,462,075
|
511,203
|
-
|
61,973,278
|
|
1988
|
3,007,123
|
824,878
|
3,832,001
|
60,942,035
|
384,136
|
-
|
61,326,171
|
|
1989
|
3,029,414
|
830,957
|
3,860,371
|
57,909,215
|
372,017
|
-
|
58,281,232
|
|
1990
|
3,123,546
|
909,863
|
4,033,409
|
56,628,199
|
358,714
|
-
|
56,986,913
|
|
1991
|
2,929,923
|
870,739
|
3,800,662
|
51,754,519
|
211,493
|
-
|
51,966,002
|
|
1992
|
3,024,659
|
904,791
|
3,929,450
|
52,625,149
|
148,559
|
-
|
52,773,708
|
|
1993
|
3,092,881
|
882,066
|
3,974,947
|
54,557,746
|
174,051
|
-
|
54,731,797
|
|
1994
|
3,391,409
|
717,977
|
4,109,386
|
57,567,156
|
195,881
|
-
|
57,763,037
|
|
1995
|
3,423,888
|
624,586
|
4,048,474
|
57,718,063
|
162,031
|
-
|
57,880,094
|
|
1996
|
3,438,121
|
603,153
|
4,041,274
|
56,448,940
|
209,394
|
-
|
56,658,334
|
|
1997
|
3,619,880
|
612,289
|
4,232,169
|
57,721,111
|
157,415
|
-
|
57,878,526
|
|
1998
|
3,852,906
|
634,385
|
4,487,291
|
60,585,553
|
77,462
|
-
|
60,663,015
|
|
1999
|
3,905,514
|
704,183
|
4,609,697
|
62,779,296
|
57,034
|
-
|
62,836,330
|
|
2000
|
3,957,707
|
786,822
|
4,744,529
|
63,018,404
|
65,367
|
1,844
|
63,085,615
|
|
2001
|
3,850,874
|
829,542
|
4,680,416
|
62,715,700
|
78,232
|
-
|
62,793,932
|
|
2002
|
3,750,888
|
901,869
|
4,652,757
|
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