Employment / Productivity

Year

Eastern
Kentucky

Western
Kentucky

Kentucky
Average

Appalachian
Coal Field

Interior Coal Field

Western U.S.
Coal Field

U.S.
Average

1977

1.71

2.22

1.86

1.36

2.42

 5.85

1.82

1978

1.62

1.97

1.71

-

-

-

1.79

1979

1.54

1.94

1.64

1.33

2.21

 5.47

1.81

1980

1.67

1.96

1.74

1.39

2.30

 5.64

1.93

1981

1.76

2.12

1.84

1.51

2.35

 6.15

2.10

1982

1.79

2.01

1.84

1.51

2.38

 6.26

2.11

1983

1.98

2.43

2.08

1.75

2.69

 7.60

2.50

1984

2.13

2.61

2.24

1.86

2.80

 8.30

2.64

1985

2.13

2.57

2.23

1.90

2.81

 8.55

2.74

1986

2.31

2.94

2.45

2.09

3.14

 9.27

3.01

1987

2.59

2.98

2.69

2.30

3.33

10.42

3.30

1988

2.68

2.95

2.74

2.44

3.45

11.01

3.55

1989

2.58

3.62

2.78

2.49

3.84

11.63

3.70

1990

2.66

3.46

2.83

2.60

3.88

11.82

3.83

1991

2.90

3.37

3.01

2.74

3.98

12.42

4.09

1992

3.10

3.49

3.20

2.95

4.18

12.73

4.36

1993

3.18

3.49

3.25

3.00

4.43

13.53

4.70

1994

3.24

3.28

3.25

3.20

4.43

14.58

4.98

1995

3.47

3.97

3.57

3.32

4.97

15.68

5.38

1996

3.68

4.29

3.80

3.48

5.39

17.41

5.69

1998

3.70

4.16

3.79

3.78

5.39

18.03

6.20

1999

3.74

4.57

3.89

3.84

5.64

19.05

6.61

2000

3.86

4.46

3.96

4.10

5.81

19.63

7.02

2001

3.52

4.43

3.66

3.85

5.56

20.64

6.82

2002

3.32

4.22

3.47

3.71

5.54

20.07

6.81

2003

3.32

4.23

3.46

3.71

5.56

20.82

6.95

2004

3.13

4.38

3.32

3.56

5.47

21.28

6.80

Western Kentucky coal mine productivity peaked in 1999 at 4.57 tons per miner per hour.

Eastern Kentucky coal mine productivity peaked at 3.86 tons per miner per hour record in 2000.

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