[Old School]

More food for thought. Coal mining job trends from 1979-2004 in Ky.

http://www.coaleducation.org/Ky_Coal_Fac...oyment.htm

Here's more food for thought, This chart shows the Coal tons produced per man hour worked from 1977 to 2004. In 1977 Eastern Kentucky Coal mines produced 1.71 tons of coal per man hour worked and in 2004 Eastern Kentucky mines produced 3.13 tons of coal per man hour.


http://www.energy.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/D1...200506.pdf