Mining and logging payroll employment in United States

Mining and logging payroll employment in the United States was 607,000 jobs in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from September 2025.

September 2026, jobs607,000 Provisional
Change on September 2025+0.3%
Series high1,257,000November 1981
Series low539,000February 2021

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Mining and logging payroll employment in United States, October 1976 to September 2026

400K600K800K1M1.2M1.4M1976-101983-121991-021998-042005-062012-082019-102026-091976-10: 844,000 jobs1976-11: 847,000 jobs1976-12: 854,000 jobs1977-01: 857,000 jobs1977-02: 860,000 jobs1977-03: 872,000 jobs1977-04: 879,000 jobs1977-05: 882,000 jobs1977-06: 892,000 jobs1977-07: 866,000 jobs1977-08: 853,000 jobs1977-09: 887,000 jobs1977-10: 889,000 jobs1977-11: 894,000 jobs1977-12: 753,000 jobs1978-01: 752,000 jobs1978-02: 756,000 jobs1978-03: 772,000 jobs1978-04: 928,000 jobs1978-05: 932,000 jobs1978-06: 940,000 jobs1978-07: 946,000 jobs1978-08: 948,000 jobs1978-09: 952,000 jobs1978-10: 959,000 jobs1978-11: 968,000 jobs1978-12: 974,000 jobs1979-01: 979,000 jobs1979-02: 986,000 jobs1979-03: 993,000 jobs1979-04: 992,000 jobs1979-05: 997,000 jobs1979-06: 1,004,000 jobs1979-07: 1,011,000 jobs1979-08: 1,019,000 jobs1979-09: 1,021,000 jobs1979-10: 1,028,000 jobs1979-11: 1,031,000 jobs1979-12: 1,039,000 jobs1980-01: 1,042,000 jobs1980-02: 1,050,000 jobs1980-03: 1,053,000 jobs1980-04: 1,061,000 jobs1980-05: 1,074,000 jobs1980-06: 1,083,000 jobs1980-07: 1,071,000 jobs1980-08: 1,069,000 jobs1980-09: 1,085,000 jobs1980-10: 1,095,000 jobs1980-11: 1,113,000 jobs1980-12: 1,127,000 jobs1981-01: 1,139,000 jobs1981-02: 1,148,000 jobs1981-03: 1,160,000 jobs1981-04: 1,026,000 jobs1981-05: 1,039,000 jobs1981-06: 1,190,000 jobs1981-07: 1,218,000 jobs1981-08: 1,232,000 jobs1981-09: 1,244,000 jobs1981-10: 1,247,000 jobs1981-11: 1,257,000 jobs1981-12: 1,256,000 jobs1982-01: 1,246,000 jobs1982-02: 1,249,000 jobs1982-03: 1,249,000 jobs1982-04: 1,230,000 jobs1982-05: 1,204,000 jobs1982-06: 1,183,000 jobs1982-07: 1,155,000 jobs1982-08: 1,131,000 jobs1982-09: 1,110,000 jobs1982-10: 1,086,000 jobs1982-11: 1,067,000 jobs1982-12: 1,050,000 jobs1983-01: 1,031,000 jobs1983-02: 1,006,000 jobs1983-03: 996,000 jobs1983-04: 987,000 jobs1983-05: 984,000 jobs1983-06: 983,000 jobs1983-07: 989,000 jobs1983-08: 989,000 jobs1983-09: 988,000 jobs1983-10: 1,001,000 jobs1983-11: 1,002,000 jobs1983-12: 1,004,000 jobs1984-01: 1,007,000 jobs1984-02: 1,008,000 jobs1984-03: 1,010,000 jobs1984-04: 1,010,000 jobs1984-05: 1,017,000 jobs1984-06: 1,023,000 jobs1984-07: 1,024,000 jobs1984-08: 1,027,000 jobs1984-09: 1,022,000 jobs1984-10: 1,012,000 jobs1984-11: 1,006,000 jobs1984-12: 998,000 jobs1985-01: 995,000 jobs1985-02: 993,000 jobs1985-03: 992,000 jobs1985-04: 994,000 jobs1985-05: 990,000 jobs1985-06: 984,000 jobs1985-07: 974,000 jobs1985-08: 967,000 jobs1985-09: 958,000 jobs1985-10: 953,000 jobs1985-11: 944,000 jobs1985-12: 938,000 jobs1986-01: 936,000 jobs1986-02: 918,000 jobs1986-03: 890,000 jobs1986-04: 861,000 jobs1986-05: 832,000 jobs1986-06: 816,000 jobs1986-07: 808,000 jobs1986-08: 793,000 jobs1986-09: 779,000 jobs1986-10: 777,000 jobs1986-11: 772,000 jobs1986-12: 766,000 jobs1987-01: 760,000 jobs1987-02: 759,000 jobs1987-03: 761,000 jobs1987-04: 764,000 jobs1987-05: 768,000 jobs1987-06: 767,000 jobs1987-07: 770,000 jobs1987-08: 774,000 jobs1987-09: 779,000 jobs1987-10: 784,000 jobs1987-11: 784,000 jobs1987-12: 783,000 jobs1988-01: 784,000 jobs1988-02: 784,000 jobs1988-03: 779,000 jobs1988-04: 779,000 jobs1988-05: 776,000 jobs1988-06: 774,000 jobs1988-07: 770,000 jobs1988-08: 767,000 jobs1988-09: 758,000 jobs1988-10: 759,000 jobs1988-11: 754,000 jobs1988-12: 752,000 jobs1989-01: 751,000 jobs1989-02: 747,000 jobs1989-03: 749,000 jobs1989-04: 750,000 jobs1989-05: 750,000 jobs1989-06: 741,000 jobs1989-07: 730,000 jobs1989-08: 754,000 jobs1989-09: 755,000 jobs1989-10: 755,000 jobs1989-11: 759,000 jobs1989-12: 759,000 jobs1990-01: 762,000 jobs1990-02: 760,000 jobs1990-03: 761,000 jobs1990-04: 766,000 jobs1990-05: 770,000 jobs1990-06: 771,000 jobs1990-07: 769,000 jobs1990-08: 765,000 jobs1990-09: 766,000 jobs1990-10: 763,000 jobs1990-11: 761,000 jobs1990-12: 760,000 jobs1991-01: 759,000 jobs1991-02: 759,000 jobs1991-03: 756,000 jobs1991-04: 752,000 jobs1991-05: 748,000 jobs1991-06: 746,000 jobs1991-07: 741,000 jobs1991-08: 735,000 jobs1991-09: 729,000 jobs1991-10: 722,000 jobs1991-11: 715,000 jobs1991-12: 710,000 jobs1992-01: 707,000 jobs1992-02: 701,000 jobs1992-03: 700,000 jobs1992-04: 698,000 jobs1992-05: 695,000 jobs1992-06: 688,000 jobs1992-07: 685,000 jobs1992-08: 681,000 jobs1992-09: 675,000 jobs1992-10: 678,000 jobs1992-11: 677,000 jobs1992-12: 676,000 jobs1993-01: 677,000 jobs1993-02: 670,000 jobs1993-03: 671,000 jobs1993-04: 669,000 jobs1993-05: 671,000 jobs1993-06: 664,000 jobs1993-07: 661,000 jobs1993-08: 656,000 jobs1993-09: 660,000 jobs1993-10: 659,000 jobs1993-11: 659,000 jobs1993-12: 673,000 jobs1994-01: 670,000 jobs1994-02: 666,000 jobs1994-03: 663,000 jobs1994-04: 661,000 jobs1994-05: 658,000 jobs1994-06: 658,000 jobs1994-07: 657,000 jobs1994-08: 656,000 jobs1994-09: 658,000 jobs1994-10: 653,000 jobs1994-11: 653,000 jobs1994-12: 652,000 jobs1995-01: 651,000 jobs1995-02: 647,000 jobs1995-03: 646,000 jobs1995-04: 644,000 jobs1995-05: 641,000 jobs1995-06: 640,000 jobs1995-07: 639,000 jobs1995-08: 638,000 jobs1995-09: 637,000 jobs1995-10: 637,000 jobs1995-11: 634,000 jobs1995-12: 635,000 jobs1996-01: 633,000 jobs1996-02: 636,000 jobs1996-03: 637,000 jobs1996-04: 638,000 jobs1996-05: 638,000 jobs1996-06: 639,000 jobs1996-07: 638,000 jobs1996-08: 637,000 jobs1996-09: 635,000 jobs1996-10: 635,000 jobs1996-11: 639,000 jobs1996-12: 640,000 jobs1997-01: 646,000 jobs1997-02: 647,000 jobs1997-03: 648,000 jobs1997-04: 652,000 jobs1997-05: 654,000 jobs1997-06: 654,000 jobs1997-07: 656,000 jobs1997-08: 654,000 jobs1997-09: 657,000 jobs1997-10: 658,000 jobs1997-11: 656,000 jobs1997-12: 659,000 jobs1998-01: 659,000 jobs1998-02: 658,000 jobs1998-03: 657,000 jobs1998-04: 654,000 jobs1998-05: 651,000 jobs1998-06: 648,000 jobs1998-07: 643,000 jobs1998-08: 642,000 jobs1998-09: 637,000 jobs1998-10: 632,000 jobs1998-11: 628,000 jobs1998-12: 627,000 jobs1999-01: 617,000 jobs1999-02: 610,000 jobs1999-03: 608,000 jobs1999-04: 602,000 jobs1999-05: 596,000 jobs1999-06: 592,000 jobs1999-07: 594,000 jobs1999-08: 594,000 jobs1999-09: 591,000 jobs1999-10: 592,000 jobs1999-11: 592,000 jobs1999-12: 593,000 jobs2000-01: 593,000 jobs2000-02: 594,000 jobs2000-03: 593,000 jobs2000-04: 596,000 jobs2000-05: 598,000 jobs2000-06: 597,000 jobs2000-07: 601,000 jobs2000-08: 600,000 jobs2000-09: 605,000 jobs2000-10: 607,000 jobs2000-11: 605,000 jobs2000-12: 601,000 jobs2001-01: 606,000 jobs2001-02: 607,000 jobs2001-03: 610,000 jobs2001-04: 609,000 jobs2001-05: 609,000 jobs2001-06: 610,000 jobs2001-07: 610,000 jobs2001-08: 608,000 jobs2001-09: 606,000 jobs2001-10: 602,000 jobs2001-11: 600,000 jobs2001-12: 597,000 jobs2002-01: 600,000 jobs2002-02: 596,000 jobs2002-03: 589,000 jobs2002-04: 587,000 jobs2002-05: 584,000 jobs2002-06: 579,000 jobs2002-07: 577,000 jobs2002-08: 576,000 jobs2002-09: 575,000 jobs2002-10: 575,000 jobs2002-11: 577,000 jobs2002-12: 577,000 jobs2003-01: 575,000 jobs2003-02: 575,000 jobs2003-03: 570,000 jobs2003-04: 566,000 jobs2003-05: 570,000 jobs2003-06: 572,000 jobs2003-07: 571,000 jobs2003-08: 570,000 jobs2003-09: 570,000 jobs2003-10: 574,000 jobs2003-11: 576,000 jobs2003-12: 575,000 jobs2004-01: 575,000 jobs2004-02: 576,000 jobs2004-03: 584,000 jobs2004-04: 586,000 jobs2004-05: 591,000 jobs2004-06: 591,000 jobs2004-07: 594,000 jobs2004-08: 595,000 jobs2004-09: 597,000 jobs2004-10: 595,000 jobs2004-11: 599,000 jobs2004-12: 602,000 jobs2005-01: 607,000 jobs2005-02: 610,000 jobs2005-03: 616,000 jobs2005-04: 620,000 jobs2005-05: 621,000 jobs2005-06: 624,000 jobs2005-07: 626,000 jobs2005-08: 630,000 jobs2005-09: 635,000 jobs2005-10: 641,000 jobs2005-11: 647,000 jobs2005-12: 651,000 jobs2006-01: 656,000 jobs2006-02: 661,000 jobs2006-03: 668,000 jobs2006-04: 678,000 jobs2006-05: 681,000 jobs2006-06: 685,000 jobs2006-07: 690,000 jobs2006-08: 692,000 jobs2006-09: 695,000 jobs2006-10: 699,000 jobs2006-11: 700,000 jobs2006-12: 704,000 jobs2007-01: 705,000 jobs2007-02: 710,000 jobs2007-03: 714,000 jobs2007-04: 720,000 jobs2007-05: 721,000 jobs2007-06: 725,000 jobs2007-07: 728,000 jobs2007-08: 728,000 jobs2007-09: 728,000 jobs2007-10: 729,000 jobs2007-11: 734,000 jobs2007-12: 739,000 jobs2008-01: 746,000 jobs2008-02: 747,000 jobs2008-03: 754,000 jobs2008-04: 755,000 jobs2008-05: 764,000 jobs2008-06: 768,000 jobs2008-07: 770,000 jobs2008-08: 780,000 jobs2008-09: 784,000 jobs2008-10: 781,000 jobs2008-11: 776,000 jobs2008-12: 770,000 jobs2009-01: 760,000 jobs2009-02: 748,000 jobs2009-03: 727,000 jobs2009-04: 710,000 jobs2009-05: 694,000 jobs2009-06: 686,000 jobs2009-07: 678,000 jobs2009-08: 669,000 jobs2009-09: 667,000 jobs2009-10: 661,000 jobs2009-11: 664,000 jobs2009-12: 663,000 jobs2010-01: 666,000 jobs2010-02: 674,000 jobs2010-03: 681,000 jobs2010-04: 687,000 jobs2010-05: 696,000 jobs2010-06: 702,000 jobs2010-07: 709,000 jobs2010-08: 716,000 jobs2010-09: 722,000 jobs2010-10: 732,000 jobs2010-11: 736,000 jobs2010-12: 734,000 jobs2011-01: 737,000 jobs2011-02: 738,000 jobs2011-03: 754,000 jobs2011-04: 767,000 jobs2011-05: 777,000 jobs2011-06: 788,000 jobs2011-07: 799,000 jobs2011-08: 805,000 jobs2011-09: 812,000 jobs2011-10: 820,000 jobs2011-11: 825,000 jobs2011-12: 831,000 jobs2012-01: 841,000 jobs2012-02: 846,000 jobs2012-03: 849,000 jobs2012-04: 850,000 jobs2012-05: 855,000 jobs2012-06: 852,000 jobs2012-07: 851,000 jobs2012-08: 852,000 jobs2012-09: 847,000 jobs2012-10: 837,000 jobs2012-11: 844,000 jobs2012-12: 849,000 jobs2013-01: 853,000 jobs2013-02: 858,000 jobs2013-03: 860,000 jobs2013-04: 857,000 jobs2013-05: 861,000 jobs2013-06: 864,000 jobs2013-07: 863,000 jobs2013-08: 867,000 jobs2013-09: 868,000 jobs2013-10: 868,000 jobs2013-11: 868,000 jobs2013-12: 866,000 jobs2014-01: 871,000 jobs2014-02: 875,000 jobs2014-03: 879,000 jobs2014-04: 886,000 jobs2014-05: 888,000 jobs2014-06: 893,000 jobs2014-07: 897,000 jobs2014-08: 899,000 jobs2014-09: 904,000 jobs2014-10: 899,000 jobs2014-11: 899,000 jobs2014-12: 895,000 jobs2015-01: 888,000 jobs2015-02: 875,000 jobs2015-03: 860,000 jobs2015-04: 844,000 jobs2015-05: 823,000 jobs2015-06: 817,000 jobs2015-07: 807,000 jobs2015-08: 794,000 jobs2015-09: 780,000 jobs2015-10: 770,000 jobs2015-11: 755,000 jobs2015-12: 746,000 jobs2016-01: 732,000 jobs2016-02: 710,000 jobs2016-03: 691,000 jobs2016-04: 678,000 jobs2016-05: 667,000 jobs2016-06: 657,000 jobs2016-07: 652,000 jobs2016-08: 647,000 jobs2016-09: 645,000 jobs2016-10: 644,000 jobs2016-11: 647,000 jobs2016-12: 647,000 jobs2017-01: 647,000 jobs2017-02: 656,000 jobs2017-03: 660,000 jobs2017-04: 669,000 jobs2017-05: 674,000 jobs2017-06: 677,000 jobs2017-07: 680,000 jobs2017-08: 683,000 jobs2017-09: 685,000 jobs2017-10: 686,000 jobs2017-11: 691,000 jobs2017-12: 694,000 jobs2018-01: 698,000 jobs2018-02: 707,000 jobs2018-03: 714,000 jobs2018-04: 722,000 jobs2018-05: 726,000 jobs2018-06: 730,000 jobs2018-07: 730,000 jobs2018-08: 737,000 jobs2018-09: 738,000 jobs2018-10: 741,000 jobs2018-11: 734,000 jobs2018-12: 743,000 jobs2019-01: 745,000 jobs2019-02: 743,000 jobs2019-03: 742,000 jobs2019-04: 739,000 jobs2019-05: 738,000 jobs2019-06: 734,000 jobs2019-07: 728,000 jobs2019-08: 719,000 jobs2019-09: 717,000 jobs2019-10: 717,000 jobs2019-11: 705,000 jobs2019-12: 693,000 jobs2020-01: 679,000 jobs2020-02: 684,000 jobs2020-03: 678,000 jobs2020-04: 619,000 jobs2020-05: 595,000 jobs2020-06: 579,000 jobs2020-07: 569,000 jobs2020-08: 561,000 jobs2020-09: 561,000 jobs2020-10: 556,000 jobs2020-11: 554,000 jobs2020-12: 557,000 jobs2021-01: 549,000 jobs2021-02: 539,000 jobs2021-03: 553,000 jobs2021-04: 555,000 jobs2021-05: 557,000 jobs2021-06: 559,000 jobs2021-07: 561,000 jobs2021-08: 565,000 jobs2021-09: 566,000 jobs2021-10: 569,000 jobs2021-11: 572,000 jobs2021-12: 577,000 jobs2022-01: 578,000 jobs2022-02: 581,000 jobs2022-03: 589,000 jobs2022-04: 596,000 jobs2022-05: 600,000 jobs2022-06: 608,000 jobs2022-07: 614,000 jobs2022-08: 612,000 jobs2022-09: 614,000 jobs2022-10: 618,000 jobs2022-11: 624,000 jobs2022-12: 627,000 jobs2023-01: 634,000 jobs2023-02: 633,000 jobs2023-03: 634,000 jobs2023-04: 637,000 jobs2023-05: 642,000 jobs2023-06: 640,000 jobs2023-07: 642,000 jobs2023-08: 641,000 jobs2023-09: 641,000 jobs2023-10: 639,000 jobs2023-11: 636,000 jobs2023-12: 638,000 jobs2024-01: 633,000 jobs2024-02: 633,000 jobs2024-03: 636,000 jobs2024-04: 628,000 jobs2024-05: 624,000 jobs2024-06: 620,000 jobs2024-07: 622,000 jobs2024-08: 620,000 jobs2024-09: 622,000 jobs2024-10: 622,000 jobs2024-11: 624,000 jobs2024-12: 622,000 jobs2025-01: 622,000 jobs2025-02: 622,000 jobs2025-03: 620,000 jobs2025-04: 622,000 jobs2025-05: 618,000 jobs2025-06: 616,000 jobs2025-07: 610,000 jobs2025-08: 607,000 jobs2025-09: 605,000 jobs2025-10: 606,000 jobs2025-11: 605,000 jobs2025-12: 604,000 jobs2026-01: 602,000 jobs2026-02: 601,000 jobs2026-03: 604,000 jobs2026-04: 608,000 jobs2026-05: 611,000 jobs2026-06: 609,000 jobs2026-07: 606,000 jobs2026-08: 609,000 jobs2026-09: 607,000 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics: all employees, mining and logging, seasonally adjusted (CES1000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 600 values
Periodjobs
2026-09607,000 Provisional
2026-08609,000 Provisional
2026-07606,000
2026-06609,000
2026-05611,000
2026-04608,000
2026-03604,000
2026-02601,000
2026-01602,000
2025-12604,000
2025-11605,000
2025-10606,000
2025-09605,000
2025-08607,000
2025-07610,000
2025-06616,000
2025-05618,000
2025-04622,000
2025-03620,000
2025-02622,000
2025-01622,000
2024-12622,000
2024-11624,000
2024-10622,000
2024-09622,000
2024-08620,000
2024-07622,000
2024-06620,000
2024-05624,000
2024-04628,000
2024-03636,000
2024-02633,000
2024-01633,000
2023-12638,000
2023-11636,000
2023-10639,000
2023-09641,000
2023-08641,000
2023-07642,000
2023-06640,000
2023-05642,000
2023-04637,000
2023-03634,000
2023-02633,000
2023-01634,000
2022-12627,000
2022-11624,000
2022-10618,000
2022-09614,000
2022-08612,000
2022-07614,000
2022-06608,000
2022-05600,000
2022-04596,000
2022-03589,000
2022-02581,000
2022-01578,000
2021-12577,000
2021-11572,000
2021-10569,000
2021-09566,000
2021-08565,000
2021-07561,000
2021-06559,000
2021-05557,000
2021-04555,000
2021-03553,000
2021-02539,000
2021-01549,000
2020-12557,000
2020-11554,000
2020-10556,000
2020-09561,000
2020-08561,000
2020-07569,000
2020-06579,000
2020-05595,000
2020-04619,000
2020-03678,000
2020-02684,000
2020-01679,000
2019-12693,000
2019-11705,000
2019-10717,000
2019-09717,000
2019-08719,000
2019-07728,000
2019-06734,000
2019-05738,000
2019-04739,000
2019-03742,000
2019-02743,000
2019-01745,000
2018-12743,000
2018-11734,000
2018-10741,000
2018-09738,000
2018-08737,000
2018-07730,000
2018-06730,000
2018-05726,000
2018-04722,000
2018-03714,000
2018-02707,000
2018-01698,000
2017-12694,000
2017-11691,000
2017-10686,000
2017-09685,000
2017-08683,000
2017-07680,000
2017-06677,000
2017-05674,000
2017-04669,000
2017-03660,000
2017-02656,000
2017-01647,000
2016-12647,000
2016-11647,000
2016-10644,000
2016-09645,000
2016-08647,000
2016-07652,000
2016-06657,000
2016-05667,000
2016-04678,000
2016-03691,000
2016-02710,000
2016-01732,000
2015-12746,000
2015-11755,000
2015-10770,000
2015-09780,000
2015-08794,000
2015-07807,000
2015-06817,000
2015-05823,000
2015-04844,000
2015-03860,000
2015-02875,000
2015-01888,000
2014-12895,000
2014-11899,000
2014-10899,000
2014-09904,000
2014-08899,000
2014-07897,000
2014-06893,000
2014-05888,000
2014-04886,000
2014-03879,000
2014-02875,000
2014-01871,000
2013-12866,000
2013-11868,000
2013-10868,000
2013-09868,000
2013-08867,000
2013-07863,000
2013-06864,000
2013-05861,000
2013-04857,000
2013-03860,000
2013-02858,000
2013-01853,000
2012-12849,000
2012-11844,000
2012-10837,000
2012-09847,000
2012-08852,000
2012-07851,000
2012-06852,000
2012-05855,000
2012-04850,000
2012-03849,000
2012-02846,000
2012-01841,000
2011-12831,000
2011-11825,000
2011-10820,000
2011-09812,000
2011-08805,000
2011-07799,000
2011-06788,000
2011-05777,000
2011-04767,000
2011-03754,000
2011-02738,000
2011-01737,000
2010-12734,000
2010-11736,000
2010-10732,000
2010-09722,000
2010-08716,000
2010-07709,000
2010-06702,000
2010-05696,000
2010-04687,000
2010-03681,000
2010-02674,000
2010-01666,000
2009-12663,000
2009-11664,000
2009-10661,000
2009-09667,000
2009-08669,000
2009-07678,000
2009-06686,000
2009-05694,000
2009-04710,000
2009-03727,000
2009-02748,000
2009-01760,000
2008-12770,000
2008-11776,000
2008-10781,000
2008-09784,000
2008-08780,000
2008-07770,000
2008-06768,000
2008-05764,000
2008-04755,000
2008-03754,000
2008-02747,000
2008-01746,000
2007-12739,000
2007-11734,000
2007-10729,000
2007-09728,000
2007-08728,000
2007-07728,000
2007-06725,000
2007-05721,000
2007-04720,000
2007-03714,000
2007-02710,000
2007-01705,000
2006-12704,000
2006-11700,000
2006-10699,000
2006-09695,000
2006-08692,000
2006-07690,000
2006-06685,000
2006-05681,000
2006-04678,000
2006-03668,000
2006-02661,000
2006-01656,000
2005-12651,000
2005-11647,000
2005-10641,000
2005-09635,000
2005-08630,000
2005-07626,000
2005-06624,000
2005-05621,000
2005-04620,000
2005-03616,000
2005-02610,000
2005-01607,000
2004-12602,000
2004-11599,000
2004-10595,000
2004-09597,000
2004-08595,000
2004-07594,000
2004-06591,000
2004-05591,000
2004-04586,000
2004-03584,000
2004-02576,000
2004-01575,000
2003-12575,000
2003-11576,000
2003-10574,000
2003-09570,000
2003-08570,000
2003-07571,000
2003-06572,000
2003-05570,000
2003-04566,000
2003-03570,000
2003-02575,000
2003-01575,000
2002-12577,000
2002-11577,000
2002-10575,000
2002-09575,000
2002-08576,000
2002-07577,000
2002-06579,000
2002-05584,000
2002-04587,000
2002-03589,000
2002-02596,000
2002-01600,000
2001-12597,000
2001-11600,000
2001-10602,000
2001-09606,000
2001-08608,000
2001-07610,000
2001-06610,000
2001-05609,000
2001-04609,000
2001-03610,000
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1984-051,017,000
1984-041,010,000
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1983-121,004,000
1983-111,002,000
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1983-06983,000
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1982-121,050,000
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1982-101,086,000
1982-091,110,000
1982-081,131,000
1982-071,155,000
1982-061,183,000
1982-051,204,000
1982-041,230,000
1982-031,249,000
1982-021,249,000
1982-011,246,000
1981-121,256,000
1981-111,257,000
1981-101,247,000
1981-091,244,000
1981-081,232,000
1981-071,218,000
1981-061,190,000
1981-051,039,000
1981-041,026,000
1981-031,160,000
1981-021,148,000
1981-011,139,000
1980-121,127,000
1980-111,113,000
1980-101,095,000
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1980-081,069,000
1980-071,071,000
1980-061,083,000
1980-051,074,000
1980-041,061,000
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1980-021,050,000
1980-011,042,000
1979-121,039,000
1979-111,031,000
1979-101,028,000
1979-091,021,000
1979-081,019,000
1979-071,011,000
1979-061,004,000
1979-05997,000
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1977-02860,000
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1976-10844,000

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Definition

Number of jobs on mining and logging payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers oil and gas extraction, mining, quarrying, support activities for mining, and logging.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. BLS publishes no separate statewide figure for Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida and Hawaii. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics: all employees, mining and logging, seasonally adjusted (CES1000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.10a.MiningAndLogging.Employment. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics: all employees, mining and logging, seasonally adjusted (CES1000000001) (Mining and logging payroll employment, United States, 1976-10 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.10a.MiningAndLogging.Employment

MLA 9

Current Employment Statistics: all employees, mining and logging, seasonally adjusted (CES1000000001), Mining and logging payroll employment, United States, 1976-10 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.10a.MiningAndLogging.Employment. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mining-logging-jobs/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics: all employees, mining and logging, seasonally adjusted (CES1000000001). Mining and logging payroll employment, United States, 1976-10 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.10a.MiningAndLogging.Employment. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mining-logging-jobs/united-states.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics: all employees, mining and logging, seasonally adjusted (CES1000000001), Mining and logging payroll employment, United States, 1976-10 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.10a.MiningAndLogging.Employment, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/mining-logging-jobs/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bureau_mining_and_logging_payroll_2026,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Current Employment Statistics: all employees, mining and logging, seasonally adjusted (CES1000000001): Mining and logging payroll employment, United States, 1976-10 to 2026-09}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.10a.MiningAndLogging.Employment},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mining-logging-jobs/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics: all employees, mining and logging, seasonally adjusted (CES1000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.10a.MiningAndLogging.Employment. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the mining and logging payroll employment in United States?

Mining and logging payroll employment in the United States was 607,000 jobs in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from September 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics: all employees, mining and logging, seasonally adjusted (CES1000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest mining and logging payroll employment in United States?

1,257,000 jobs in November 1981, the highest value since October 1976 in this series.

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