Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 21

About the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector

The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector is part of the natural resources and mining supersector.

The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector consists of these subsectors:

• Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 211
• Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212
• Support Activities for Mining: NAICS 213

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, union membership and representation, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		762.9	764.9	(P) 772.7	(P) 782.2
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		579.3	576.6	(P) 574.2
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		7.8%	8.3%	6.9%	9.4%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		(1) -	10	26
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		(1) -	739	2,404
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	2008	2009	2010	2011
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		6.9%	8.6%	8.0%	7.2%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		7.9%	9.5%	8.8%	7.8%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events		11	(1) -	(1) (P) -	(P) 21
Separations		952	(1) -	(1) (P) -	(P) 2,710
Initial claimants		1,229	(1) -	(1) (P) -	(P) 2,664
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	25,880
Helpers--extraction workers	19,580
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	2,800
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	28,110
Roustabouts, oil and gas	44,220

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$28.39	$28.62	$28.65	(P) $29.00
Average weekly hours		45.2	45.9	44.6	(P) 45.2
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$24.90	$25.00	$25.18	(P) $25.40
Average weekly hours		47.2	48.7	47.6	(P) 48.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
		2008	2009	2010	2011
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$1,007	$1,050	$1,032	$1,064
Members of unions		$1,024	$1,013	$1,076	$1,030
Represented by unions		$1,032	$1,015	$1,053	$1,005
Nonunion		$1,003	$1,058	$1,026	$1,069

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	$32.31	$33.85	$67,200	$70,410
Helpers--extraction workers	$17.18	$18.44	$35,730	$38,350
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	$39.33	$41.84	$81,810	$87,030
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	$19.42	$20.68	$40,390	$43,010
Roustabouts, oil and gas	$15.32	$16.39	$31,860	$34,080

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	183	176	100	(P) 173
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.1	2.9	2.4	2.3
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.0	2.0	1.5	1.4
Cases involving days away from work	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.0
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction. The import price index reflects the percentage change in prices paid to foreign producers for their goods and services within the U.S., while the export price index measures the percentage change in prices received by U.S. producers for goods and services sold outside the U.S.

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Producer price index		(P) 248.8	(P) 239.3	(P) 252.1	(P) 240.4
Percent change from previous month		(P) 4.8%	(P) -3.8%	(P) 5.3%	(P) -4.6%
Import index		(R) 168.3	(R) 167.4	(R) 174.8	174.3
Percent change from previous month		(R) -0.2%	(R) -0.5%	(R) 4.4%	(R) -0.3%
Export index		(R) 125.4	120.4	(R) 120.3	118.9
Percent change from previous month		(R) -0.7%	(R) -4.0%	(R) -0.1%	(R) -1.2%
Footnotes (R) Revised (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry		31,632	31,800	(P) 31,973	(P) 32,336
Local government		9	9	(P) 9	(P) 9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2006	2007	2008	2009
Labor productivity index, output per hour		77.057	71.192	69.056	78.870
Percent change from previous year		-9.3	-7.6	-3.0	14.2
Labor index, total labor hours		125.602	136.423	141.934	124.716
Percent change from previous year		11.1	8.6	4.0	-12.1
Output index		96.785	97.122	98.013	98.363
Percent change from previous year		0.8	0.3	0.9	0.4
Unit labor costs index		165.903	188.743	212.086	187.831
Percent change from previous year		18.7	13.8	12.4	-11.4

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

The Editor's Desk

See industry studies in the subject matter index of The Editor's Desk (Current Edition).

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: February 10, 2012