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	Jul. 2009	Aug. 2009	Sep. 2009	Oct. 2009
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		663.8	655.1	(P) 653.5	(P) 648.2
Employment, production workers		487.4	476.9	(P) 476.1
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		12.6%	11.8%	10.7%	10.8%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		22	9	10	15
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		1,816	603	918	1,038
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

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

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	2005	2006	2007	2008
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		8.0%	7.5%	9.3%	6.9%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		9.5%	8.8%	10.2%	7.9%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2008	1st quarter 2009	2nd quarter 2009	3rd quarter 2009
Extended mass layoff events		43	82	(P) 50	(P) 22
Separations		7,013	14,408	(P) 8,393	(P) 3,724
Initial claimants		8,138	15,112	(P) 7,505	(P) 2,230
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2008
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	27,350
Helpers--extraction workers	19,420
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	3,440
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	31,410
Roustabouts, oil and gas	56,780

(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 for production or nonsupervisory employees, 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 Production Workers

Data series	Back data	Jun. 2009	Jul. 2009	Aug. 2009	Sep. 2009
Average hourly earnings		$23.46	$23.65	$23.62	(P) $23.79
Average weekly hours		43.7	42.9	44.1	(P) 43.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
		2005	2006	2007	2008
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$885	$912	$969	$1,007
Members of unions		$995	$1,041	$960	$1,024
Represented by unions		$989	$1,044	$950	$1,032
Nonunion		$870	$899	$975	$1,003

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2008
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	$31.11	$32.33	$64,700	$67,240
Helpers--extraction workers	$16.74	$17.09	$34,810	$35,540
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	$36.30	$38.49	$75,510	$80,060
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	$18.65	$19.66	$38,790	$40,890
Roustabouts, oil and gas	$14.86	$15.79	$30,900	$32,840

(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	2005	2006	2007	2008
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	159	192	183	(P) 175
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.6	3.5	3.1	2.9
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.0
Cases involving days away from work	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.7
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	Jul. 2009	Aug. 2009	Sep. 2009	Oct. 2009
Producer price index		(P) 175.0	(P) 187.0	(P) 180.7	(P) 191.8
Percent change from previous month		(P) -2.9%	(P) 6.9%	(P) -3.4%	(P) 6.1%
Import index		(R) 105.4	(R) 111.7	(R) 110.3	113.7
Percent change from previous month		(R) -2.7%	(R) 6.0%	(R) -1.3%	(R) 3.1%
Export index		75.0	(R) 78.3	(R) 76.8	85.5
Percent change from previous month		-2.3%	(R) 4.4%	(R) -1.9%	(R) 11.3%
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	2nd quarter 2008	3rd quarter 2008	4th quarter 2008	1st quarter 2009
Number of establishments
Private industry		30,536	30,945	31,210	(P) 31,192
Local government		8	9	9	(P) 9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2004	2005	2006	2007
Labor productivity index, output per hour		106.838	95.999	87.258	81.657
Percent change from previous year		-7.9	-10.1	-9.1	-6.4
Labor index, total labor hours		86.607	94.412	104.857	112.047
Percent change from previous year		7.1	9.0	11.1	6.9
Output index		92.529	90.635	91.497	91.494
Percent change from previous year		-1.4	-2.0	1.0	0.0
Unit labor costs index		129.762	154.564	182.132	204.148
Percent change from previous year		12.7	19.1	17.8	12.1

(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: November 20, 2009