2,156 mining (except oil and gas) businesses in the U.S. have between one and four employees in 2016

By LocalLabs News Service

Dec 28, 2019

There were 2,156 mining (except oil and gas) businesses in the U.S. that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. than in any other category.

The following table shows how many mining (except oil and gas) businesses with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.

Mining (except oil and gas) businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)

Year

Total businesses

2012

6,582

2013

6,436

2014

6,384

2015

6,324

2016