There are about 80 000 coal miners in the US coal mines SourceWatch.org significant numbers coal jobs lost since 1980 coal jobs lost since 1980 9000 people steadily fallen this 2015 story from SourceWatch 785,000 people employed coal industry Source Watch 174,000 jobs coal jobs lost since 1980 174,000 coal miners There are about 80 000 coal miners in the US 785,000 people employed Fewer than 60,000 people There are about 80 000 coal miners in the US twenty thousand coal miners in West Virginia coal jobs lost since 1980 steadily fallen this 2015 story from SourceWatch this 2015 story from SourceWatch Coal and jobs in the United States SourceWatch.org SourceWatch.org number of coal miners fell number of coal miners fell coal jobs lost since 1980 SourceWatch.org Fewer than 60,000 people SourceWatch.org Source coal jobs lost since 1980 174,000 jobs