[Hoot Gibson]

As noted above, the source of these fantastic job numbers is the Labor Department. In particular, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics released the numbers as part of its August monthly jobs report.

Below is a link to the BLS August jobs report, which was referenced in The Hill's recent article. I have included an excerpt from the report that addresses the 104,000 new jobs in the mining industry since President Trump won the 2016 election.

Please note that these statistics include new coal mining jobs, but only a small percentage of the new jobs included were coal mining jobs.

Employment Situation Summary

Mining employment increased by 6,000 in August, after showing little change in July. Since a recent trough in October 2016, the industry has added 104,000 jobs, almost entirely in support activities for mining.

The image below demonstrates how the BLS arrived at the totals cited above and in The Hill's recent article.

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