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Employment in the U.S. Uranium Production Industry by Category                                          

Table 6. Employment in the U.S. Uranium Production Industry by Category, 2003-2009
(Person-Years)
Year
Employment Categories
Exploration
Mining
Milling
Processing
Reclamation
Total
2003 W W W W 117 321
2004 18 108 W W 121 420
2005 79 149 142 154 124 648
2006 188 121 W W 155 755
2007 375 378 107 216 155 1,231
2008 457 558 W W 154 1,563
2009 175 441 W W 162 1,096
  W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
  Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
  Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration: Form EIA-851A, "Domestic Uranium Production Report" (2003-2009).