Trump is president, but coal jobs continue to disappear in Kentucky [View all]

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Hopes for a quick rebound in coal jobs with an industry friend in the White House didn’t pan out in Kentucky in the first three months of the year.

Employment at Kentucky coal mines dropped 3.3 percent statewide from Jan. 1 through March 31, according to a report released Thursday by the state Energy and Environment Cabinet.

In Eastern Kentucky, the number of jobs dropped by 4.6 percent. The decline was 1.4 percent in the state’s western coalfield.

The report estimated there were 6,261 people employed in the state’s coal industry as of April 1.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article148577099.html#storylink=cpy


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