There were 1,729 support activities for mining businesses in the U.S. that had between 10 and 19 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 retail trade businesses with between 10 and 19 employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many support activities for mining businesses with between 10 and 19 employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Support activities for mining businesses with between 10 and 19 employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
42,789
2013
42,741
2014
45,342
2015
44,985
2016
41,100
