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heckles65

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6. Coal mining employment

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 06:51 PM

Sep 9

dipped below 40 with the COVID recession, rose slightly to 42K in 2022, now has headed back down to 40K. Yet people in southern West Virginia keep believing the days of "they'll need 200 men down in Pit #8 Monday morning" are going to come back

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The U.S. is losing thousands of manufacturing jobs, analysis finds [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 9 OP

well duh dweller Sep 9 #1

But Karoline Leavitt just said everything is dandy? Botany Sep 9 #2

The myth of Republican job creation needs to end IronLionZion Sep 9 #3

History may not repeat but sometimes it certainly looks like it AverageOldGuy Sep 9 #4

Well, were we really expecting ole Maw 'n' Paw Kettle up there in Squalor Holler to change what we will laughingly refer Aristus Sep 9 #5

Coal mining employment heckles65 Sep 9 #6

Somebody want to tell me how great republican republianmushroom Sep 10 #7