Table 2.
First entry of minersa into TEBA database, and total employment by 5-year period, 1973–2013
| Year of first entry | New entrya | Active in Periodb, c | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| pre 1973 | 104,684 | 6.37 | 104,684 | 6.37 |
| 1973–1977 | 79,282 | 4.82 | 173,260 | 10.54 |
| 1978–1982 | 120,827 | 7.35 | 292,772 | 17.81 |
| 1983–1987 | 542,609 | 33.00 | 840,736 | 51.13 |
| 1988–1992 | 210,898 | 12.83 | 873,531 | 53.13 |
| 1993–1997 | 129,055 | 7.85 | 783,842 | 47.67 |
| 1998–2002 | 92,391 | 5.62 | 500,252 | 30.42 |
| 2003–2007 | 178,054 | 10.83 | 524,646 | 31.91 |
| 2008–2012 | 167,708 | 10.20 | 569,813 | 34.65 |
| 2013d | 18,756 | 1.14 | 177,629 | 10.80 |
| TOTAL | 1,644,264 | 100.00 | – | – |
aIndividual miners counted only once
bAn individual miner cannot be counted more than once in a given period, but may be counted in more than one period
cNumber and proportion of total number of miners who worked over the period 1973–2012 who were employed in that 5-year period
dUntil 28 October, 2013