Yet , when accounting for jobs indirectly involved in the industry , that number becomes much larger , nearly 73,000 .
As of 2009 , 18,850 Kentuckians were directly employed in the coal industry , less than 1 percent of the total workforce .
When accounting for jobs indirectly involved in the industry , that number becomes much larger , nearly 73,000 .
As of 2009 , 18,850 Kentuckians were directly employed in the coal industry , less than 1 percent of the total workforce .