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NSW coal jobs highest in 10 years

COAL mining job numbers have returned to levels not seen since 2012 with the latest data from Coal Services showing there were 23,850 direct coal mining jobs in New South Wales in December 2022.

The rise in employment is due to strong global demand for New South Wales coal.

The rise in employment is due to strong global demand for New South Wales coal.

The data also shows that in the Hunter - NSW's largest coal mining region - there were 14,382 coal mining jobs in December 2022. This is the highest end-of-year result in eight years, notwithstanding a...

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