There were 114 mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction businesses in Missouri that had between one and four 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 health care and social assistance businesses with between one and four employees in Missouri than in any other category.
The following table shows how many mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction businesses with between one and four employees were in Missouri during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction businesses with between one and four employees in Missouri (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
28,909
2013
28,720
2014
29,754
2015
29,225
2016
27,234
