Table 27,,,,,
Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa,,,,,
"(Thousands)
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,1970,1980,1990,2000,2002
Governmentb,711,671,673,646,U
"For-hire transport 
sector total","R2,855","R3,128","R3,675","R4,645","4,438"
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Air,352,453,968,"1,280","1,161"
Local and inter-urban passenger transit,R281,R265,338,R476,472
Pipelinec,R179,R189,R184,R142,136
Railroad,634,532,279,237,229
Transportation services,115,198,336,470,423
Trucking and warehousing,"1,083","1,280","1,395","1,847","1,826"
Water,212,211,177,194,190
Equipment manufacturing,"1,949","1,995","2,073","1,931","1,739"
Other related industries total,613,"2,694","3,672","4,442","4,479"
Automotive and home supply stores ,U,261,337,408,406
Automotive repair services and parking; gasoline service stations,d613,"1,132","1,561","1,886","1,904"
"Highway and street 
construction",U,U,239,281,286
"Motor vehicles/parts/supplies, new/used car dealers, and other automotive retailers",U,"1,301","1,535","1,868","1,884"
"Total, all transportation
employment ","R6,128","R8,488","R10,093","R11,664",U
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a Annual averages. ",,,,,
b Data are for fiscal years and include permanent and temporary civilian and military transportation-related personnel.   ,,,,,
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c Includes liquid and natural gas transmission pipelines. ,,,,,
d Includes gasoline service stations only.,,,,,
Key: R = revised; U = unavailable.,,,,,
"Source: Various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics (NTS) 2002, table 3-19, available at http://www.bts.gov; and NTS 2003, forthcoming.",,,,,
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