Table 23,,,,
Employment in Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa ,,,,
(Thousands),,,,
,1990,1995,2000,2004
For-hire transport & warehousing,"3,476","3,839","4,410","4,250"
Air,529,511,614,515
Water,57,51,56,57
Railroad,272,233,232,224
Transit/ground passenger transportation ,274,328,372,386
Pipeline,60,54,46,39
Trucking,"1,122","1,249","1,406","1,351"
Support activities,364,430,537,536
Scenic/sightseeing transportation,16,22,28,27
Couriers/messengers,375,517,605,561
Warehousing/storage,407,444,514,556
Governmentb,671,644,646,600
Related services & construction,"5,256","5,577","6,177","5,999"
Automotive repair services/parking; automotive equipment rental/leasing; gasoline stations ,"1,800","1,906","2,125","2,067"
"Highway, street, bridge construction ",289,278,340,348
"Dealers or wholesalers of motor vehicles, parts, petroleum, supplies, equipment","1,993","2,119","2,360","2,374"
Travel arrangement/reservation services,250,281,299,226
Ambulatory health care services,99,143,173,201
Postal service,825,850,880,784
Transportation-related manufacturingc,"2,681","2,390","2,446","2,123"
Total,"12,084","12,450","13,679","12,972"
a Annual averages. Data are NAICS-based. (See Glossary for definition.)  ,,,,
b Fiscal year data. Includes U.S. DOT and state and local highway personnel.   ,,,,
"c Includes transportation equipment; petroleum products; tires; rubber; plastics; search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems; and instrument manufacturing.",,,,
"Sources:  Various sources, as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-19b, available at www.bts.gov, as of October 2005.",,,,