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Table 2-5
Employment in Transportation-Related Occupations
(Thousands of employees)
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| Employed labor force, total |
11,276 |
11,370 |
11,410 |
25,958 |
27,348 |
28,282 |
118,793 |
124,900 |
126,708 |
| Workers in transportation occupations,
total |
418 |
430 |
429 |
N |
N |
N |
3,980 |
4,258 |
4,406 |
| Transportation occupations (percent
of total national labor force) |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
N |
N |
N |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
| Road motor vehicle operators, total |
351 |
368 |
374 |
N |
N |
N |
3,560 |
3,850 |
3,978 |
| Supervisors |
7 |
8 |
7 |
N |
N |
N |
76 |
87 |
85 |
| Truck drivers |
234 |
224 |
237 |
N |
N |
N |
2,627 |
2,860 |
3,019 |
| Drivers-sales workers |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
201 |
158 |
156 |
| Bus drivers |
57 |
66 |
61 |
N |
N |
N |
443 |
526 |
512 |
| Taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs |
18 |
17 |
16 |
350 |
395 |
414 |
208 |
211 |
203 |
| Other |
35 |
53 |
53 |
N |
N |
N |
5 |
8 |
4 |
| Rail transportation, total |
24 |
23 |
18 |
N |
N |
N |
118 |
104 |
116 |
| Supervisors |
6 |
2 |
2 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Conductors and yardmasters |
7 |
8 |
7 |
N |
N |
N |
36 |
33 |
45 |
| Locomotive operations |
6 |
8 |
6 |
N |
N |
N |
46 |
51 |
49 |
| Operating support |
4 |
4 |
2 |
N |
N |
N |
28 |
17 |
15 |
| Other |
C |
C |
C |
N |
N |
N |
8 |
3 |
7 |
| Water transportation, total |
17 |
14 |
12 |
N |
N |
N |
52 |
66 |
70 |
| Deck officers, captains and mates |
6 |
4 |
5 |
N |
N |
N |
26 |
33 |
32 |
| Deck crew |
3 |
4 |
3 |
N |
N |
N |
18 |
26 |
25 |
| Engineering officers |
4 |
2 |
C |
N |
N |
N |
2 |
3 |
8 |
| Bridge, lock and lighthouse |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
6 |
4 |
5 |
| Other |
3 |
4 |
2 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Air transportation, total |
21 |
20 |
20 |
N |
N |
N |
250 |
238 |
241 |
| Airplane pilots and navigators |
10 |
11 |
10 |
N |
N |
N |
114 |
114 |
114 |
| Operating support |
8 |
7 |
6 |
N |
N |
N |
136 |
124 |
127 |
| Air traffic controllers |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
36 |
30 |
32 |
| Service and flight attendants |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
100 |
94 |
95 |
| Other |
3 |
3 |
3 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| Other transport operating |
5 |
4 |
4 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
KEY: C = Data are confidential. N = Data are nonexistent. NA = Not applicable.
NOTE: Canadian and U.S. employment data are based on annual averages and represent the number of employees.
SOURCES
Canada
Statistics Canada. Historical Labor Force Statistics, Catalogue No. 71-201-XPB. (Ottawa, Ont.: various years).
Statistics Canada. Special tabulations. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).
Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Dirección General de Contabilidad Nacional, Estudios Socioeconómicos y Precios. Sistema de Cuentas Nacionales de México, 1988-1996. (Mexico City, D.F.: 1997).
United States
Employed labor force: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Household Data Annual Averages. Web site: www.stats.bls.gov
Transportation occupations: U.S. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment and Earnings and BLS underlying statistical details. (Washington, DC: various years).
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