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Table 19
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| Total transportation and related industries employment | R5,999 | R8,535 | 10,133 | 10,527 | U |
| For-hire transport sector | |||||
| Total | 2,726 | 3,175 | R3,715 | 4,083 | U |
| Air | 352 | 453 | 968 | 1,068 | 1,281 |
| Local and inter-urban passenger transit | 280 | R266 | 338 | 420 | 477 |
| Pipelineb | 50 | 236 | 223 | 194 | U |
| Railroad | 634 | 532 | 279 | 238 | 236 |
| Transportation services | 115 | 198 | 336 | 401 | 471 |
| Trucking and warehousing | 1,083 | 1,280 | 1,395 | 1,587 | 1,856 |
| Water | 212 | 211 | 177 | 175 | 196 |
| Equipment manufacturing total | 1,949 | 1,995 | 2,073 | R1,872 | 1,928 |
| Other related industries | |||||
| Total | 613 | 2,694 | 3,672 | 3,930 | 4,464 |
| Automotive and home supply stores | U | 261 | 337 | 369 | 407 |
| Automotive repair services and parking; gasoline service stations | c613 | 1,132 | 1,561 | 1,669 | 1,901 |
| Highway and street construction | U | U | 239 | 228 | 280 |
| Motor vehicles/parts/supplies, new/used car dealers, and other automotive retailers | U | 1,301 | 1,535 | 1,664 | 1,875 |
| Government employmentd total | 711 | 671 | 673 | 644 | 646 |
b Includes liquid and natural gas transmission pipelines.
c Includes gasoline service stations only.
d Data are for fiscal years and include permanent and temporary civilian and military personnel.
Key: R = revised; U = unavailable.
Source: Various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2001, available Spring 2002 at www.bts.gov, or email to answers@bts.gov.