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Table 3-19b: Employment in For-Hire Transportation and
Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa (North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS] basis)
(Thousands)
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TOTAL
U.S. labor forceb |
54,296 |
60,874 |
71,006 |
77,069 |
90,528 |
97,511 |
109,487 |
108,374 |
108,726 |
110,844 |
114,291 |
117,298 |
119,708 |
122,776 |
125,930 |
128,993 |
131,785 |
131,826 |
130,341 |
129,999 |
131,435 |
(R)
133,703 |
136,174 |
|
Transportation
related labor force |
2,114 |
2,058 |
2,227 |
2,924 |
2,878 |
3,345 |
12,086 |
11,777 |
11,617 |
11,738 |
12,095 |
12,448 |
12,191 |
12,997 |
13,267 |
13,545 |
13,678 |
13,514 |
13,192 |
12,933 |
12,970 |
(R) 13,109 |
13,198 |
48-49 |
Transportation
and warehousing |
U |
U |
U |
2,620 |
2,961 |
3,012 |
3,476 |
3,463 |
3,462 |
3,554 |
3,701 |
3,838 |
3,935 |
4,027 |
4,168 |
4,300 |
4,410 |
4,372 |
4,224 |
4,185 |
4,249 |
(R)
4,361 |
4,466 |
481 |
Air
transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
529 |
525 |
520 |
517 |
511 |
511 |
526 |
542 |
563 |
586 |
614 |
615 |
564 |
528 |
515 |
501 |
487 |
4811 |
Scheduled
air transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
503 |
498 |
491 |
486 |
477 |
473 |
486 |
501 |
520 |
543 |
570 |
570 |
520 |
485 |
472 |
(R)
456 |
441 |
4812 |
Nonscheduled
air transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
27 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
34 |
38 |
40 |
41 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
44 |
(R) 43 |
43 |
(R)
44 |
45 |
482 |
Rail
transportation |
862 |
716 |
617 |
534 |
518 |
350 |
272 |
256 |
248 |
242 |
235 |
233 |
225 |
221 |
225 |
229 |
232 |
227 |
218 |
218 |
226 |
228 |
225 |
483 |
Water
transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
57 |
57 |
57 |
53 |
52 |
51 |
51 |
51 |
51 |
52 |
56 |
54 |
53 |
55 |
56 |
61 |
64 |
4831 |
Sea,
coastal, and Great Lakes water transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
35 |
36 |
35 |
33 |
33 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
33 |
36 |
34 |
32 |
34 |
35 |
37 |
41 |
4832 |
Inland
water transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
484 |
Truck
transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
1,122 |
1,105 |
1,107 |
1,155 |
1,206 |
1,249 |
1,282 |
1,308 |
1,354 |
1,392 |
1,406 |
1,387 |
1,339 |
1,326 |
1352 |
(R)
1,398 |
1,437 |
4841 |
General
freight trucking |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
807 |
795 |
797 |
831 |
867 |
901 |
924 |
942 |
976 |
1,002 |
1,013 |
992 |
952 |
935 |
950 |
(R)
981 |
1,004 |
4842 |
Specialized
freight trucking |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
315 |
310 |
311 |
324 |
339 |
348 |
359 |
367 |
379 |
390 |
393 |
395 |
388 |
390 |
402 |
(R)
417 |
433 |
485 |
Transit
and ground passenger transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
274 |
284 |
288 |
(R)
300 |
317 |
328 |
339 |
350 |
363 |
371 |
372 |
375 |
381 |
382 |
385 |
389 |
394 |
4851 |
Urban
transit systems |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
21 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
33 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
35 |
36 |
38 |
38 |
39 |
(R)
40 |
40 |
4852 |
Interurban
and rural bus transportation |
38 |
39 |
41 |
38 |
36 |
33 |
25 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
4853 |
Taxi
and limousine service |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
57 |
59 |
58 |
61 |
64 |
66 |
68 |
70 |
72 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
68 |
67 |
66 |
(R)
66 |
70 |
4854 |
School
and employee bus transportation |
U |
U |
U |
66 |
81 |
93 |
114 |
118 |
121 |
125 |
130 |
136 |
137 |
142 |
146 |
151 |
152 |
153 |
161 |
165 |
167 |
(R)
169 |
170 |
4855 |
Charter
bus industry |
U |
U |
U |
11 |
15 |
21 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
29 |
31 |
32 |
34 |
36 |
38 |
37 |
36 |
33 |
32 |
(R)
31 |
30 |
4859 |
Other
transit and ground passenger transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
31 |
34 |
36 |
39 |
43 |
45 |
48 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
51 |
54 |
56 |
58 |
59 |
(R) 63 |
65 |
486 |
Pipeline
transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
60 |
61 |
60 |
59 |
57 |
54 |
51 |
50 |
48 |
47 |
46 |
45 |
42 |
40 |
38 |
38 |
39 |
4861 |
Pipeline
transportation of crude oil |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
4862 |
Pipeline
transportation of natural gas |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
4869 |
Other
pipeline transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
487 |
Scenic
and sightseeing transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
28 |
29 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
(R) 29 |
27 |
4871 |
Scenic
and sightseeing transportation, land |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
4872 |
Scenic
and sightseeing transportation, water |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
4879 |
Scenic
and sightseeing transportation, other |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
488 |
Support
activities for transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
364 |
377 |
370 |
382 |
405 |
430 |
446 |
473 |
497 |
518 |
537 |
539 |
525 |
520 |
535 |
(R)
552 |
571 |
4881 |
Support
activities for air transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
96 |
96 |
96 |
99 |
101 |
104 |
109 |
115 |
124 |
133 |
141 |
140 |
139 |
136 |
142 |
(R)
148 |
155 |
4883 |
Support
activities for water transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
91 |
96 |
89 |
86 |
89 |
92 |
90 |
92 |
94 |
96 |
97 |
95 |
95 |
94 |
92 |
94 |
100 |
4884 |
Support
activities for road transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
35 |
36 |
38 |
41 |
45 |
49 |
53 |
57 |
60 |
63 |
66 |
69 |
70 |
72 |
76 |
79 |
81 |
4885 |
Freight
transportation arrangement |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
111 |
115 |
114 |
120 |
130 |
143 |
149 |
161 |
166 |
172 |
178 |
179 |
168 |
167 |
171 |
(R)
177 |
180 |
4889 |
Support
activities for other transportation, including rail |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
32 |
33 |
34 |
37 |
40 |
43 |
45 |
48 |
53 |
54 |
56 |
57 |
52 |
52 |
55 |
(R)
55 |
54 |
491 |
Postal
service |
591 |
619 |
741 |
699 |
673 |
750 |
825 |
813 |
800 |
793 |
821 |
850 |
867 |
866 |
881 |
890 |
880 |
873 |
842 |
809 |
(R) 782 |
774 |
770 |
492 |
Couriers
and messengers |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
375 |
379 |
389 |
414 |
466 |
517 |
540 |
546 |
568 |
586 |
605 |
587 |
561 |
562 |
557 |
(R)
571 |
585 |
4921 |
Couriers |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
340 |
344 |
354 |
378 |
423 |
469 |
489 |
494 |
513 |
528 |
546 |
530 |
507 |
510 |
507 |
(R)
522 |
534 |
4922 |
Local
messengers and local delivery |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
35 |
35 |
35 |
36 |
43 |
48 |
51 |
52 |
55 |
58 |
59 |
57 |
54 |
51 |
50 |
(R)
50 |
51 |
493 |
Warehousing
and storage |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
407 |
403 |
406 |
413 |
431 |
444 |
452 |
462 |
474 |
494 |
514 |
514 |
517 |
528 |
558 |
(R)
595 |
636 |
|
Transportation
related manufacturing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
324 |
Petroleum
and coal products manufacturing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
153 |
155 |
152 |
146 |
144 |
140 |
137 |
136 |
135 |
128 |
123 |
121 |
118 |
114 |
112 |
(R)
112 |
114 |
32621 |
Tire
manufacturingc |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
90 |
86 |
87 |
87 |
85 |
87 |
86 |
84 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
82 |
76 |
72 |
70 |
(R) 67 |
61 |
32622 |
Rubber
and plastic hoses and belting manufacturing |
U |
U |
U |
29 |
31 |
26 |
25 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
29 |
29 |
334511 |
Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical,
and nautical system and instrument manufacturing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
354 |
280 |
256 |
226 |
201 |
175 |
158 |
158 |
159 |
163 |
161 |
149 |
150 |
148 |
145 |
151 |
157 |
158 |
336 |
Transportation
equipment manufacturing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
2,133 |
2,028 |
1,977 |
1,914 |
1,936 |
1,977 |
1,974 |
2,026 |
2,077 |
2,087 |
2,056 |
1,938 |
1,829 |
1,774 |
1,766 |
(R)
1,771 |
1,765 |
3361 |
Motor vehicle manufacturing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
271 |
258 |
260 |
264 |
282 |
295 |
285 |
287 |
284 |
291 |
291 |
279 |
265 |
265 |
256 |
(R)
248 |
236 |
3362 |
Motor
vehicle body and trailer manufacturing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
130 |
120 |
126 |
136 |
151 |
160 |
155 |
158 |
170 |
184 |
183 |
159 |
152 |
153 |
165 |
171 |
180 |
3363 |
Motor
vehicle parts manufacturing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
653 |
639 |
661 |
678 |
736 |
787 |
800 |
809 |
818 |
837 |
840 |
775 |
734 |
708 |
692 |
(R)
678 |
654 |
3364 |
Aerospace
product and parts manufacturing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
841 |
784 |
711 |
624 |
552 |
514 |
514 |
555 |
579 |
547 |
517 |
511 |
470 |
442 |
442 |
(R)
455 |
472 |
3365 |
Railroad
rolling stock manufacturing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
31 |
28 |
27 |
29 |
33 |
35 |
33 |
32 |
35 |
35 |
33 |
28 |
23 |
23 |
25 |
(R) 27 |
28 |
3366 |
Ship
and boat building |
129 |
147 |
157 |
178 |
202 |
171 |
173 |
164 |
157 |
147 |
145 |
146 |
145 |
145 |
152 |
153 |
153 |
147 |
146 |
146 |
148 |
(R)
153 |
156 |
3369 |
Other
transportation equipment manufacturing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
35 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
40 |
41 |
41 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
39 |
39 |
38 |
38 |
(R)
39 |
40 |
|
Other
transportation related industries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2373 |
Highway,
street, and bridge construction |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
289 |
267 |
264 |
271 |
274 |
278 |
288 |
294 |
308 |
336 |
340 |
346 |
346 |
340 |
347 |
(R)
351 |
349 |
4231 |
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies
merchant wholesalers |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
309 |
304 |
302 |
306 |
320 |
335 |
343 |
350 |
354 |
360 |
356 |
347 |
346 |
342 |
341 |
344 |
349 |
42386 |
Transportation equipment and supplies merchant
wholesalersd |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
35 |
34 |
33 |
31 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
35 |
37 |
40 |
39 |
36 |
34 |
32 |
32 |
(R) 33 |
34 |
4247 |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
155 |
147 |
137 |
129 |
128 |
126 |
124 |
123 |
122 |
123 |
119 |
114 |
111 |
106 |
101 |
(R)
100 |
101 |
441 |
Motor
vehicle parts dealers |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
1,494 |
1,435 |
1,428 |
1,475 |
1,565 |
1,627 |
1,686 |
1,723 |
1,741 |
1,797 |
1,847 |
1,855 |
1,879 |
1,883 |
1902 |
1,919 |
1,908 |
4411 |
Automobile
dealers |
U |
U |
U |
769 |
783 |
904 |
983 |
938 |
935 |
970 |
1,032 |
1,072 |
1,113 |
1,135 |
1,142 |
1,180 |
1,217 |
1,225 |
1,253 |
1,254 |
1257 |
(R)
1,261 |
1,247 |
4412 |
Other
motor vehicle dealers |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
93 |
84 |
81 |
83 |
91 |
97 |
101 |
105 |
110 |
121 |
132 |
136 |
142 |
149 |
159 |
(R)
166 |
169 |
4413 |
Automotive
parts, accessories, and tire stores |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
418 |
413 |
413 |
422 |
443 |
459 |
471 |
484 |
489 |
496 |
499 |
493 |
485 |
480 |
487 |
(R)
491 |
492 |
447 |
Gasoline
stations |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
910 |
889 |
876 |
881 |
902 |
922 |
946 |
956 |
961 |
944 |
936 |
925 |
896 |
882 |
876 |
871 |
861 |
5321 |
Automotive
equipment rental and leasing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
142 |
163 |
152 |
151 |
156 |
163 |
171 |
180 |
184 |
189 |
199 |
208 |
208 |
195 |
193 |
197 |
199 |
200 |
532411 |
Commercial air, rail, water transportation equipment
rental and leasing |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
|
5615 |
Travel
arrangement and reservation services |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
250 |
240 |
245 |
256 |
271 |
281 |
294 |
302 |
304 |
297 |
299 |
285 |
252 |
235 |
226 |
224 |
227 |
6219 |
Other
ambulatory health care services |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
99 |
107 |
114 |
125 |
135 |
143 |
154 |
164 |
171 |
173 |
173 |
180 |
187 |
195 |
200 |
(R)
206 |
216 |
8111 |
Automotive
repair and maintenance |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
659 |
636 |
636 |
670 |
701 |
738 |
781 |
811 |
828 |
864 |
888 |
904 |
900 |
894 |
891 |
(R)
886 |
887 |
81293 |
Parking
lots and garages |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
68 |
69 |
68 |
70 |
71 |
75 |
78 |
82 |
85 |
89 |
93 |
96 |
96 |
100 |
102 |
(R)
103 |
105 |
92612 |
Regulation and administration of transportation programs |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
|
|
Government employment, totale |
532 |
577 |
711 |
716 |
671 |
649 |
673 |
672 |
635 |
650 |
647 |
644 |
99 |
647 |
629 |
642 |
646 |
654 |
686 |
605 |
600 |
602 |
599 |
|
U.S. DOTf |
N |
N |
104 |
112 |
112 |
100 |
104 |
108 |
110 |
109 |
103 |
101 |
99 |
98 |
99 |
100 |
100 |
102 |
141 |
59 |
57 |
56 |
54 |
|
State and Local Highwayg |
532 |
577 |
607 |
604 |
559 |
549 |
569 |
564 |
525 |
541 |
544 |
543 |
(h) N |
548 |
530 |
543 |
546 |
552 |
545 |
546 |
543 |
546 |
545 |
KEY: N = data do not exist; R =
revised; U = data are not available
a Annual averages.
b Excludes farm employment.
c Includes tire manufacturing
and tire retreading.
d Does not include motor
vehicle wholesalers.
e Not all government agencies
are included (e.g., the National Transportation Safety Board).
f The U.S. Department of
Transportation was created in 1966. Data are for fiscal year and include
permanent civilians as well as temporary employees and military. The United
States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) were transferred to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.
g Full-time equivalent
employment. Data prior to 1986 are not directly comparable to data from later
years due to a change in the way full-time equivalent was calculated.
Full-time equivalent was not calculated for 1985.
h Due to a change in the
reference period, from October to March, the October 1996 Annual Survey of
Government Employment and Payroll was not conducted.
SOURCES
All data, except as noted:
1960-2006: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data, National Employment Hours and Earnings, table B-1, Internet site http://www.bls.gov/data/sa.htm, database query
as of September 2007.
Government employment:
USDOT:
1970-75: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1976 (Washington, DC: 1976), table 409, and U.S. Department of
Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, G-WPM, Office of Military Personnel,
personal communication.
1980-85: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary of Transportation, DOT Employment Facts,
A Report to Management (Washington, DC:
Annual issues).
1990-2003: Ibid., DOT Workforce
Demographics (Washington, DC : Annual
issues).
2004-06: Ibid., DOT Workforce
Demographics, Demographics by Year,
Internet site http://dothr.ost.dot.gov/workforceinfo/demographics.htm as of
September 2007.
State and local highway:
1960-91: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1993 (Washington, DC: 1993), table 500 and similar tables in
earlier editions.
1992-2006: Ibid., Internet site
http://www.census.gov/pub/govs/www/apesstl.html as of September 2007.
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