Table 3-19b:  Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa (North American Industry Classification System (NAICS] basis) (Thousands) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
NAICS Code,,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
,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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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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. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"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.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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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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