Table 2-5,,,,,,,,,
Employment in Transportation-Related Occupations,,,,,,,,,
(Thousands of employees),,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,
,,Canada ,,,Mexico ,,,United States,
,1990,1995,1996,1990,1995,1996,1990,1995,1996
,,,,,,,,,
"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).