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Employment in Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa : 1990-2007
Thousands
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| Total
U.S. labor force (Nonfarm) |
109,487 |
131,785 |
136,086 |
137,623 |
| Total
transportation related labor forceb |
12,086 |
13,638 |
13,205 |
13,213 |
| Transportation
as a percent of U.S. total |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| For-hire
transport & warehousing |
3,476 |
4,410 |
4,470 |
4,536 |
| Air |
529 |
614 |
487 |
493 |
| Water |
57 |
56 |
63 |
64 |
| Railroad |
272 |
232 |
228 |
234 |
| Transit/ground
passenger transportation |
274 |
372 |
399 |
410 |
| Pipeline |
60 |
46 |
39 |
40 |
| Trucking |
1,122 |
1,406 |
1,436 |
1,441 |
| Support activities |
364 |
537 |
571 |
583 |
| Scenic/sightseeing transportation |
16 |
28 |
28 |
29 |
| Couriers/messengers |
375 |
605 |
582 |
583 |
| Warehousing/storage |
407 |
514 |
638 |
659 |
| Related
services & construction |
5,256 |
6,177 |
6,009 |
6,015 |
| Automotive
repair services/parking; automotive equipment rental/leasing; gasoline
stations |
1,800 |
2,125 |
2,057 |
2,054 |
| Highway, street, bridge
construction |
289 |
340 |
348 |
345 |
| Dealers
or wholesalers of motor vehicles, parts, petroleum, supplies, equipment |
1,993 |
2,360 |
2,392 |
2,398 |
| Travel
arrangement/reservation services |
250 |
299 |
226 |
227 |
| Ambulatory
health care services |
99 |
173 |
217 |
229 |
| Postal
service |
825 |
880 |
770 |
762 |
| Transportation-related
manufacturingc |
2,681 |
2,447 |
2,128 |
2,069 |
| Governmentb |
673 |
604 |
599 |
592 |
a Annual averages. Data are NAICS-based. (See Glossary for definition.) b Fiscal year data. Includes U.S. DOT and state and local highway personnel. c Includes transportation equipment; petroleum products; tires; rubber; plastics; search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems; and instrument manufacturing.
Key: R = revised.Notes: In 2000, the data on dealers or wholesalers of motor vehicles have been revised. USCG employees are excluded from government for years 2000 and after.
Sources: Total and transportation related labor force—Bureau of Labor Statistics, Government—Bureau of the Census as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-19b, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of January 2009.
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