"Table 4-3  Employment in Water Transportation and Support Services, 2001-2006",,,,,,,,,
Industry Segment,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,Percent change 2001-06,,
Water transportation,"52,813","53,003","53,116","54,969","58,779","61,031",15.6,,
"Sea, coastal, and Great Lakes transportation","33,188","32,671","32,867","34,002","37,049","38,103",14.8,,
Deep sea freight transportation,"13,636","13,575","13,093","12,504","12,780","11,715",-14.1,,
Deep sea passenger transportation,"4,059","4,080","4,105","4,261","4,141","4,156",2.4,,
Coastal and Great Lakes freight transport.,"7,469","7,424","7,637","7,961","8,814","9,248",23.8,,
Coastal and Great Lakes passenger transport,"8,023","7,592","8,032","9,276","11,314","12,984",61.8,,
Inland water transportation,"19,625","20,332","20,249","20,968","21,731","22,927",16.8,,
Inland water freight transportation,"16,566","16,732","16,627","17,425","18,324","19,199",15.9,,
Inland water passenger transportation,"3,060","3,600","3,623","3,543","3,407","3,729",21.9,,
Support activities for water transportation,"94,510","91,234","92,723","93,372","95,270","99,393",5.2,,
Port and harbor operations,"21,293","20,388","20,559","20,723","21,482","22,788",7,,
Marine cargo handling,"38,994","38,442","40,106","42,764","44,358","45,944",17.8,,
Navigational services to shipping,"22,283","21,314","21,757","20,291","20,162","20,819",-6.6,,
Other support activities for water transport.,"11,941","11,090","10,300","9,594","9,269","9,843",-17.6,,
Total,"147,323","144,237","145,839","148,341","154,049","160,424",8.9
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; available at: http://www.bls.gov as of Mar. 24, 2008",,,,,,,
• U.S. employment in deep sea freight declined over the 2001–2006 period.,,,,,,,
• Between 2001 and 2006 employment in coastal and Great Lakes transportation of passengers has increased nearly 62%.,,,,,,,