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Table 4-3
Employment in Water Transportation and Support Services, 2001-2006
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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%.
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