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Table 3-19b: Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa (North American Industry Classification System (NAICS] basis)
(Thousands)
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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 |
133,703 |
136,086 |
137,623 |
|
Transportation related
labor force |
2,115 |
2,059 |
2,228 |
2,925 |
2,879 |
3,346 |
12,087 |
11,778 |
11,618 |
11,739 |
12,096 |
12,450 |
12,192 |
12,998 |
13,269 |
13,547 |
13,638 |
13,473 |
13,117 |
12,934 |
12,971 |
(R)
13,108 |
13,205 |
13,197 |
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 |
4,470 |
4,536 |
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 |
493 |
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 |
456 |
(R) 442 |
447 |
4812 |
Nonscheduled air
transportation |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
27 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
34 |
38 |
40 |
41 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
44 |
43 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
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 |
(R) 228 |
234 |
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 |
(R) 63 |
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 |
39 |
40 |
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 |
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 |
1,352 |
1,398 |
(R) 1,436 |
1,441 |
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 |
981 |
(R) 1,005 |
1,006 |
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 |
417 |
(R) 431 |
435 |
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 |
(R) 399 |
410 |
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 |
40 |
(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 |
19 |
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 |
66 |
(R) 69 |
72 |
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 |
169 |
(R) 172 |
177 |
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 |
31 |
(R) 31 |
32 |
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 |
63 |
(R) 67 |
70 |
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 |
(R) 39 |
40 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
(R) 28 |
29 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
(R) 571 |
583 |
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 |
148 |
(R) 157 |
164 |
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 |
(R) 99 |
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 |
(R) 81 |
83 |
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 |
177 |
(R) 180 |
183 |
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 |
55 |
(R) 53 |
53 |
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 |
(R) 770 |
762 |
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 |
(R) 582 |
583 |
4921 |
Couriers and express
delivery services |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
340 |
344 |
354 |
378 |
423 |
469 |
489 |
494 |
513 |
528 |
546 |
530 |
507 |
510 |
507 |
(R) 522 |
(R) 533 |
533 |
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 |
50 |
(R) 50 |
49 |
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 |
(R) 638 |
659 |
|
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 |
(R) 113 |
113 |
32621 |
Tire manufacturingc |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
90 |
86 |
87 |
87 |
85 |
87 |
86 |
84 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
82 |
76 |
72 |
70 |
67 |
(R) 60 |
59 |
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 |
(R) 28 |
27 |
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 |
(R) 158 |
159 |
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 |
(R) 2,078 |
(R) 2,089 |
(R) 2,057 |
(R) 1,939 |
(R) 1,830 |
(R) 1,775 |
(R) 1,767 |
(R) 1,772 |
(R) 1,769 |
1,711 |
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 |
248 |
(R) 237 |
223 |
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 |
(R) 179 |
165 |
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 |
678 |
(R) 655 |
609 |
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 |
455 |
(R) 474 |
487 |
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 |
27 |
(R) 28 |
27 |
3366 |
Ship and boat building |
(R) 130 |
(R) 148 |
(R) 158 |
(R) 179 |
(R) 203 |
(R) 172 |
(R) 174 |
(R) 165 |
(R) 158 |
(R) 148 |
(R) 147 |
(R) 148 |
(R) 147 |
(R) 146 |
(R) 154 |
(R) 154 |
(R) 154 |
(R) 148 |
(R) 147 |
(R) 147 |
(R) 149 |
(R) 154 |
(R) 157 |
161 |
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 |
39 |
(R) 40 |
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 |
(R) 348 |
345 |
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 |
(R) 348 |
350 |
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 |
(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 |
(R) 100 |
100 |
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 |
(R) 1,910 |
1,913 |
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 |
1,257 |
1,261 |
1,247 |
1,245 |
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 |
166 |
(R) 169 |
170 |
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 |
491 |
(R) 494 |
497 |
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 |
(R) 864 |
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 |
(R) 199 |
195 |
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 |
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 |
(R) 226 |
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 |
(R) 217 |
229 |
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 |
(R) 887 |
888 |
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 |
(R) 108 |
110 |
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 |
U |
U |
|
Government employment,
totale |
532 |
577 |
711 |
716 |
671 |
649 |
673 |
672 |
635 |
650 |
647 |
644 |
99 |
647 |
629 |
642 |
604 |
611 |
610 |
605 |
600 |
602 |
599 |
577 |
|
U.S. DOTf |
N |
N |
104 |
112 |
112 |
100 |
104 |
108 |
110 |
109 |
103 |
101 |
99 |
98 |
99 |
100 |
58 |
60 |
65 |
59 |
57 |
56 |
54 |
54 |
|
State and Local Highwayg,h |
532 |
577 |
607 |
604 |
559 |
549 |
569 |
564 |
525 |
541 |
544 |
543 |
N |
548 |
530 |
543 |
546 |
552 |
545 |
546 |
543 |
546 |
(R) 545 |
523 |
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available
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.
SOURCES
All data, except as noted:
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, National Employment Hours and Earnings, available at http://www.bls.gov/data/sa.htm as of November 2008.
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).2004-07: Ibid., DOT Workforce Demographics, Demographics by Year, available at http://dothr.ost.dot.gov/workforceinfo/demographics.htm as of November 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.1992-2007: Ibid., available at http://www.census.gov/pub/govs/www/apesstl.html as of November 2008.
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