TABLE M-7  Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transporation-Related Industries: 1995-2005,,,,,,,,,,,
Thousands (NAICS basis),,,,,,,,,,,
,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005
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TOTAL U.S. labor force,"117,298","119,708","122,776","125,930","128,993","131,785","131,826","130,341","129,999","131,435","133,463"
Transportation related labor force,"12,448","12,191","12,997","13,267","13,545","13,678","13,514","13,192","12,933","12,972","12,328"
Transportation and warehousing (48-49),"3,838","3,935","4,027","4,168","4,300","4,410","4,372","4,224","4,185","4,249","4,347"
Air transportation (481),511,526,542,563,586,614,615,564,528,515,501
Rail transportation (482),233,225,221,225,229,232,227,218,218,226,228
Water transportation (483),51,51,51,51,52,56,54,53,55,56,61
Truck transportation (484),"1,249","1,282","1,308","1,354","1,392","1,406","1,387","1,339","1,326","1,352","1,393"
Transit and ground passenger transportation (485),328,339,350,363,371,372,375,381,382,385,389
Pipeline transportation (486),54,51,50,48,47,46,45,42,40,38,38
Scenic and sightseeing transportation (487),22,23,25,25,26,28,29,26,27,27,30
Support activities for transportation (488),430,446,473,497,518,537,539,525,520,535,551
Postal service (491),850,867,866,881,890,880,873,842,809,784,U
Couriers and messengers (492),517,540,546,568,586,605,587,561,562,557,572
Warehousing and storage (493),444,452,462,474,494,514,514,517,528,558,585
Transportation related manufacturing,,,,,,,,,,,
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (324),140,137,136,135,128,123,121,118,114,112,113
Tire manufacturing (32621),87,86,84,87,87,87,82,76,72,70,68
Rubber and plastic hoses and belting manufacturing (32622),27,27,28,29,30,30,29,28,28,28,29
"Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing (334511)",158,158,159,163,161,149,150,148,145,151,157
Transportation equipment manufacturing (336),"1,977","1,974","2,026","2,077","2,087","2,056","1,938","1,829","1,774","1,766","1,772"
Other transportation related industries,,,,,,,,,,,
"Highway, street, and bridge construction (2373)",278,288,294,308,336,340,346,346,340,347,352
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4231),335,343,350,354,360,356,347,346,342,341,344
Transportation equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (42386),32,33,35,37,40,39,36,34,32,32,32
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (4247),126,124,123,122,123,119,114,111,106,101,101
Motor vehicle parts dealers (441),"1,627","1,686","1,723","1,741","1,797","1,847","1,855","1,879","1,883","1,902","1,919"
Gasoline stations (447),922,946,956,961,944,936,925,896,882,876,871
Automotive equipment rental and leasing (5321),171,180,184,189,199,208,208,195,193,197,199
Travel arrangement and reservation services (5615),281,294,302,304,297,299,285,252,235,226,224,
Other ambulatory health care services (6219),143,154,164,171,173,173,180,187,195,200,207,
Automotive repair and maintenance (8111),738,781,811,828,864,888,904,900,894,891,888,
Parking lots and garages (81293),75,78,82,85,89,93,96,96,100,102,104,
"Government employment, total",644,99,647,629,642,646,654,686,605,600,602,
U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT),101,99,98,99,100,100,102,141,59,57,56,
State and Local Highway,543,N,548,530,543,546,552,545,546,543,546,
KEY: U= data are unavailable.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"NOTES: Total U.S. labor force excludes farm empolyment.  Transportation and warehousing total does not include postal service. Tire manufacturing includes tire retreading.  Transportation equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers does not include motor vehicle wholesalers.  Government employment does not include all government agencies (e.g., the National Transportation Safety Board). 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. State and Local Highway is full-time equivalent employment. 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: 1995-2003: Various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006, table 3-19b, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of June 2006. 2004-2005: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, available at http://www.bls.gov , as of June 2006. U.S. DOT Employment: U.S. DOT, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, DOT Workforce Demographics, Demographics by Year, available at: http://dothr.ost.dot.gov/ as of June 2006. State and Local Highway Employment: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, ""Federal, State, and Local Governments Public Employment and Payroll Data."" Available at http://www.census.gov, as of June 2006.",,,,,,,,,,,,
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