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Table 3-23: Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industries^a (North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis)

(Thousands)

NAICS Code		1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	(R) 2009	2010	2011
	TOTAL U.S. labor force^b	54,296	60,874	71,006	77,069	90,528	97,511	109,487	(R) 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	137,598	136,790	130,807	129,874	131,359
	Transportation related labor force	2,115	2,133	2,312	3,040	3,054	3,550	12,316	12,011	11,867	11,981	12,350	12,705	12,192	13,247	13,481	13,766	13,907	13,752	13,438	13,224	13,259	13,395	13,492	13,516	13,212	12,234	12,086	11,381
48-49	Transportation and warehousing^c	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	4,361	4,470	4,541	4,508	4,236	4,191	4,292
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	492	491	463	458	456
4881	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	442	446	444	419	417	415
4882	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	47	44	42	41
488	Rail transportation	862	716	617	534	518	350	272	256	248	242	235	233	225	221	225	229	232	227	218	218	226	228	228	234	231	218	216	229
488	Water transportation	U	U	U	U	U	U	57	57	57	53	52	51	51	51	51	52	56	54	53	55	56	61	63	66	67	63	62	63
4881	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	U	U	U	U
488	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	1,436	1,439	1,389	1,268	1,250	1,299
4881	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	1,005	1,007	976	885	868	900
4882	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	431	432	413	383	383	399
488	Transit and ground passenger transportation	U	U	U	U	U	U	274	284	288	300	317	328	339	350	363	371	372	375	381	382	385	389	399	412	423	422	430	436
4851, 4852, 4855	Urban transit, interurban, rural, and charter bus transportation	U	U	U	U	U	U	72	73	73	75	80	82	86	88	93	95	97	97	96	93	93	91	91	93	96	93	94	93
4881	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	40	40	U	U	U	U
4882	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	U	U	U	U
4883	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	69	73	71	67	68	71
4884	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	172	177	182	185	186	184
4885	Charter bus industry	U	U	U	11	15	21	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
4889	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	67	70	74	77	82	87
488	Pipeline transportation	U	U	U	U	U	U	60	61	60	59	57	54	51	50	48	47	46	45	42	40	38	38	39	40	42	43	42	43
488	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	29	28	29	28	28	27	29
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	552	571	584	592	549	543	564
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	157	163	168	154	154	160
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	99	100	99	91	91	91
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	81	84	85	82	80	82
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	180	184	187	174	169	179
4889, 4882	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	53	54	53	48	49	51
499	Couriers and messengers	U	U	U	U	U	U	375	379	389	414	466	517	540	546	568	586	605	587	561	562	557	571	582	581	573	546	528	529
4991	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	522	533	531	523	499	480	477
49111, 49221	Local messengers, local delivery, and private postal service	U	U	U	U	U	U	35	35	35	36	43	48	51	52	55	58	59	57	54	51	50	50	50	50	50	47	48	52
499	Warehousing and storage	U	U	U	U	U	U	407	403	406	413	431	444	452	462	474	494	514	514	517	528	558	595	638	665	672	637	633	646
	Transportation related manufacturing
322	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	112	113	115	117	115	114	112
32621	Tire manufacturing^d	U	U	U	U	U	U	90	86	87	87	85	87	86	84	87	87	87	82	76	72	70	67	60	59	59	53	52	52
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	28	28	27	U	U	U
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	158	158	153	152	146	137
333	Transportation equipment manufacturing	U	U	U	U	U	U	2,135	2,029	1,978	1,915	1,937	1,979	1,975	2,028	2,078	2,089	2,057	1,939	1,830	1,775	1,767	1,772	1,769	1,712	1,608	1,348	1,333	1,382
3331	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	237	220	192	146	153	160
3332	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	179	166	140	104	107	114
3333	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	655	608	544	414	419	443
3334	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	474	489	507	492	478	488
3336	Ship and boat building	130	148	158	179	203	172	174	165	158	148	147	148	147	146	154	154	154	148	147	147	149	154	157	160	156	131	125	121
3365, 3369	Railroad rolling stock manufacturing and other transportation equipment manufacturing	U	U	U	U	U	U	66	63	63	66	70	75	74	73	75	75	73	67	61	61	63	66	68	69	70	61	52	57
	Other transportation related industries
2333	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	351	348	345	327	291	287	282
4221	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	348	350	338	315	309	312
42386	Transportation equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers^e	U	U	U	U	U	U	35	34	33	31	31	32	33	35	37	40	39	36	34	32	32	33	33	34	35	33	32	32
4227	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	100	100	101	100	96	94	93
444	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	1,902	1,919	1,910	1,908	1,831	1,638	1,629	1,688
4441	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	1,242	1,177	1,018	1,012	1,055
4442	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	169	172	162	136	129	126
4443	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	494	495	492	483	489	506
444	Gasoline stations	U	U	U	U	U	U	910	889	876	881	902	922	946	956	961	944	936	925	896	882	876	871	864	862	842	826	819	828
5331	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	199	196	193	168	161	165
5665	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	226	227	223	194	186	190
6229	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	206	217	228	238	246	251	256
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	886	887	885	856	806	801	813
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	103	108	111	114	111	111	115
912001	Postal service	591	619	741	699	673	750	825	813	800	793	821	850	867	866	881	890	880	873	842	809	782	774	770	769	747	703	659	631
	Government employment, total^f	532	650	795	831	846	852	903	905	884	892	900	899	U	895	842	862	873	890	932	894	888	888	885	890	895	902	911	U
	U.S. DOT^g	U	U	104	112	112	100	104	108	110	109	103	101	99	98	69	65	64	66	99	59	57	56	54	54	56	58	58	U
	State and Local ^h,i	532	650	691	719	734	752	798	796	774	783	798	798	U	797	772	797	809	824	832	835	830	833	831	835	839	845	853	U

KEY: R = revised; U = data are unavailable.

^a Annual averages.

^bExcludes farm employment.

^cDoes not include Postal service.

^dIncludes tire manufacturing and tire retreading.

^eDoes not include motor vehicle wholesalers.

^f Not all government agencies are included (e.g., the National Transportation Safety Board).

^g The U.S. Department of Transportation was created in 1966. Data are on a fiscal year basis 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.

^hFull-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. State and local data for 1960 include highway employment only. For years 1965 and later, state and local government employment covers highway, air, water and transit modes.

ⁱ 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.

NOTES

Details may not add to totals due to independent rounding.

State and local employment statistics for years 1965 and later are significantly different from the data reported in the previous edition of the report because current data include employment for air, water and transit modes in addition to highway.

Due to lack of data, employment for inland water transportation; pipeline transportation of crude oil; pipeline transportation of natural gas; other pipeline; scenic and sightseeing transportation for land, water and other; commercial air, rail, water transportation equipment rental and leasing; and regulation and administration of transportation programs are not reported.

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/ as of Mar. 20, 2012.

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).

2004-10: Ibid., DOT Workforce Demographics, Demographics by Year, available at http://dothr.ost.dot.gov/workforceinfo/demographics.htm as of Nov. 9, 2011.

State and local:

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.

1992-2010: Ibid., Government Employment and Payroll, available at http://www.census.gov/pub/govs/ as of Nov. 9, 2011.

Table 3-23: Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa (North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis)

Table 3-23: Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industries^a (North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis)