Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
About the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities supersector
The trade, transportation, and utilities supersector is part of the service-providing industries supersector group.
The trade, transportation, and utilities supersector consists of these sectors:
Workforce Statistics
This section provides information relating to employment in trade, transportation, and utilities.
These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys.
The following tables present an overview of the industry including
the number of jobs,
job openings and labor turnover,
and projections of occupational employment change.
Employment and Openings, Hires, and Separations
Data series |
Back data |
Oct. 2012 |
Nov. 2012 |
Dec. 2012 |
Jan. 2013 |
Employment (in thousands) |
|
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted) |
|
25,623 |
25,720 |
25,781 |
25,815 |
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted) |
|
21,758 |
21,825 |
21,879 |
21,868 |
Job openings, hires, and separations (in thousands) |
|
Job openings |
|
704 |
645 |
530 |
|
Hires |
|
1,073 |
1,058 |
693 |
|
Separations |
|
833 |
686 |
950 |
|
(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey)
Projections
For projected (future) employment estimates in trade, transportation, and utilities, see the Employment and projected employment by major industry sector table.
(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)
Earnings and Hours
This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours.
The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown.
This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.
Earnings and Hours of All Employees
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Employer Compensation Costs
Data series |
Back data |
1st quarter 2012 |
2nd quarter 2012 |
3rd quarter 2012 |
4th quarter 2012 |
12-month percent change |
|
Total compensation |
|
2.9% |
2.5% |
2.5% |
2.3% |
Wages and salaries |
|
2.7% |
2.5% |
2.3% |
1.9% |
(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)
(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)
Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses
This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in trade, transportation, and utilities. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.
(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
Workplace Trends
This section presents data on the number of establishments in trade, transportation, and utilities.
Establishments
Data series |
Back data |
3rd quarter 2011 |
4th quarter 2011 |
1st quarter 2012 |
2nd quarter 2012 |
Number of establishments |
|
Private industry |
|
1,877,609 |
1,878,546 |
1,875,605 |
1,883,181 |
Local government |
|
11,730 |
11,722 |
11,761 |
11,756 |
State government |
|
959 |
961 |
959 |
960 |
Federal government |
|
31,074 |
31,084 |
31,065 |
30,907 |
(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
Other BLS Resources
The Editor's Desk
See industry studies in the subject matter index of The Editor's Desk (Current Edition).
Career Guide to Industries
To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.
Data extracted on:
February 21, 2013