Table 25 Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa

Table 25 Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa

(Thousands)

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  1970 1980 1990 2000 2001
Total transportation and related industries employment 5,999 8,535 10,133 11,672 U
For-hire transport sector total 2,726 3,175 3,715 4,653 U
Air 352 453 968 R1,280 1,266
Local and inter-urban          
passenger transit 280 266 338 477 479
Pipelineb 50 236 223 150 U
Railroad 634 532 279 R237 234
Transportation services 115 198 336 R470 463
Trucking and warehousing 1,083 1,280 1,395 R1,847 1,848
Water 212 211 177 R194 192
Equipment manufacturing total 1,949 1,995 2,073 R1,931 1,835
Other related industries total 613 2,694 3,672 R4,442 4,473
Automotive and home supply stores U 261 337 R408 410
Automotive repair services and parking; gasoline service stations c613 1,132 1,561 R1,886 1,905
Highway and street construction U U 239 R281 289
Motor vehicles/parts/supplies, new/used car dealers, and other automotive retailers U 1,301 1,535 R1,868 1,869
Government employmentd total 711 671 673 646 654

a Annual averages.

b Includes liquid and natural gas transmission pipelines.

c Includes gasoline service stations only.

d Data are for fiscal years and include permanent and temporary civilian and military transportation-related personnel.

Key: R = revised; U = unavailable.

Source: Various sources, as cited in USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), table 3-19.