Table 17,,,,,,
Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa,,,,,,
(Thousands),,,,,,
,1970,1980,1990,1995,1999,
Total transportation and related,,,,,,
,industries employment,"6,000","8,536","10,133","10,527","10,843"
For-hire transport sector,,,,,,
,total,"R2,726","3,175","R3,716","R4,083","4,425"
Air,352,453,968,"1,068","1,237",
Local and inter-urban ,,,,,,
,passenger transit,R280,265,338,R420,481
Pipeline,b50,236,223,194,U,
Railroad,634,532,279,238,230,
Transportation services,115,198,336,401,469,
Trucking and warehousing,"1,083","1,280","1,395","1,587","1,813",
Water,212,211,177,175,181,
Equipment manufacturing,,,,,,
,total,"1,949","R1,995","2,073","1,870","1,932"
Other related industries,,,,,,
,total,613,"2,694","R3,672","3,930","4,386"
Automotive and home ,,,,,,
,supply stores,U,261,337,369,405
Automotive repair,,,,,,
,services and parking;,,,,,
,gasoline service stations,c613,"1,132","1,561","1,669","1,887"
Highway and street ,,,,,,
,construction,U,U,239,228,264
Motor vehicles/parts,,,,,,
,wholesalers/retailers and ,,,,,
,other automotive retailers,U,"1,301","R1,535","1,664","1,831"
Government employment d,,,,,,
,total,711,671,673,644,U
a Annual averages. 
b Includes liquid and natural gas transmission pipelines.  
c Includes only gasoline service stations. 
d Data are for fiscal years and include permanent and temporary civilian and military personnel. 
Key: R = revised; U = unavailable.
"Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2000 (Washington, DC: In press), table 3-19."