Table 25,,,,,
Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industriesa,,,,,
(Thousands),,,,,
,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. ,,,,,
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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.",,,,,
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