Table 22,,,,
"Employment in Transportation and Selected 
Transportation-Related Industriesa",,,,
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(Thousands),,,,
,1990,1995,2000,2003
For-hire transport & warehousing,"3,476","3,839","4,410","4,176"
Air,529,511,614,527
Water,57,51,56,53
Railroad,272,233,232,215
Transit/ground passenger transportation ,274,328,372,380
Pipeline,60,54,46,40
Trucking,"1,122","1,249","1,406","1,328"
Support activities,364,430,537,516
Scenic/sightseeing transportation,16,22,28,28
Couriers/messengers,375,517,605,567
Warehousing/storage,407,444,514,522
Governmentb,671,644,646,U
Related services & construction,"5,256","5,577","6,177","6,024"
Automotive repair services/parking; automotive equipment rental/leasing; gasoline stations ,"1,800","1,906","2,125","2,071"
"Highway, street, bridge construction ",289,278,340,341
"Dealers or wholesalers of motor vehicles, parts, petroleum, supplies, equipment","1,993","2,119","2,360","2,367"
Travel arrangement/reservation services,250,281,299,240
Ambulatory health care services,99,143,173,196
Postal service,825,850,880,809
Transportation-related manufacturingc,"2,681","2,390","2,446","2,134"
Total,"12,084","12,450","13,679",U
a Annual averages. Data are NAICS-based and differ from previous editions that are SIC-based. (See Glossary for definitions.)  ,,,,
b Fiscal year data. Includes U.S. DOT and state and local highway personnel.   ,,,,
"c Includes transportation equipment; petroleum products; tires; rubber; plastics; search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems; and instrument manufacturing.",,,,
Key: U = unavailable.,,,,
"Sources:  Various sources, as cited in USDOT, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-19b, available at www.bts.gov (latest data forthcoming).",,,,