United States Department of Transportation

Table 4-3 Employment in Water Transportation and Support Services, 2001-2006

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Industry Segment	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	Percent change 2001-06
Water transportation	52,813	53,003	53,116	54,969	58,779	61,031	15.6
Sea, coastal, and Great Lakes transportation	33,188	32,671	32,867	34,002	37,049	38,103	14.8
Deep sea freight transportation	13,636	13,575	13,093	12,504	12,780	11,715	-14.1
Deep sea passenger transportation	4,059	4,080	4,105	4,261	4,141	4,156	2.4
Coastal and Great Lakes freight transport.	7,469	7,424	7,637	7,961	8,814	9,248	23.8
Coastal and Great Lakes passenger transport	8,023	7,592	8,032	9,276	11,314	12,984	61.8
Inland water transportation	19,625	20,332	20,249	20,968	21,731	22,927	16.8
Inland water freight transportation	16,566	16,732	16,627	17,425	18,324	19,199	15.9
Inland water passenger transportation	3,060	3,600	3,623	3,543	3,407	3,729	21.9
Support activities for water transportation	94,510	91,234	92,723	93,372	95,270	99,393	5.2
Port and harbor operations	21,293	20,388	20,559	20,723	21,482	22,788	7
Marine cargo handling	38,994	38,442	40,106	42,764	44,358	45,944	17.8
Navigational services to shipping	22,283	21,314	21,757	20,291	20,162	20,819	-6.6
Other support activities for water transport.	11,941	11,090	10,300	9,594	9,269	9,843	-17.6
Total	147,323	144,237	145,839	148,341	154,049	160,424	8.9

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; available at: http://www.bls.gov as of Mar. 24, 2008

U.S. employment in deep sea freight declined over the 2001-2006 period.
Between 2001 and 2006 employment in coastal and Great Lakes transportation of passengers has increased nearly 62%.