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5-7 Employment in Transportation- Related Industries

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

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Category 2002 2012
For-hire transportation and warehousing 4,224 4,415
Air 564 458
Rail 218 230
Water 53 63
Truck 1,339 1,351
Transit and ground passenger 381 448
Pipeline 42 44
Scenic and sightseeing 26 27
Support activities 525 578
Couriers and messengers 561 533
Warehousing and storage 517 682
Transportation-related manufacturinga 2,200 1,757
Other transportation-related industries 5,241 4,893
Postal service 842 611
Government employmentb 932 870
Total transportation-related labor force 13,438 12,547
U.S. labor force 130,450 133,739

aIncludes transportation equipment; petroleum products; tires; rubber; plastics; search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems; and instrument manufacturing. bFiscal year data for federal, state, and local personnel.

Notes: Annual averages based on NAICS data. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-23, available at www.bts.gov as of September 2014.