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5-7 Employment in Transportation-Related Industries

Monday, December 28, 2015

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Category 2003 2013
For-hire transportation and warehousing 4,185 4,495
Air 528 449
Rail 218 232
Water 55 66
Truck 1,326 1,380
Transit and ground passenger 382 446
Pipeline 40 44
Scenic and sightseeing 27 29
Support activities 520 594
Couriers and messengers 562 544
Warehousing and storage 528 712
Transportation-related manufacturinga 2,151 1,821
Other transportation-related industries 5,201 5,021
Postal service 809 595
Government employmentb 894 862
Total transportation-related labor force 13,240 12,794
U.S. labor force 130,318 136,368

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 2015.