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Figure 4-3: Employment in For-Hire Transportation by Subsector (Thousands), 1990 to 2014

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Graphic Version

Year Truck transportation Warehousing and storage Support activities for transportation Couriers and messengers Transit and ground passenger transportation Air transportation Rail transportation Water transportation Pipeline transportation Scenic and sightseeing transportation
1990 1122.4 406.6 364.1 375 274.2 529.2 271.8 56.8 59.8 15.7
1991 1104.6 403.2 376.6 378.9 283.9 525.4 255.6 57.4 60.7 16.5
1992 1107.4 405.6 369.9 388.8 287.9 519.6 248.1 56.7 60.1 17.7
1993 1154.8 413.4 381.8 414.3 299.9 516.6 242.2 52.8 58.7 19.3
1994 1206.2 431 404.7 466.2 316.6 511.2 234.6 52.3 57 21.3
1995 1249.1 443.8 430.4 516.8 327.9 510.9 232.5 50.8 53.6 22
1996 1282.4 451.8 445.8 539.9 339.1 525.7 225.2 51 51.4 23.2
1997 1308.2 461.5 473.4 546 349.6 542 221 50.7 49.7 24.5
1998 1354.4 474.2 496.8 568.2 362.7 562.7 225 50.5 48.1 25.4
1999 1391.5 494.1 518.1 585.9 371 586.3 228.8 51.7 46.9 26.1
2000 1405.8 514.4 537.4 605 372.1 614.4 231.7 56 46 27.5
2001 1386.8 513.8 539.2 587 374.8 615.3 226.7 54 45.4 29.1
2002 1339.3 516.7 524.7 560.9 380.8 563.5 217.8 52.6 41.7 25.6
2003 1325.6 528.3 520.3 561.7 382.2 528.3 217.7 54.5 40.2 26.6
2004 1351.7 558.1 535.1 556.6 384.9 514.5 225.7 56.4 38.4 27.2
2005 1397.6 594.7 552.2 571.4 389.2 500.8 227.8 60.6 37.8 28.8
2006 1435.8 638.1 570.6 582.4 399.3 487 227.5 62.7 38.7 27.5
2007 1439.2 665.2 584.2 580.7 412.1 491.8 233.7 65.5 39.9 28.6
2008 1389 672.1 592 573.4 423.3 490.7 231 67.1 41.7 28
2009 1268.2 637.1 548.5 546.3 421.7 462.8 218.2 63.4 42.6 27.6
2010 1250.4 633.4 542.5 528.1 429.7 458.3 216.4 62.3 42.3 27.3
2011 1300.5 653.1 562.2 529.2 439.9 456.9 228.1 61.3 42.9 27.5
2012 1349.4 686.9 579.9 534.1 440.3 459.2 230.6 63.9 43.6 28
2013 1382.1 710.9 598.3 543.9 448.5 444.3 231.2 65.3 44.5 29.1
2014 1415.8 737.6 625.2 574.1 465.4 442.1 235.3 67.2 47 30.6

SOURCE U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, Table 3-23, available at www.bts.gov as of July 2016.