Table 4-2 Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industries: 1995, 2000, and 2008–2011 (a)
Thousands
| 1995 | 2000 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL U.S. labor force | 117,298 | 131,785 | 136,790 | 130,807 | 129,874 | 131,359 |
| TOTAL transportation and related labor force | 12,705 | 13,907 | 13,212 | 12,234 | 12,086 | 11,381 |
| Transportation and related as a share of Total U.S. labor force | 10.8% | 10.6% | 9.7% | 9.4% | 9.3% | 8.7% |
| For-Hire Transportation and warehousing | 3,838 | 4,410 | 4,508 | 4,236 | 4,191 | 4,292 |
| Air transportation | 511 | 614 | 491 | 463 | 458 | 456 |
| Rail transportation | 233 | 232 | 231 | 218 | 216 | 229 |
| Water transportation | 51 | 56 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 63 |
| Truck transportation | 1,249 | 1,406 | 1,389 | 1,268 | 1,250 | 1,299 |
| Transit and ground passenger transportation | 328 | 372 | 423 | 422 | 430 | 436 |
| Pipeline transportation | 54 | 46 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 43 |
| Scenic and sightseeing transportation | 22 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
| Support activities for transportation | 430 | 537 | 592 | 549 | 543 | 564 |
| Couriers and messengers | 517 | 605 | 573 | 546 | 528 | 529 |
| Warehousing and storage | 444 | 514 | 672 | 637 | 633 | 646 |
| Transportation-related manufacturing, totalb | 2,391 | 2,447 | 1,965 | 1,669 | 1,646 | 1,684 |
| Other transportation-related industries, total | 4,727 | 5,297 | 5,097 | 4,723 | 4,680 | 4,774 |
| Postal service, total | 850 | 880 | 747 | 703 | 659 | 631 |
| Government employment, totalc | 899 | 873 | 895 | 902 | 911 | U |
a Annual averages.
b Includes transportation equipment; petroleum products; tires; rubber; plastics; search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems; and instrument manufacturing.
c Fiscal year data. Includes USDOT and state and local personnel. State and local component of government employment includes highway, air, transit, and water modes.
KEY: U = unavailable.
NOTE: Details may not add to totals due to independent rounding.
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Census Bureau; and U.S. Department of Transportation, as cited in the U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-23, available at https://www.bts.gov/archive/publications/national_transportation_statistics/index as of January 2013.