TABLE 6-2: Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industries: 2000, 2007-2012
Thousands
| Industry | 2000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL U.S. labor force | 131,881 | 137,645 | 136,852 | 130,876 | 129,917 | 131,497 | 133,739 |
| 10.5% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 8.8% | |
| Total transportation-related labor force | 13,907 | 13,516 | 13,212 | 12,234 | 12,086 | 12,305 | 11,734 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4,410 | 4,541 | 4,508 | 4,236 | 4,191 | 4,302 | 4,415 |
| Air transportation | 614 | 492 | 491 | 463 | 458 | 457 | 458 |
| Rail transportation | 232 | 234 | 231 | 218 | 216 | 228 | 230 |
| Water transportation | 56 | 66 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 63 |
| Truck transportation | 1,406 | 1,439 | 1,389 | 1,268 | 1,250 | 1,301 | 1,351 |
| Transit and ground passenger transportation | 372 | 412 | 423 | 422 | 430 | 440 | 448 |
| Pipeline transportation | 46 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| Scenic and sightseeing transportation | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Support activities for transportation | 537 | 584 | 592 | 549 | 543 | 562 | 578 |
| Couriers and messengers | 605 | 581 | 573 | 546 | 528 | 529 | 533 |
| Warehousing and storage | 514 | 665 | 672 | 637 | 633 | 653 | 682 |
| Transportation-related manufacturing | 2,180 | 1,826 | 1,725 | 1,463 | 1,447 | 1,493 | 1,569 |
| Petroleum and coal products manufacturing | 123 | 115 | 117 | 115 | 114 | 112 | 113 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 2,057 | 1,712 | 1,608 | 1,348 | 1,333 | 1,382 | 1,456 |
| Other transportation-related industries | 2,783 | 2,770 | 2,674 | 2,463 | 2,449 | 2,522 | 2,573 |
| Motor vehicle parts dealers | 1,847 | 1,908 | 1,831 | 1,638 | 1,629 | 1,691 | 1,732 |
| Gasoline stations | 936 | 862 | 842 | 826 | 819 | 831 | 841 |
| Postal service | 880 | 769 | 747 | 703 | 659 | 631 | 611 |
| Government employment, total | 873 | 890 | 895 | 902 | 911 | 892 | U |
| U.S. Department of Transportation | 64 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
| State and Local | 809 | 835 | 839 | 845 | 853 | 834 | U |
KEY: U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES: Totals are annual averages. For-Hire Transportation and warehousing includes transportation equipment; petroleum products; tires; rubber; plastics; search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems; and instrument manufacturing. Fiscal year data. Government employment includes USDOT and state and local personnel. State and local component of government employment includes highway, air, transit, and water modes. 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, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-23, available at http://www.bts.gov as of August 2014.