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Table 5-2 Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Select Transportation-Related Industries: 2000, 2007-2014 (Thousands)

Thursday, March 31, 2016

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Industry 2000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
TOTAL U.S. labor force 132,019 137,936 137,170 131,233 130,275 131,842 134,104 136,368 139,042
Transportation related labor force 13,915 13,504 13,210 12,238 12,097 12,324 12,583 12,794 12,251
Percent 10.5% 9.8% 9.6% 9.3% 9.3% 9.3% 9.4% 9.4% 8.8%
Transportation and warehousing 4,410 4,541 4,508 4,236 4,191 4,302 4,416 4,495 4,640
Air transportation 614 492 491 463 458 457 459 449 442
Rail transportation 232 234 231 218 216 228 231 232 235
Water transportation 56 66 67 63 62 61 64 66 67
Truck transportation 1,406 1,439 1,389 1,268 1,250 1,301 1,349 1,380 1,416
Transit and ground passenger transportation 372 412 423 422 430 440 440 446 465
Pipeline transportation 46 40 42 43 42 43 44 44 47
Scenic and sightseeing transportation 28 29 28 28 27 28 28 29 31
Support activities for transportation 537 584 592 549 543 562 580 594 625
Couriers and messengers 605 581 573 546 528 529 534 544 574
Warehousing and storage 514 665 672 637 633 653 687 712 738
Transportation related manufacturinga 2,180 1,826 1,725 1,463 1,447 1,493 1,573 1,616 1,673
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 123 115 117 115 114 112 112 111 111
Transportation equipment manufacturing 2,057 1,712 1,608 1,348 1,333 1,382 1,461 1,505 1,563
Other transportation related industriesa 2,783 2,770 2,674 2,463 2,449 2,522 2,581 2,657 2,742
Motor vehicle parts dealers 1,847 1,908 1,831 1,638 1,629 1,691 1,737 1,792 1,861
Gasoline stations 936 862 842 826 819 831 844 865 881
Postal service 880 769 747 703 659 631 611 595 593
Government employment, total 873 890 895 902 911 892 870 862 U
U.S. DOT 64 54 56 58 58 58 57 55 55
State and Local 809 835 839 845 853 834 813 807 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 highway, air, transit, and water modes. Details may not add to totals due to independent rounding.

a Total is for the selected industries.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Data; 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 April 2015.