

Employment in for-hire transportation industries accounted for about 45 percent of total transportation-related industry employment in recent years. The trucking and warehousing industry and air transportation together accounted for about 70 percent of the employment in for-hire transportation in the last few years.
| Employment in For-Hire Transportation Industries (thousands) | Jun-01 | Jul-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Trucking and warehousing | 1,865 | 1,865 |
| Trucking and warehousing percent change from previous month | -0.11 | 0.00 |
| Air transportation | 1,310 | 1,308 |
| Air transportation percent change from previous month | -0.38 | -0.15 |
| Public transit | 482 | 481 |
| Public transit percent change from previous month | -0.21 | -0.21 |
| Transportation services | 469 | 467 |
| Transportation services percent change from previous month | -0.64 | -0.43 |
| Rail transportation | 227 | 227 |
| Rail transportation percent change from previous month | -1.30 | 0.00 |
| Water transportation | 201 | 204 |
| Water transportation percent change from previous month | -0.99 | 1.49 |
| Pipeline | 14 | 14 |
| Pipeline percent change from previous month | 0.00 | 0.00 |
NOTE: For-hire transportation includes establishments providing passenger and freight transportation and related services on a fee basis to the general public or other business enterprises. For-hire does not include in-house transportation establishments within nontransportation enterprises, which provide transportation services for the enterprises own use.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Status of Civilian Population by sex and age ("A" Tables) and Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry ("B" Tables), available at: http://www.bls.gov/cpsatabs.htm.