TABLE 1-4-6 - Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industries: 1998-2008
TABLE 1-4-6 - Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industries: 1998-2008
Thousands (NAICS basis)
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. labor force, total | 125,930 | 128,993 | 131,785 | 131,826 | 130,341 | 129,999 | 131,435 | 133,703 | 136,086 | 137,598 | 137,066 |
| Transportation-related labor force, total | 13,481 | 13,767 | 13,907 | 13,752 | 13,438 | 13,224 | 13,259 | 13,395 | 13,492 | 13,516 | 13,234 |
| Transportation and warehousing (48-49) | 4,168 | 4,300 | 4,410 | 4,372 | 4,224 | 4,185 | 4,249 | 4,361 | 4,470 | 4,541 | 4,505 |
| Air transportation (481) | 563 | 586 | 614 | 615 | 564 | 528 | 515 | 501 | 487 | 492 | 493 |
| Rail transportation (482) | 225 | 229 | 232 | 227 | 218 | 218 | 226 | 228 | 228 | 234 | 230 |
| Water transportation (483) | 51 | 52 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 65 |
| Truck transportation (484) | 1,354 | 1,392 | 1,406 | 1,387 | 1,339 | 1,326 | 1,352 | 1,398 | 1,436 | 1,439 | 1,391 |
| Transit and ground passenger transportation (485) | 363 | 371 | 372 | 375 | 381 | 382 | 385 | 389 | 399 | 412 | 418 |
| Pipeline transportation (486) | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 42 |
| Scenic and sightseeing transportation (487) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Support activities for transportation (488) | 497 | 518 | 537 | 539 | 525 | 520 | 535 | 552 | 571 | 584 | 590 |
| Postal service (491) | 881 | 890 | 880 | 873 | 842 | 809 | 782 | 774 | 770 | 769 | 748 |
| Couriers and messengers (492) | 568 | 586 | 605 | 587 | 561 | 562 | 557 | 571 | 582 | 581 | 576 |
| Warehousing and storage (493) | 474 | 494 | 514 | 514 | 517 | 528 | 558 | 595 | 638 | 665 | 673 |
| Transportation-related manufacturing | |||||||||||
| Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (324) | 135 | 128 | 123 | 121 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 113 | 115 | 117 |
| Tire manufacturing (32621) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 59 | 60 |
| Rubber and plastic hoses and belting manufacturing (32622) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing (334511) | 163 | 161 | 149 | 150 | 148 | 145 | 151 | 157 | 158 | 158 | 153 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing (336) | 2,078 | 2,089 | 2,057 | 1,939 | 1,830 | 1,775 | 1,767 | 1,772 | 1,769 | 1,712 | 1,607 |
| Other transportation-related industries | |||||||||||
| Highway, street, and bridge construction (2373) | 308 | 336 | 340 | 346 | 346 | 340 | 347 | 351 | 348 | 345 | 329 |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4231) | 354 | 360 | 356 | 347 | 346 | 342 | 341 | 344 | 348 | 350 | 339 |
| Transportation equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (42386) | 37 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (4247) | 122 | 123 | 119 | 114 | 111 | 106 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 101 |
| Motor vehicle parts dealers (441) | 1,741 | 1,797 | 1,847 | 1,855 | 1,879 | 1,883 | 1,902 | 1,919 | 1,910 | 1,908 | 1,845 |
| Gasoline stations (447) | 961 | 944 | 936 | 925 | 896 | 882 | 876 | 871 | 864 | 862 | 843 |
| Automotive equipment rental and leasing (5321) | 189 | 199 | 208 | 208 | 195 | 193 | 197 | 199 | 199 | 196 | 195 |
| Travel arrangement and reservation services (5615) | 304 | 297 | 299 | 285 | 252 | 235 | 226 | 224 | 226 | 227 | 228 |
| Other ambulatory health care services (6219) | 171 | 173 | 173 | 180 | 187 | 195 | 200 | 206 | 217 | 228 | 239 |
| Automotive repair and maintenance (8111) | 828 | 864 | 888 | 904 | 900 | 894 | 891 | 886 | 887 | 885 | 858 |
| Parking lots and garages (81293) | 85 | 89 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 100 | 102 | 103 | 108 | 111 | 113 |
| Government employment, total | 842 | 862 | 873 | 890 | 932 | 894 | 888 | 888 | 885 | 890 | 895 |
| U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) | 69 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 99 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 56 |
| State and Local | 772 | 797 | 809 | 824 | 832 | 835 | 830 | 833 | 831 | 835 | 839 |
NOTES: Total U.S. labor force excludes farm employment. Transportation and warehousing total does not include postal service. Tire manufacturing includes tire retreading. Transportation equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers do not include motor vehicle wholesalers. Government employment does not include all government agencies (e.g., the National Transportation Safety Board). The U.S. Department of Transportation was created in 1966. Data are for fiscal year and include permanent civilians as well as temporary employees and military. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) were transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2003.
State and Local employment statistics data are significantly different from the data reported in the previous editions of the report, because current data include employment for air, water and transit modes in addition to highway. It is full-time equivalent employment.
Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCES: All Data Except Government: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. DOT: Office of the Secretary of Transportation; State and Local: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-19b, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of January 2010.