Tag: job losses

Roadbuilding
Transportation gains 9k jobs in January
The transportation sector gained 9,900 jobs in January, rising from 4.55 million jobs in December to 4.56 million jobs in January, according to statistics released Friday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In comparison, overall employment in the U.S. increased by 113,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to […]
February 12, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Transportation employment drops by 5,100 in June
The transportation sector lost 5,100 jobs in June, despite gains of 195,000 jobs in the overall U.S. economy, according to The Hill. The figures come from a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report, which showed that employment in the transportation sector dropped from 4,461,900 in May to 4,456,800 in June. The “support activities for transportation” […]
July 8, 2013
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Roadbuilding
Transportation experiences 28,000-job loss in March
Despite a decrease in national unemployment, the transportation sector experienced a decrease of 28,000 jobs in March, The Hill reported. Transportation employment decreased from 4,469,900 in February to 4,467,100 in March, marking the fourth consecutive month of transportation job losses. Transit and ground transportation saw the highest number of gains in March, with 470,300 jobs […]
April 5, 2013
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