Transportation Sector Unemployment By Mode Seasonally Adjusted

• Air transportation rose to 568,500 in September 2026 — up 0.2% from the previous month but down 0.3% from September 2025.
• Truck transportation rose to 1,473,100 in September 2026 — up 0.2% from the previous month and up 0.1% from September 2025.
• Transit and ground passenger transportation rose to 500,800 in September 2026 — up 0.6% from the previous month and up 2.3% from September 2025.
• Rail transportation fell to 148,900 in September 2026 — down 0.2% from the previous month and down 3.1% from September 2025.
• Water transportation rose to 70,900 in September 2026 — up 0.3% from the previous month and up 0.1% from September 2025.
• Pipeline transportation fell to 56,600 in September 2026 — down 0.4% from the previous month but up 0.2% from September 2025.
• Warehousing and storage fell to 1,831,800 in September 2026 — down 0.2% from the previous month and down 1.2% from September 2025.
• Unemployment in the transportation sector reached its highest level during the COVID-19 pandemic (15.7%) in May 2020 and July 2020.