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The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.8% (not seasonally adjusted) in June 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said today. Seasonally adjusted, employment in the transportation and warehousing sector rose to 6,593,700 in June 2024 — up 0.1% from the previous month and up 0.1% from June 2023. Employment in transportation and warehousing grew 16.2% in June 2024 from the pre-pandemic June 2019 level of 5,675,200.
Unemployment in the transportation sector was higher than overall unemployment. BLS said that the U.S. unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, in June 2024 was 4.3% or 0.5 percentage points below the transportation sector rate. Seasonally adjusted, the U.S. unemployment rate in June 2024 was 4.1%. (AutoInformed on: Biden Administration Sets Job Creation Record at 15.7 million)
Quick Look at June Transportation Employment
- Air transportation rose to 577,800 in June 2024 – up 0.4% from the previous month and up 5.1% from June 2023.
- Truck transportation remained virtually unchanged in June 2024 at 1,548,600 from the previous month but down 1.9% from June 2023.
- Transit and ground passenger transportation rose to 442,900 in June 2024 – up 0.6% from the previous month and up 3.2% from June 2023.
- Rail transportation rose to 153,300 in June 2024 – up 0.2% from the previous month and up 0.5% from June 2023.
- Water transportation rose to 76,100 in June 2024 – up 0.9% from the previous month and up 7.5% from June 2023.
- Pipeline transportation rose to 54,000 in June 2024 – up 0.7% from the previous month and up 4.2% from June 2023.
- Warehousing and storage fell to 1,771,500 in June 2024 – down 0.1% from the previous month and down 2.3% from June 2023.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
June 2024 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment at 4.8%
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The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.8% (not seasonally adjusted) in June 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said today. Seasonally adjusted, employment in the transportation and warehousing sector rose to 6,593,700 in June 2024 — up 0.1% from the previous month and up 0.1% from June 2023. Employment in transportation and warehousing grew 16.2% in June 2024 from the pre-pandemic June 2019 level of 5,675,200.
Unemployment in the transportation sector was higher than overall unemployment. BLS said that the U.S. unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, in June 2024 was 4.3% or 0.5 percentage points below the transportation sector rate. Seasonally adjusted, the U.S. unemployment rate in June 2024 was 4.1%. (AutoInformed on: Biden Administration Sets Job Creation Record at 15.7 million)
Quick Look at June Transportation Employment
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.