The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector* was 3.6% (not seasonally adjusted) in April 2022 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data just updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard.
The April 2022 rate fell 3.9 percentage points from 7.5% in April 2021 and decreased close to the pre-pandemic April level of 3.7% in April 2019. Unemployment in the transportation sector reached its highest level during the COVID-19 pandemic (15.7%) in May and July 2020 under the policies of the voted-out Trump mis-administration.
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Unemployment in the transportation sector remains above overall unemployment, though. BLS reports that the U.S. unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, in April 2022 was 3.3% or 0.3 percentage points below the transportation sector rate. Seasonally adjusted, the U.S. unemployment rate in April 2022 was 3.6%. However, the Biden Administration recovery continues in the face of Republican opposition. The US unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6% in April of 2022, staying at the lowest since February 2020.
*Transportation Sector is a Group of Related Industries
- Highway, street, and bridge construction
- Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Transportation equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers
- Motor vehicle parts dealers
- Automobile dealers
- Gasoline stations
- Automotive equipment rental and leasing
- Travel arrangement and reservation services
- Automotive repair and maintenance
- Parking lots and garages
- Postal service
- Federal and State Departments of Transportation
- Air transportation
- Rail transportation
- Truck transportation
- Water transportation
- Pipeline transportation
- Transit and ground passenger transportation
- Scenic and sightseeing transportation
- Support activities for transportation
- Warehousing
- Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
- Tire manufacturing
- Rubber and plastic hoses and belting manufacturing
- Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing
- Transportation equipment manufacturing
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.
Transportation Unemployment Rate Below Pre-Pandemic Level
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector* was 3.6% (not seasonally adjusted) in April 2022 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data just updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard.
The April 2022 rate fell 3.9 percentage points from 7.5% in April 2021 and decreased close to the pre-pandemic April level of 3.7% in April 2019. Unemployment in the transportation sector reached its highest level during the COVID-19 pandemic (15.7%) in May and July 2020 under the policies of the voted-out Trump mis-administration.
Click to Enlarge.
Unemployment in the transportation sector remains above overall unemployment, though. BLS reports that the U.S. unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, in April 2022 was 3.3% or 0.3 percentage points below the transportation sector rate. Seasonally adjusted, the U.S. unemployment rate in April 2022 was 3.6%. However, the Biden Administration recovery continues in the face of Republican opposition. The US unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6% in April of 2022, staying at the lowest since February 2020.
*Transportation Sector is a Group of Related Industries
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.