Transportation and Warehousing Jobs on Decline

In April, trucking transportation jobs fell by one metric, while rising by another. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released their monthly employment report, revealing that seasonally adjusted trucking transportations jobs fell by 1,500. April’s report shows 1,480,300 jobs, compared to March’s 1,482,700.

While falling by this metric, non-seasonally adjusted numbers showed growth in the trucking transportation sector. The Bureau’s report showed 1,465,100 non-adjusted jobs in April, compared to March’s reported 1,461,000.

The figures provided by the BLS aren’t immediate, however; they are subject to revision for two months after release. While March’s numbers have been released, and show respective growth and decline in both benchmarks, February’s final numbers may be more indicative of industry trends.

February’s final figure for seasonally adjusted jobs was revised to 1,478,400, while non-adjusted jobs were revised to 1,453,500. This shows a decline of almost 2,000 seasonally adjusted jobs, while displaying an increase of almost 12,000 non-adjusted jobs.

Warehouse and storage jobs, however, are both showing declines. Seasonally adjusted jobs fell to 1,405,600 from the 1,409,900 reported jobs in March. Warehouse non-adjusted experienced a large decline, falling to 1,397,100 jobs from the reported 1,411,000 in March.

Courier and messenger jobs took the biggest hit in April, according to the BLS. April’s seasonally adjusted jobs fell by 77,400 jobs, from 1,086,400 in March to 1,009,000. Non-adjusted jobs fell below 1 million, from 1,036,400 in March to 939,700.

Source: Freight Waves