DOT by the Numbers

U.S. Transportation Sector Employment – July 2025: U.S. transportation sector unemployment was 4.3%. The rate fell 1.4 percentage points from July 2024. There were 6,738,200 workers in the industry That is 1.2% more workers that July 2024  July 2025 Transportation Jobs by Mode: Air 579,500; Truck 1,523,200; Transit & Passenger 489,500; Rail 153,200; Water 71,400; Pipeline 60,400; Warehousing and Storage 1,818,300