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• In January 2026, the unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.4% (not seasonally adjusted). The transportation sector unemployment rate rose 0.8 percentage points from 3.6% in January 2025. By mode (% change from same month last year): Air: 570,100 (+0.9%) Truck: 1,462,600 (-2.0%) Transit: 494,100 (+1.1%) Rail: 153,000 (-2.4%) Water: 72,900 (+4.9%) Pipeline: 55,200 (+0.7%) Warehousing and Storage: 1,827,000 (-2.9%).