DOT by the Numbers

In March 2025, the transportation sector's unemployment rate fell 0.8 percentage points from 5.4% in March 2024. Seasonally adjusted, employment in the transportation and warehousing sector rose to 6,783,600 in March 2025. Jobs by Mode: Airline: 575,200 Trucking: 1,525,900 Transit and Ground Passenger: 488,300 Rail: 153,600 Water: 69,200 Pipeline: 58,800 Warehousing and Storage: 1,822,400