(Source: Freight Waves, September 21, 2019)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The total number of employees working for the U.S. operations of Class I railroads in August sank to its lowest level in years, according to an analysis of data from the Surface Transportation Board. The number of employees working in August totaled 139,284 workers, which is not only the lowest total for 2019, but also the lowest total for all the monthly data since January 2012, the earliest date that FreightWaves has monthly data available. August’s total is 1% lower than July and 6% lower than August 2018.
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