(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 5, 2018)
Class Is employed 145,952 workers in the United States as of mid-November, down 0.27 percent since mid-October’s employment figure and down 3.66 percent compared with mid-November 2016’s level, according to Surface Transportation Board data. The number of transportation employees (train and engine) was down 0.37 percent to 60,200 in November 2017 compared to November 2016.
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