(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 22, 2017)
Class Is employed 148,843 workers in the United States as of mid-February, up 0.28 percent compared with mid-January’s employment figure, but down 3.48 percent compared with the year-ago figure, according to the Surface Transportation Board (STB). Of the six employment categories, three reflected increases compared with last month’s employment report. The number of transportation (train and engine) employees rose 1.05 percent to 58,650 employees; executives, officials and staff assistants were up 0.24 percent to 9,098; and professional and administrative employees were up 0.08 percent to 13,200.
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