(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 22, 2017)
Class Is employed 146,342 workers in the United States as of mid-October, down 0.2 percent since mid-September’s employment figure and down 3.7 percent compared with mid-October 2016’s level, according to Surface Transportation Board (STB) data. Five of six employment categories reflected workforce decreases last month compared with mid-September levels, transportation (other than train and engine). However, the number of transportation (T&E) employees ticked up 0.9 percent to 60,425.
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