(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 3, 2017)
Class Is employed 151,495 workers as of mid-November, down 0.27 percent from mid-October and 7.76 percent from year-ago levels, according to the Surface Transportation Board (STB).
Three employment categories reflected workforce increases in mid-November compared with mid-October. Executives, officials and staff assistants rose 0.59 percent to 9,144; maintenance of equipment and stores rose 0.1 percent to 28,201; and transportation (train and engine) rose 0.1 percent to 59,822.
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