(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 21, 2017)
Class Is employed 147,540 workers in the United States as of mid-July, down 0.7 percent from mid-June’s level and 3.4 percent from mid-July 2016’s mark, according to Surface Transportation Board data. All six employment categories reflected workforce decreases on a month-over-month basis. The number of transportation (train and engine) workers declined 0.92 percent to 59,544.
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