(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 23, 2019)
U.S. Class Is employed 144,948 people in mid-March, down 0.58 percent compared with mid-February’s level and down 0.11 percent compared with March 2018’s count, according to Surface Transportation Board (STB) data. On a month-over-month basis, four of six employment categories posted decreases. They were: executives, officials and staff assistants, down 2.45 percent to 7,928 employees; professional and administrative, down 2.33 percent to 11,424; maintenance of equipment and stores, down 1.86 percent to 26,478; and transportation (train and engine), down 0.28 percent to 61,673.
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