(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 27, 2019)
As of mid-November, Class Is employed 133,225 people, down 1 percent from mid-October’s level and down 10.58 percent from November 2018’s count, according to Surface Transportation Board (STB) data. All six workforce categories posted month-to-month employment decreases. They were: executives, officials and staff assistants, down 0.31 percent to 7,629 employees; professional and administrative, down 0.83 percent to 10,910; maintenance of way and structures, down 0.28 percent to 31,242; maintenance of equipment and stores, down 1.72 percent to 23,370; transportation (other than train and engine), down 0.35 percent to 5,438; and transportation (train and engine), down 1.31 percent to 54,636. On a year-over-year basis, the category of transportation (train and engine) was down 13.66 percent.
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