(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 22, 2012)
As of mid-January, the U.S. Class I workforce contracted slightly from December’s level, but remained considerably larger than the employment roster from a year ago. At 159,333 on or about Jan. 15, the workforce dipped 0.2 percent from December’s total and increased 3.9 percent compared with January 2010’s count, according to Surface Transportation Board (STB) data.
On a month-over-month basis, the number of transportation (train and engine) employees was down 0.2 percent to 64,240.
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