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US transport unemployment rises above July 2022 jobless level
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2023/08/22 16:18:15
The unemployment rate in the US transport sector was 4.9 per cent in July 2023 according to Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS), reports the American Journal of Transportation.
In July, the transport sector unemployment rate rose 0.7 percentage points from 4.2 per cent in July 2022 and was above the pre-Covid July 2019 level of 4.2 per cent. Unemployment in the transportation sector reached its highest level during the Covid crisis (15.7 per cent) in May 2020 and July 2020.
Unemployment in the transport was higher than overall unemployment. BLS reports that the US unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, in July 2023 was 3.8 per cent or 1.1 percentage points below the transportation sector rate. Seasonally adjusted, the US unemployment rate in July 2023 was 3.5 per cent.
Truck transport fell to 1,604,300 in July 2023 - down 0.2 per cent from the previous month but up 0.5 per cent from July 2022.
Rail transport rose to 150,400 in July 2023 - up 0.1 per cent from the previous month and up 2.9 per cent from July 2022.
Water transportation fell to 66,900 in July 2023 - down 2.5 per cent from the previous month but up 1.2 per cent from July 2022.
Warehousing and storage fell to 1,899,500 in July 2023, down 0.3 per cent from the previous month and down 2.9 per cent from July 2022.
In July, the transport sector unemployment rate rose 0.7 percentage points from 4.2 per cent in July 2022 and was above the pre-Covid July 2019 level of 4.2 per cent. Unemployment in the transportation sector reached its highest level during the Covid crisis (15.7 per cent) in May 2020 and July 2020.
Unemployment in the transport was higher than overall unemployment. BLS reports that the US unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, in July 2023 was 3.8 per cent or 1.1 percentage points below the transportation sector rate. Seasonally adjusted, the US unemployment rate in July 2023 was 3.5 per cent.
Truck transport fell to 1,604,300 in July 2023 - down 0.2 per cent from the previous month but up 0.5 per cent from July 2022.
Rail transport rose to 150,400 in July 2023 - up 0.1 per cent from the previous month and up 2.9 per cent from July 2022.
Water transportation fell to 66,900 in July 2023 - down 2.5 per cent from the previous month but up 1.2 per cent from July 2022.
Warehousing and storage fell to 1,899,500 in July 2023, down 0.3 per cent from the previous month and down 2.9 per cent from July 2022.