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2/8/2023



Rail News: Rail Industry Trends

Class I employment rose nearly 4% in December 2022


The graph shows total Class I employment levels by month for the years 2019 through 2022. The dark blue lines illustrate 2019 employment levels; light blue, 2020; green, 2021; and purple, 2022.
Photo – stb.gov

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Class Is employed 119,349 people as of mid-December 2022, a 0.34% increase from November 2022 and a 3.88% increase from December 2021 employment levels, according to Surface Transportation Board data.

Five of six employment categories registered increases between November and December 2022. Those categories were transportation (other than train and engine), up 0.88% to 4,821 workers; transportation (train and engine), up 0.49% to 50,178; maintenance of way and structures, up 0.3% to 28,515; professional and administrative, up 0.3% to 10,028; and maintenance of equipment and stores, up 0.2% to 17,810.

The category of executives, officials and staff assistants dipped 0.41% to 7,997 people during the period.

Year over year, all categories logged increases, with executives, officials and staff assistants leading the pack at 6.78%. The others were transportation (train and engine), up 5.39%; maintenance of equipment and stores, up 3%; transportation (other than train and engine), up 2.71%; maintenance of way and structures, up 2.64%; and professional and administrative, up 0.07%.