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2/23/2024
Class Is employed 122,677 workers in the United States last month, up 0.27% from December 2023's count and a 2.88% year-over-year increase, according to Surface Transportation Board data.
Four of six employment categories registered increases between December and January. They were: executives, officials and staff assistants, up 0.88% to 8,222 employees; maintenance of equipment and stores, up 0.79% to 18,208; professional and administrative, up 0.68% to 10,380; and transportation (train and engine), up 0.44% to 52,650.
The two categories that logged month-to-month decreases were transportation (other than T&E), down 0.6% to 4,955 employees; and maintenance of way and structures, down 0.53% to 28,262.
Year over year, all categories posted increases: transportation (T&E), at 4.64%; professional and administrative, 2.97%; executives, officials and staff assistants, 2.8%; maintenance of equipment and stores, 2.33%; transportation (other than T&E), 2.08%; and maintenance of way and structures, 0.2%.