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10/22/2024
Class Is employed 120,399 workers the United States in September, a 0.18% decrease compared to August's employment level and a 1.69% decline year over year, according to Surface Transportation Board data.
All but one of the job categories posted month-to-month decreases. Only maintenance of equipment and stores added employees, with a 0.13% increase to 17,105.
Job categories that logged decreases were executives and staff assistants, down 0.56% to 7,858 workers; professional and administrative, down 0.4% to 9,729; maintenance of way and structures, -0.21% to 28,923; transportation (train and engine), -0.17% to 51,757; and transportation (other than train and engine), -0.04% to 5,027.
Year over year, two categories were gainers: transportation (other than train and engine) rose 2.17%, while maintenance of way and structures inched up 0.1%.
Year-over-year employment decreases were logged in the following categories: maintenance of equipment and stores, down 5.66%; professional and administrative, -5.5%; executives, officials and staff assistants, -4.59%; and transportation (train and engine), -0.44%.