Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
About the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities supersector
The trade, transportation, and utilities supersector is part of the service-providing industries supersector group.
The trade, transportation, and utilities supersector consists of these sectors:
Workforce Statistics
This section provides information relating to employment in trade, transportation, and utilities.
These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys.
The following tables present an overview of the industry including
the number of jobs,
job openings and labor turnover,
and projections of occupational employment change.
Employment and Openings, Hires, and Separations
| Data series |
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data |
Dec.
2017 |
Jan.
2018 |
Feb.
2018 |
Mar.
2018 |
Employment (in thousands) |
|
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted) |
|
27,593 |
27,627 |
27,701 |
27,722 |
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted) |
|
23,304 |
23,338 |
23,403 |
23,435 |
Job openings, hires, and separations (in thousands) |
|
Job openings |
|
994 |
1,144 |
1,082 |
|
Hires |
|
872 |
929 |
866 |
|
Separations |
|
1,096 |
1,457 |
845 |
|
(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey)
Projections
For projected (future) employment estimates in trade, transportation, and utilities, see the Employment and projected employment by major industry sector table.
(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)
Earnings and Hours
This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours.
The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown.
This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.
Earnings and Hours of All Employees
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Employer Compensation Costs
| Data series |
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data |
1st quarter
2017 |
2nd quarter
2017 |
3rd quarter
2017 |
4th quarter
2017 |
12-month percent change |
|
Total compensation |
|
2.7% |
2.4% |
2.9% |
3.0% |
Wages and salaries |
|
3.0% |
2.6% |
3.2% |
3.2% |
(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)
(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)
Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses
This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in trade, transportation, and utilities. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.
| Data series |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Fatalities |
|
Number of fatalities |
1,277 |
1,295 |
1,282 |
1,364 |
|
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
|
(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
Workplace Trends
This section presents data on the number of establishments in trade, transportation, and utilities.
Establishments
| Data series |
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4th quarter
2016 |
1st quarter
2017 |
2nd quarter
2017 |
3rd quarter
2017 |
Number of establishments |
|
Private industry |
|
1,922,072 |
1,903,289 |
1,914,679 |
1,919,163 |
Local government |
|
11,989 |
11,992 |
11,984 |
11,985 |
State government |
|
974 |
960 |
961 |
963 |
Federal government |
|
30,120 |
30,110 |
30,035 |
30,005 |
(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
Data extracted on:
April 20, 2018
