United States Payroll Employment for the Trade, transportation, and utilities Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2023, the number of US payroll employment for the trade, transportation, and utilities industry was 28,601,000 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US lost 37,000 jobs in the trade, transportation, and utilities industry in March 2023.

The charts and table below shows the trend of payroll employment and the number of jobs added from January 2002 to March 2023.

You can see similar information for other industries.

US Payroll Employment for the Trade, transportation, and utilities Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Trade, transportation, and utilities Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Trade, transportation, and utilities Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 25322000
February 2002 25100000 -222000
March 2002 25143000 43000
April 2002 25226000 83000
May 2002 25366000 140000
June 2002 25484000 118000
July 2002 25421000 -63000
August 2002 25383000 -38000
September 2002 25321000 -62000
October 2002 25462000 141000
November 2002 25791000 329000
December 2002 25985000 194000
January 2003 25114000 -871000
February 2003 24900000 -214000
March 2003 24909000 9000
April 2003 24992000 83000
May 2003 25133000 141000
June 2003 25208000 75000
July 2003 25106000 -102000
August 2003 25133000 27000
September 2003 25152000 19000
October 2003 25316000 164000
November 2003 25623000 307000
December 2003 25816000 193000
January 2004 25075000 -741000
February 2004 24900000 -175000
March 2004 25039000 139000
April 2004 25178000 139000
May 2004 25361000 183000
June 2004 25515000 154000
July 2004 25450000 -65000
August 2004 25450000 0
September 2004 25460000 10000
October 2004 25635000 175000
November 2004 26009000 374000
December 2004 26209000 200000
January 2005 25438000 -771000
February 2005 25309000 -129000
March 2005 25404000 95000
April 2005 25581000 177000
May 2005 25774000 193000
June 2005 25935000 161000
July 2005 25925000 -10000
August 2005 25950000 25000
September 2005 25882000 -68000
October 2005 26026000 144000
November 2005 26451000 425000
December 2005 26651000 200000
January 2006 25868000 -783000
February 2006 25695000 -173000
March 2006 25828000 133000
April 2006 25912000 84000
May 2006 26068000 156000
June 2006 26201000 133000
July 2006 26156000 -45000
August 2006 26166000 10000
September 2006 26132000 -34000
October 2006 26301000 169000
November 2006 26761000 460000
December 2006 26980000 219000
January 2007 26192000 -788000
February 2007 26024000 -168000
March 2007 26185000 161000
April 2007 26265000 80000
May 2007 26461000 196000
June 2007 26569000 108000
July 2007 26520000 -49000
August 2007 26531000 11000
September 2007 26507000 -24000
October 2007 26618000 111000
November 2007 27097000 479000
December 2007 27268000 171000
January 2008 26400000 -868000
February 2008 26135000 -265000
March 2008 26219000 84000
April 2008 26194000 -25000
May 2008 26286000 92000
June 2008 26338000 52000
July 2008 26221000 -117000
August 2008 26140000 -81000
September 2008 25975000 -165000
October 2008 25990000 15000
November 2008 26129000 139000
December 2008 26141000 12000
January 2009 25171000 -970000
February 2009 24832000 -339000
March 2009 24762000 -70000
April 2009 24687000 -75000
May 2009 24788000 101000
June 2009 24842000 54000
July 2009 24686000 -156000
August 2009 24661000 -25000
September 2009 24560000 -101000
October 2009 24601000 41000
November 2009 24905000 304000
December 2009 25033000 128000
January 2010 24237000 -796000
February 2010 24037000 -200000
March 2010 24167000 130000
April 2010 24261000 94000
May 2010 24431000 170000
June 2010 24555000 124000
July 2010 24523000 -32000
August 2010 24535000 12000
September 2010 24502000 -33000
October 2010 24688000 186000
November 2010 25060000 372000
December 2010 25280000 220000
January 2011 24503000 -777000
February 2011 24358000 -145000
March 2011 24484000 126000
April 2011 24678000 194000
May 2011 24848000 170000
June 2011 25016000 168000
July 2011 24997000 -19000
August 2011 25009000 12000
September 2011 24966000 -43000
October 2011 25139000 173000
November 2011 25567000 428000
December 2011 25793000 226000
January 2012 25047000 -746000
February 2012 24850000 -197000
March 2012 24959000 109000
April 2012 25073000 114000
May 2012 25280000 207000
June 2012 25375000 95000
July 2012 25317000 -58000
August 2012 25338000 21000
September 2012 25308000 -30000
October 2012 25484000 176000
November 2012 25998000 514000
December 2012 26204000 206000
January 2013 25381000 -823000
February 2013 25173000 -208000
March 2013 25241000 68000
April 2013 25372000 131000
May 2013 25567000 195000
June 2013 25721000 154000
July 2013 25714000 -7000
August 2013 25762000 48000
September 2013 25768000 6000
October 2013 25939000 171000
November 2013 26451000 512000
December 2013 26734000 283000
January 2014 25863000 -871000
February 2014 25615000 -248000
March 2014 25724000 109000
April 2014 25896000 172000
May 2014 26098000 202000
June 2014 26276000 178000
July 2014 26288000 12000
August 2014 26281000 -7000
September 2014 26262000 -19000
October 2014 26496000 234000
November 2014 26971000 475000
December 2014 27267000 296000
January 2015 26411000 -856000
February 2015 26211000 -200000
March 2015 26316000 105000
April 2015 26429000 113000
May 2015 26641000 212000
June 2015 26795000 154000
July 2015 26799000 4000
August 2015 26782000 -17000
September 2015 26705000 -77000
October 2015 26913000 208000
November 2015 27390000 477000
December 2015 27655000 265000
January 2016 26776000 -879000
February 2016 26595000 -181000
March 2016 26723000 128000
April 2016 26832000 109000
May 2016 26994000 162000
June 2016 27148000 154000
July 2016 27142000 -6000
August 2016 27158000 16000
September 2016 27094000 -64000
October 2016 27280000 186000
November 2016 27735000 455000
December 2016 28013000 278000
January 2017 27171000 -842000
February 2017 26935000 -236000
March 2017 26971000 36000
April 2017 27052000 81000
May 2017 27195000 143000
June 2017 27345000 150000
July 2017 27299000 -46000
August 2017 27282000 -17000
September 2017 27231000 -51000
October 2017 27424000 193000
November 2017 27985000 561000
December 2017 28145000 160000
January 2018 27265000 -880000
February 2018 27124000 -141000
March 2018 27210000 86000
April 2018 27271000 61000
May 2018 27448000 177000
June 2018 27558000 110000
July 2018 27522000 -36000
August 2018 27537000 15000
September 2018 27445000 -92000
October 2018 27621000 176000
November 2018 28233000 612000
December 2018 28349000 116000
January 2019 27538000 -811000
February 2019 27291000 -247000
March 2019 27298000 7000
April 2019 27368000 70000
May 2019 27499000 131000
June 2019 27645000 146000
July 2019 27619000 -26000
August 2019 27570000 -49000
September 2019 27529000 -41000
October 2019 27746000 217000
November 2019 28305000 559000
December 2019 28540000 235000
January 2020 27694000 -846000
February 2020 27442000 -252000
March 2020 27362000 -80000
April 2020 24275000 -3087000
May 2020 24820000 545000
June 2020 25946000 1126000
July 2020 26195000 249000
August 2020 26518000 323000
September 2020 26606000 88000
October 2020 27006000 400000
November 2020 27662000 656000
December 2020 27967000 305000
January 2021 27151000 -816000
February 2021 27022000 -129000
March 2021 27140000 118000
April 2021 27091000 -49000
May 2021 27277000 186000
June 2021 27568000 291000
July 2021 27592000 24000
August 2021 27591000 -1000
September 2021 27684000 93000
October 2021 28055000 371000
November 2021 28661000 606000
December 2021 29004000 343000
January 2022 28241000 -763000
February 2022 28294000 53000
March 2022 28327000 33000
April 2022 28304000 -23000
May 2022 28423000 119000
June 2022 28637000 214000
July 2022 28641000 4000
August 2022 28640000 -1000
September 2022 28584000 -56000
October 2022 28843000 259000
November 2022 29272000 429000
December 2022 29506000 234000
January 2023 28758000 -748000
February 2023 28638000 -120000
March 2023 28601000 -37000