U.S. transport and logistics sector adds 5,000 jobs in June

Last month’s transportation jobs additions were a slight increase from the 5,065 jobs created in May and the 5,054 in April, according to federal data.

   Transportation and logistics companies in the United States added 5,068 jobs in June 2017, according to the latest preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
   Last month’s additions were a slight increase from the 5,065 jobs created in May and the 5,054 in April, according to BLS data. It was also just slightly better than the 4,970 jobs created in June 2016.
   Job gains from May to June were very slight in many sectors. The couriers and messengers sector added only 666 jobs last month, a gain of four from the 662 created in May. About 658 jobs in the sector were created in April. In June 2016, 653 jobs in the sector were created, according to BLS.
   The only other sector to show slight growth during the month was transit and ground passenger transportation, which created 474 jobs, up from 472 in May and 468 in April. In June 2016, the sector about 479 jobs, according to data.
   The rail, water, truck and warehousing and storage transportation sectors all suffered month-over-month job losses in June between 0.7 and 1.4 percent.
   Overall, employment in most major industries, including construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, information, and government, showed little change over the previous month.
   The U.S. did add a total of 222,000 jobs in June, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent last month, a 0.1 percent increase from May.