Report: Jobs Report Revision Shows Fewer Trucking Employees

It was already known that there were fewer trucking jobs in 2023, but a revised job report lowered the number even further. 

The updated information put it at roughly 1.55 million jobs in the trucking industry during December 2023, according to a Feb. 2 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is around 33,000 less than originally thought. 

For comparison, there were 1.59 million jobs in the industry in December 2022. 

A small gain in trucking jobs from December 2023 to January 2024 of around 2,400 was seen in the numbers. 

When considering the entire transportation and warehousing sector, a large month-over-month gain of 15,500 appeared from December to January. But year-over-year numbers paint a different picture, showing a loss of around 53,400 jobs in the sector when compared to that same period a year prior.