Trucking Adds 3,200 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Falls to 5-Year Low of 6.6%
Trucking accounted for 3,200 of the 113,000 jobs added in January, and the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a five-year low of 6.6%, the Labor Department reported Feb. 7.
Trucking Adds 100 Jobs as Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.7%
The U.S. trucking industry added 100 jobs in December compared with November as the overall unemployment rate dropped to 6.7%, the Labor Department reported Jan. 10.
January 10, 2014Company Payrolls Rise by Most Since November 2012
U.S. companies boosted payrolls by the most since November 2012, according to a private report released Jan. 8.
January 8, 2014Trucking Adds 8,400 Jobs; U.S. Unemployment Hits 5-Year Low
The U.S. unemployment rate was 7% in November, the lowest rate in five years, as the trucking industry and the economy as a whole added jobs, the Labor Department reported Dec. 6.
December 6, 2013Trucking Adds 400 Jobs; Unemployment Little Changed at 7.3%
The number of trucking jobs in the United States increased in October from September as the overall unemployment rate was little changed at 7.3%, the Labor Department reported Nov. 8.
November 8, 2013Trucking Adds 1,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Dips to 7.2%
The number of trucking jobs in the United States increased in September from August as the overall unemployment rate dipped to 7.2%, the lowest level since November 2008, the Labor Department reported Oct. 22.
October 22, 2013Jobs Report Postponed Due to Government Shutdown
The Labor Department did not release its monthly jobs report for September because of the federal government shutdown.
October 4, 2013Opinion: Help Wanted: Criminals Need Not Apply
Every business wants to hire the most qualified and least risky applicants.
August 12, 2013Trucking Adds 6,300 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.4%
Trucking added 6,300 jobs in July, as the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.4%, the lowest level since December 2008, the Labor Department said Friday.
August 2, 2013Trucking Sheds 3,500 Jobs in June
Trucking lost 3,500 jobs in June, while U.S. employers added 195,000 workers to payrolls, the Labor Department reported.
July 8, 2013