Transportation and Warehousing

NAICS 48

The U.S. Transportation and Warehousing industry (NAICS 48) employed about 6,550.5 thousand workers as of Mar 2026, with 306,000 reported job openings, and a workplace injury rate of 4.6 per 100 workers (2022). Data: BLS CES, JOLTS, and SOII.

Industry Health Scorecard

A quick read combining employment momentum, hiring tightness, worker churn, and workplace safety.

Employment (12-mo)

-1.8%

Mar 2026

Openings per Hire

1.20

tight market

Quits ÷ Hires

59%

worker churn

Injury Rate

4.6

per 100 workers (2022)

Employment Trend (CES)

Monthly seasonally-adjusted employment from BLS CES.

Monthly employment trend for Transportation and Warehousing, BLS CES.
Date Employment (thousands)
Mar 2026 6,550.5
Feb 2026 6,529.5
Jan 2026 6,578.0
Dec 2025 6,555.4
Nov 2025 6,560.2
Oct 2025 6,619.1
Sep 2025 6,618.5
Aug 2025 6,657.8
Jul 2025 6,659.4
Jun 2025 6,655.5
May 2025 6,655.5
Apr 2025 6,655.4
Mar 2025 6,671.7
Feb 2025 6,689.1
Jan 2025 6,664.9
Dec 2024 6,663.2
Nov 2024 6,659.6
Oct 2024 6,650.2
Sep 2024 6,659.4
Aug 2024 6,643.2
Jul 2024 6,646.0
Jun 2024 6,647.2
May 2024 6,644.6
Apr 2024 6,631.4
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Job Openings & Labor Turnover (JOLTS)

Openings, hires, quits, and layoffs from BLS JOLTS.

Recent job openings, hires, and quits for Transportation and Warehousing, BLS JOLTS.
Date Openings Hires Quits Layoffs
Feb 2026 306,000 254,000 151,000 115,000
Jan 2026 311,000 277,000 134,000 123,000
Dec 2025 296,000 341,000 149,000 177,000
Nov 2025 268,000 246,000 154,000 107,000
Oct 2025 412,000 286,000 153,000 114,000
Sep 2025 305,000 254,000 164,000 108,000
Aug 2025 339,000 258,000 148,000 111,000
Jul 2025 342,000 267,000 146,000 121,000
Jun 2025 305,000 316,000 189,000 106,000
May 2025 312,000 275,000 157,000 122,000
Apr 2025 267,000 262,000 134,000 125,000
Mar 2025 264,000 273,000 149,000 120,000

Workplace Injuries (SOII, 2022)

Recordable injuries and incidence rate (per 100 workers) from BLS SOII.

Total Recordable Cases

51,318

Days Away from Work

16,538

Incidence Rate

4.6

per 100 workers

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