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Job growth in truck transportation remains muted
Key takeaways
- In four of the last five months, the number of truck transportation jobs reported by the BLS fell, including a 1,300 decline for June, reported Thursday morning by the agency.
- But in April, truck transportation jobs rose by 5,100.
- David Spencer, vice president of market intelligence at Arrive Logistics, said the slow growth in truck transportation employment has been several years in the marking.
Job growth in truck transportation remains muted John Kingston Thu, July 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM GMT+7 3 min read There were only 1,000 more truck transportation workers being counted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in June compared to the number the agency counted in April.
In four of the last five months, the number of truck transportation jobs reported by the BLS fell, including a 1,300 decline for June, reported Thursday morning by the agency.
But in April, truck transportation jobs rose by 5,100. Combine that with changes earlier in the year and the end result is that the June figure of 1,466,600 jobs was just 1,000 higher than what was reported in January.
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