Logistic and transportation companies created 14,900 new jobs in August, despite a recent lull in shipping volumes and manufacturing activity in 2016, according to a report released by the U.S. Labor Department Friday.
A decrease in shipping and manufacturing activity did not stop logistic and transportation organizations from adding 14,900 jobs last month, according to a U.S. Labor Department report released Friday.
Here are five things to know.
- Warehousing and storage companies added 4,300 positions as the steady growth of the e-commerce market has called for more hands to package and ship goods, according to The Wall Street Journal. In the past year, distribution centers have added more than 48,000 jobs.
- Trucking firms added 3,400 positions in August — and 1,700 in July — after regularly letting go of workers in the first half of the year due to low demand for service.
- Rail transportation companies added 100 employees in August after slashing almost 24,000 jobs due to a sharp decrease in coal and energy shipments.
- Courier and messenger companies added 4,000 jobs last month, expanding the workforce by 22,600 jobs in the past year.
- The overall job market increased by 151,000 jobs in August.
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