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Weekly Transportation Update: U.S. Jobs Rise Overall While Trucking Jobs Drop

Written by The FTR Experts | 3/13/23 3:15 PM

U.S. economy adds 311,000 payroll jobs in February. 

  • Job openings decline in January from an upward revision of prior data. 
  • Trucking loses the most payroll jobs in a month since April 2020. 
  • Van segments posted their strongest spot rate gains of the year. 
  • Intermodal volumes are still sluggish, but coal spurs volume gains in rail carload.