Employment News Updates

Payrolls in the trucking industry did not change in February from January while the overall economy added jobs and the unemployment rate rose, the Labor Department said March 7.

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.

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.

U.S. companies boosted payrolls by the most since November 2012, according to a private report released Jan. 8.

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.

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.

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.

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.