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Trucking Adds 5,300 Jobs in December
2016-01-08 17:46:10| Trucking - Topix.net
The trucking industry added 5,300 jobs in December as the unemployment rate held at 5%, the Labor Department reported Jan. 7. The transportation and warehousing sector, which includes trucking, added 23,100 positions, bolstered by the addition of 15,100 courier and messenger jobs. The 292,000 overall increase in employment caps the second-best year for American workers since 1999 and followed a 252,000 job gain the prior month that was larger than initially reported.
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