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8 August 2026

Miinor change in truck job numbers, bigger shift in warehouses

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Source reporting: FreightWaves

Miinor change in truck job numbers, bigger shift in warehouses

There were 100 more workers in truck transportation in July than in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But there were a lot fewer warehouse workers than a month earlier. The monthly jobs report showed truck transportation employment dropping by those 100 positions in July relative to June. It also reflected a downward revision of 1,500 jobs from the initial report of truck transportation jobs in June. May was revised downward by 200 jobs.

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