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Table 30.4 Payroll employment in transportation and warehousing, selected industries, 1996 to 2010

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Table 30.4  Payroll employment in transportation and warehousing, selected industries, 1996 to 2010
  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  number
Transportation and warehousing 555,148 566,196 582,593 588,436 599,227 596,661 601,588 609,632 628,940 644,762 664,847 686,662 693,904 676,824 670,675
Air transportation 49,823 55,414 60,367 62,400 62,751 61,980 57,562 60,492 59,559 60,546 61,143 68,436 65,959 68,033 66,793
Rail transportation 48,659 46,099 46,323 45,989 47,275 46,966 46,843 45,520 43,771 43,308 42,285 41,454 41,739 36,923 34,844
Water transportation 13,274 11,744 11,018 11,636 12,765 11,950 11,990 x x x x x x x x
Truck transportation 145,125 155,044 156,256 156,362 157,250 166,409 168,389 166,207 172,019 176,893 179,588 181,942 182,424 168,241 166,932
Transit and ground passenger transportation 91,752 91,173 91,776 93,039 97,161 92,757 101,602 104,617 112,311 115,571 116,925 119,760 118,881 119,209 119,400
Pipeline transportation 4,842 4,943 4,694 4,653 4,949 4,369 4,344 x x x x x x x x
Scenic and sightseeing transportation 1,872 1,786 1,780 1,903 2,051 2,855 2,879 x x x x x x x x
Support activities for transportation 66,534 68,732 71,285 76,532 78,978 77,707 80,007 83,851 85,801 88,352 92,650 96,691 97,992 97,307 98,705
Couriers and messengers 37,047 38,160 39,215 38,501 38,271 38,668 37,053 37,452 38,929 40,932 43,814 45,882 46,912 47,098 46,604
Warehousing and storage 27,584 27,144 28,350 29,033 29,436 28,477 28,044 29,586 31,096 32,437 41,013 43,365 43,822 46,722 45,609
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours, CANSIM table 281-0024 and Catalogue no.72-002-X.
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