March transportation sector unemployment down compared to 2025

March unemployment.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) reports that the transportation sector unemployment in the U.S. was 3.4% in March 2026. The rate fell 1.2 percentage points from 4.6% in March 2025.

The data is supplied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and has not been seasonally adjusted. The unemployment rate is the total number of unemployed persons, expressed as a percentage of the civilian labor force.

Not surprisingly, unemployment in the transportation sector reached its highest level during the COVID-19 pandemic (15.7%) in May 2020 and July 2020.

Unemployment in the transportation sector was lower than overall unemployment, which stands at 4.3% and is seasonally adjusted.

Seasonally adjusted, employment in the transportation and warehousing sector rose to 6,550,500 in March 2026 — up 0.3% from the previous month but down 1.8% from March 2025. By mode and also seasonally adjusted and most (relevant to this site):

• Truck transportation fell to 1,464,100 in March 2026 — down 0.1% from the previous month and down 1.8% from March 2025.
• Transit and ground passenger transportation remained virtually unchanged in March 2026 at 492,200 from February but up 0.9% from March 2025.
• Warehousing and storage remained virtually unchanged in March 2026 at 1,830,600 from the previous month but down 2.7% from March 2025.

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