Warehousing companies have added nearly 70,000 jobs over the past year on rising e-commerce demand
Warehousing and storage companies added 5,400 jobs last month, according to preliminary figures the Labor Department reported Friday. Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News By Jennifer Smith May 3, 2019 3:09 p.m. ET
Trucking company payrolls shrank by 500, the first decline in 11 months, a sign of caution as carriers that recruited aggressively during last year’s hot freight market adjust to softening conditions. The Labor Department revised its earlier numbers to show the sector added 300 positions in March after earlier reporting truckers cut 1,200 jobs that month.
“There are not enough workers in those markets,” Mr. Devine said. “The unemployment rate is so low that it’s difficult for us to fill those positions.” He said the average wage for ProLogistix workers jumped 6.8% in April from the same month a year ago, to $13.81 an hour. Overall, the U.S. economy added 263,000 jobs in April, exceeding economists’ expectations, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.6%, the lowest level in nearly 50 years, as labor-force participation declined. Transportation and warehousing companies overall added 11,100 jobs, including 5,100 positions in transit and ground passenger transport.
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