US transportation industry unemployment rate 4.0% in October 2026

On November 6, 2026, the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released data: the October 2026 US transportation industry unemployment rate (unadjusted) was 4.0%, higher than the national unadjusted unemployment rate of 3.9%, 0.1 percentage point higher. On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment in the transportation and warehousing sector rose to 6,636,100, up 0.4% month-on-month and up 0.3% year-on-year. By mode of transportation, air transportation employment was 574,000, up 0.6% both month-on-month and year-on-year; rail transportation was 149,600, down 2.4% year-on-year.