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August 07, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Public Transportation Employee Statistics  

Operating Employees by Mode

Operating Employees by Mode (a) (b)

FISCAL YEAR

BUS

COM-
MUTER
RAIL

DEMAND
RES-
PONSE

HEAVY RAIL

LIGHT RAIL

TROL-
LEY
BUS

OTHER

TOTAL

1990

162,189

21,443

22,740

46,102

4,066

1,925

3,711

262,176

1991

163,555

21,083

24,196

47,423

4,175

1,826

3,599

265,857

1992

163,387

21,151

25,863

47,493

3,849

1,691

3,668

267,102

1993

177,167

20,634

30,021

52,433

3,920

1,944

3,400

289,519

1994

174,373

22,596

35,450

51,062

5,140

1,848

3,618

294,087

1995

181,973

22,320

39,882

45,644

4,935

1,871

3,866

300,491

1996

190,152

22,604

44,667

45,793

5,728

2,084

3,916

314,944

1997

196,861

21,651

44,029

45,935

5,940

2,037

4,306

320,759

1998

198,644

22,488

48,406

45,163

6,024

2,053

4,974

327,752

1999

204,179

22,896

51,186

46,311

6,058

2,140

5,115

337,885

2000

211,095

23,518

52,021

47,087

6,572

2,223

5,325

347,841

2001

214,674

23,851

55,846

47,865

7,021

2,008

6.001

357,266

2002

214,825

24,391

56,746

48,464

7,598

2,027

6.671

360,722

2003

205,478

24,813

42,935

48,327

7,619

1,964

6,848

337,982

2004 P

212,122

25,296

43,642

47,211

8,184

1,928

7,488

345,871

2004 % of Total

61.3%

7.3%

12.6%

13.6%

2.4%

0.6%

2.2%

100.0%

P = Preliminary
(a) Based on employee equivalents of 2,080 labor hours equals one employee; beginning 1993 equals actual employees. Series not continuous between 1992 and 1993.
(b) Excludes capital employees and an estimated 10,000-20,000 individuals not employed by transit agencies and whose compensation is classified as "services"--e.g. boiler repairman, marketing consultant, independent auditor.

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