After two months of decline, the trucking industry has gained more jobs

According to numbers reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, both May and June produced net job losses in the for-hire trucking industry- however, 6,300 net payroll jobs were added in Juy. The trucking payroll employment doesn't include private fleets. "Also, May’s 3,500-job reduction was downwardly revised to just 3,000 job cuts in the month." Total unemployment for the entire U.S. economy increased by 162,000 jobs. That number is weaker than economists had predicted and is the lowest month-over-month increase since March. 

Trucking Industry adds Jobs in April

After losing 6,300 jobs in March, the U.S. trucking industry added 11,700 jobs in April, according to the Associated Press.  Trucking continues to show solid growth, with Labor Department statistics showing the addition of almost 150,000 jobs over the past three years.

The increase in jobs has helped to fuel stock gains.  Most trucking companies were up today in early trading.