This statistic shows the top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the transportation and warehousing sector in the United States in 2017. The percentage employed in the transportation and warehousing sector is shown as a percent of total non-farm employment. In 2017, Memphis was ranked first with about 11.6 percent of total non-farm employees working in the transportation and warehousing sector.
Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the transportation and warehousing sector in the United States in 2017
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2019). Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the transportation and warehousing sector in the United States in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/607566/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-most-employment-in-transportation-and-warehousing/
US Census Bureau. "Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the transportation and warehousing sector in the United States in 2017." Chart. November 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/607566/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-most-employment-in-transportation-and-warehousing/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the transportation and warehousing sector in the United States in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/607566/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-most-employment-in-transportation-and-warehousing/
US Census Bureau. "Top 20 Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Share of Employment in The Transportation and Warehousing Sector in The United States in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/607566/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-most-employment-in-transportation-and-warehousing/
US Census Bureau, Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the transportation and warehousing sector in the United States in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/607566/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-most-employment-in-transportation-and-warehousing/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the transportation and warehousing sector in the United States in 2017 [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/607566/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-most-employment-in-transportation-and-warehousing/