Average monthly railroad employment in fiscal year 2015 rose approximately 3 percent to 248,000 from the 240,000 average of the previous year. After experiencing an all-time low of 215,000 in January 2010, railroad employment began to rebound in 2010 and has continued that recovery through the first half of fiscal year 2015. Fiscal year 2015 average railroad employment began at 246,000 and increased through April 2015 when it peaked at 252,000, the highest level since December 1999. In May 2015, railroad employment began to decline and by September 2015 it had fallen to 243,000.
Average Railroad Employment
Fiscal Years 2011 through 2015
Note.--Numbers for 2015 are preliminary.