Trucking Jobs Are on the Rise

According to recent new, there are more trucks on the highways these days. That is good, because this usually means that economic growth has increased. Many people do not think about trucking as an indicator of the job market. In fact, there is a strong correlation between big rigs and jobs overall. There are only three parts of the US economy that have more to do with our gross domestic product than transportation: food, health care and housing. 

There are more trucks on the road, which means more goods are being shipped and sold, and there is more work in factories too. This also means of course, a lot of trucking jobs Cleveland in particular is seeing a rapid rise in trucking jobs.

A 2015 analysis from the Bureau of Economic Analysis found that transportation and warehouse jobs went up 17,000 in June of that year, and trucking jobs especially went up 7,000. This indicates that a trend is continuing from earlier in the year, with 19,000 brand new trucking jobs having been added in the last 90 days.

Overall, trucking jobs are increasing as the economy is getting better, and this is great news for all of us. 

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