Supply Chain Research

Employment in the U.S. logistics industry improved in September with a net 51,700 positions added compared to August. Only 60.8% of jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic industrial lockdown have been recovered, though that ratio that was slightly better than the economy at large. Employment in the waterborne sector increased for the first time in 10 months in September which is important given seafreight inbound to the U.S. has continued to expand. U.S. seaborne imports rose by 13.2% year over year in the first three weeks of September while employment fell by 14.6% in September as a wh...