U.S. logistics industry employment growth has lagged the broader economy, with just 900 positions added in the past month. That came despite overall non-farm payroll additions beating economists’ forecasts by 16%. Warehousing provided the biggest drag, which may just be a seasonal lull ahead of pre-holiday peak handling, though Amazon has struggled to fill its 50,000 employee hiring program. Waterborne employment has continued to fall, dropping for an eighth month on a year earlier. That suggests the 9% growth in ports’ container handling has been absorbed through automation and longer h...
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