According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for-hire trucking companies added 1,800 payroll jobs for the month of April. Â Â Although, the Bureau had originally estimated 1,900.
Some believe the recent oil boom has generated more jobs for truckers.
The trucking industry has always been a good indicator of the state of the economy; however, he national unemployment rate only dropped .10% to 8.1%.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics gets its numbers from non-agricultural business. Â Each month, the Bureau surveys more than 141,000 agencies on their hiring trends.