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The trucking industry added 400 jobs in October as the unemployment rate declined to 5%, the Labor Department reported Nov. 5.

Total transportation services and warehousing jobs rose in September by 3,500, but for-hire trucking lost 4,000 jobs compared with August, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Oct. 2.

Fewer Americans lined up last week to file for jobless benefits, highlighting the persistent strength of the labor market.

Applications for unemployment benefits in the United States are hovering close to a four-decade low, a sign of muted firings and steady progress in the labor market.

The trucking industry added 2,800 jobs in July as the unemployment rate held at a seven-year low of 5.3%, the Labor Department reported Aug. 7.

The trucking industry added 7,400 jobs in June as the unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low of 5.3% as more people left the labor force, the Labor Department reported July 2.

Job openings in the United States increased to the highest level in more than 14 years, showing the labor market was solidifying gains even as the economy emerged from a first-quarter funk.

Trucking added 8,600 jobs in May, up substantially from April, and U.S. employers added 280,000 workers to payrolls, the Labor Department reported June 5.

Fewer than 300,000 American workers filed applications for unemployment benefits for the sixth consecutive week, pointing to labor-market strength even as hiring cooled last month.