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title: What is the state of freight truckload jobs?
description: While total payroll employment in trucking is nearly at full recovery, driver jobs are still down 5% from February 2020.
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# [What is the state of freight truckload jobs?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/truck-jobs-jan-22)

 Written by [Avery Vise, VP of Trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/avery-vise) | Jan 6, 2022 3:28:59 PM

Avery Vise discusses capacity and productivity regarding general freight truckload jobs.

This Q&A response from The FTR Experts came from our December State of Freight - 2021 Lessons & Market Risks webinar. View the video and the key takeaways below.

 

**Key Takeaways:**

- While total payroll employment in trucking is nearly at full recovery, driver jobs are still down 5% from February 2020.
- Local general freight has grown tremendously and has offset losses in every other trucking segment.

 

[View full post](https://ask.ftrintel.com/truck-jobs-jan-22)

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