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BNSF Logistics Market Trends Update

Robert Sutton, Executive Vice President of Innovation at BNSF Logistics, reviews how month-over-month market and economic factors affect transportation and the supply chain.
August 2023 Market Trends Update
INFLATION RISES, WHILE JOB OPENINGS AND GROWTH SLOW -- The US labor market showed new jobs created: 187,000 – up from a downward revised 185K increase in June ...
Holiday Cargo Theft Prevention
KEEPING AN EYE ON CARGO OVER LONG HOLIDAY WEEKENDS -- Did you know that holidays are a prime time for cargo theft? With fewer people in offices and warehouses, loads sitting unaccompanied ...
July 2023 Market Trends Update
INFLATION CONTINUES TO TREND DOWN, AND HOUSING COSTS CONTINUE TO BE A CHALLENGE -- The US labor market showed new jobs created: 209,000 – down from a downward revised ...
June 2023 Market Trends Update
US LABOR MARKET AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS SHOW RESILIENCE AND COMPLEXITY -- The US labor market showed marked resilience in May, surpassing expectations by adding 339,000 jobs, up from ...
May 2023 Market Trends Update
LABOR PARTICIPATION REMAINED STABLE, WITH EDUCATION AND HEALTH GAINS -- The US economy added 253,000 jobs in April, up from 165K in April. As a result, the unemployment ...
April 2023 Market Trends Update
CONSUMER SENTIMENT REMAINS BELOW AVERAGE EVEN AS THE JOB MARKET REMAINS STRONG -- The US economy added 236,000 jobs in March, down from 311K in February. As a result, the unemployment...
March 2023 Market Trends Update
THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO SHOW RESILIENCE, BUT THE MARKET REMAINS TIGHT -- The labor market continues to show resilience as we enter 2023, with the US economy creating 311,000 new jobs...
February 2023 Market Trends Update
US JOB MARKET REACHED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 1969, WITH 517,000 NEW JOBS CREATED -- The US economy bounced back with 517,000 new jobs, representing the biggest gain in 6 months...
January 2023 Market Trends Update
U.S. JOBS IN DECEMBER, AND RETAIL SALES SHOWED MIXED RESULTS. -- December saw a slight slowing of job growth, with only 223,000 new jobs added, the smallest gain in two years. Despite this ...
December 2022 Market Trends Update
December 2022 Market Trends Update
AMERICANS ARE SEEING DOCTORS AGAIN AND SPENDING MORE ON TRAVEL AND ENTERTAINMENT -- The increase in employment last month was concentrated in hotels, restaurants, and ...
Market Trends Update
November 2022 Market Trends Update
EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN EVERY MAJOR SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY LAST MONTH -- There are still too many job opportunities and insufficient qualified candidates to fill them, so more is needed for the Fed, which expects a ...
October 2022 Market Trends Update
October 2022 Market Trends Update
CONCERNS ABOUT INFLATION DISSIPATED FURTHER IN SEPTEMBER -- Hotels, restaurants, and other companies in the hospitality business created new jobs, reflecting strong demand for services ...
September 2022 Market Trends Update
September 2022 Market Trends Update
BUSINESSES STILL HAVE A BIG APPETITE FOR LABOR -- Employment rose in health care, hotels and restaurants, retail, manufacturing, finance, and ...
August 2022 Market Trends Update
THE FED INCREASED RATES ONE MORE TIME -- The unexpectedly strong jobs report will probably drive the Fed to continue to hike rates in an attempt to push down ...
July 2022 Market Trends Update
July 2022 Market Trends Update
GAS PRICES REACHED A RECORD HIGH -- The private sector has recovered all twenty-one million jobs lost in the pandemic’s first two months. However, the substantial gains in employment this year are unlikely to ...
June 2022 Market Trends Update
June 2022 Market Trends Update
THE ECONOMY IS STILL GOING STRONG DESPITE CONCERNS -- The labor market and broader economy keep going strong despite concerns about a more general economic slowdown driven by the Fed’s effort to slow demand through ...
May 2022 Market Trends Update
May 2022 Market Trends Update
THE ECONOMY STILL HAS PLENTY OF POWER -- The on-going shortage of labor continues and is likely to add to the already high inflation rate. The size of the labor force shrank in April for ...
April 2022 Market Trends Update
April 2022 Market Trends Update
INFLATION RATES SURGE -- U.S. unemployment in March decreased slightly to 3.6%, down 0.2% from last month nearing the 50-year low of 3.5% that was achieved in early 2020 ...
March 2022 Market Trends Update
March 2022 Market Trends Update
RETAIL SALES SLOWING BUT STILL GREATER THAN LAST YEAR -- 678,000 new jobs were created in February, dropping the U.S. unemployment in February to 3.8%, down 0.2% from last month ...
February 2022 Market Trends Update
February 2022 Market Trends Update
RETAIL SALES RISE BUT INFLATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN CONCERNS PERSIST -- U.S. unemployment in January increased slightly to 4.0%, up 0.1% from last month despite the economy adding 467,000 jobs in January. We are still 3.5 million positions below ...
Entering 2022 in the Logistics Industry
Entering 2022 in the Logistics Industry
RETAIL SALES TAKE A SHARP DROP U.S. unemployment in December dropped to 3.9%, down 0.3% from last month, and follows the trend of gradual but slow improvement. 199,000 jobs were created ...

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Three BNSF Logistics Leaders Named Recipients of the 2023 Women in Supply Chain Award
BNSF Logistics, LLC — a leading multi-modal, third-party logistics company — partners with Trucker Tools, the logistics ...
J.B. Hunt to Acquire Brokerage Assets of BNSF Logistics
BNSF Logistics, LLC — a leading multi-modal, third-party logistics company — partners with Trucker Tools, the logistics ...
BNSF Logistics Partners with Trucker Tools to Boost Real-Time Tracking, Freight Matching and Digital Booking
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BNSF Logistics Honors Top Suppliers for Contributions in 2022
BNSF Logistics, LLC — a leading multi-modal, third-party logistics company — is proud to announce the recipients of ...
Cami Misch Named Interim President of BNSF Logistics
BNSF Logistics, LLC, a leading multi-modal third-party logistics service provider, announced that Cami Misch ...
BNSF Logistics Adds Pair of Products from Industrial Sustainability Group to Company’s Carrier Supplier Incentive Program
Cultivating strong, lasting relationships with trusted carriers is essential to BNSF Logistics’ business. To help us do that ...
BNSF Logistics Honors Top Suppliers for Contributions in 2021
BNSF Logistics, LLC is proud to announce the recipients of our 2021 Supplier Recognition Awards honoring ...
Innovative Program Matches BNSF Logistics Mentors with Veterans Entering Job Market
BNSF Logistics is proud to announce the launch of a partnership with Veterati, a Veterans Service Organization that ...
BNSF Logistics Honors Top Partners with 2020 Supplier Excellence Awards
In a year marked by historic disruptions to supply chains and the flow of goods worldwide, BNSF Logistics, LLC ...
BNSF Logistics Receives CargoNet 2020 Best in Cargo Security Award
BNSF Logistics, LLC — a leading multi-modal, third-party logistics company — is the proud recipient of the CargoNet ...
BNSF Logistics Recognized by SC&RA for 20 Years of Membership and Dedication
BNSF Logistics, LLC, a leading multi-modal third-party logistics service provider, recently received a ...
BNSF Logistics Announces Supplier Excellence Award Recipients
BNSF Logistics, LLC, a leading multi-modal third-party logistics service provider, today announced its ...