Jun 17, 2014 1 min read

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday released additional data from the 2012 Economic Census Industry series reports, including new data for the transportation sector on pipeline transportation.

The data series publishes national statistics for detailed industries as well as information on the produce lines sold by or services provided by businesses. The economic census is conducted every five years and provides a comprehensive and detailed profile of the U.S. economy, covering millions of businesses representing more than 1,000 industries.

The new data showed that:

• The pipeline transportation of the crude oil industry had an almost 70 percent increase in employment from 2007 to 2012, going from more than 6,500 employees to more than 11,100 employees.

• The pipeline transportation of the refined petroleum products industry had more than a 28 percent increase in average annual payroll per employee from 2007 to 2012, going from $79,000 per employee to more than $100,000 per employee.

• Pipeline transportation of crude oil makes up 23 percent of total pipeline employment versus 65 percent for natural gas and 12 percent for other refined products.

• Pipeline transportation of crude oil makes up 18 percent of total pipeline revenue versus 63 percent for natural gas and 19 percent for other refined products.