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Data Highlights

Truck Transportation Employment

1.59M January 2023, +600K from January 2022

Personal Spending on Motor Vehicles and Parts

$595B Q4 2023, +$29B from Q4 2022

State and Local Gov't Spending on Highway and Street Construction

$5.97B February 2023, +$950M from February 2022

Light Truck Sales

1.07M June 2024, +160K from February 2023

Air Cargo Revenue Ton Miles

2.63B September 2023, +6B from Dec. 2022

Transit Bus Ridership (Fixed Route)

246M December 2022, +25M from December 2021

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September 6, 2024

August 2024 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (4.8%) Falls Below the August 2023 Level (4.9%) And Hits Same Level as the Pre-Pandemic August 2019 Level (4.8%)

The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.8% (not seasonally adjusted) in August 2024 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These data have been updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard. In August 2024, the transportation sector unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points from 4.9% in August 2023 and was the same as the pre-pandemic August 2019 level of 4.8%. Unemployment in the transportation sector

09/05/2024 U.S. Airlines’ July 2024 Fuel Cost per Gallon up 1.6% from June 2024; Aviation Fuel Consumption up 3.5% from Pre-Pandemic July 2019

08/30/2024 BTS Updates National Transportation Statistics 08/30/2024

08/30/2024 Air Travel Consumer Report: June 2024 Numbers

08/21/2024 North American Transborder Freight down 0.4% in June 2024 from June 2023

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View the Map of Daily Vehicle Miles-Traveled per Capita by Urbanized Area 2022

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A proportional symbol map of the U.S. depicting urbanized areas of 1 million or more people symbolized according to their vehicle miles traveled per capita. Urban areas with the highest per capita VMT are found predominately in the southeast United States whereas areas with the lowest per capita VMT are found in the Northeast, San Francisco Bay Area, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2023 Report

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Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2023 (TSAR)

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Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: 2024 Annual Report to Congress

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