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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

910K February 2023, +81K from February 2022

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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April 5, 2024

March 2024 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (5.4%) Rises Above the March 2023 Level (5.0%) And the Pre-Pandemic March 2019 Level (3.9%)

The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 5.4% (not seasonally adjusted) in March 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 March 2024, the transportation sector unemployment rate rose 0.4 percentage points from 5.0% in March 2023 and was above the pre-pandemic March 2019 level of 3.9%. Unemployment in the transportation sector reached its

04/03/2024 Transportation Services Contributed 6.7% to U.S. GDP in 2022; Rising Above 6.3% in 2019

04/01/2024 BTS Updates National Transportation Statistics 04/01/2024

03/27/2024 North American Transborder Freight down 1.3% in January 2024 from January 2023

03/20/2024 U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Lost 1159 Jobs in January 2024; Employment Remains 5.8% Above Pre-Pandemic January 2020

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

Section 7308 of the FAST Act requires DOT to assemble and collect data on rail tank cars transporting Class 3 flammable liquids. The objective of this legislation is to track the progress in upgrading the rail tank car fleet to new safety requirements and to provide an annual status report to Congress.

Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2023 (TSAR)

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Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: 2024 Annual Report to Congress

The Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: 2024 Annual Report to Congress provides summary statistics and detailed analysis for the Nation’s largest container, tonnage, and dry bulk ports.