Passenger Airline Employment
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U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Add 6,775 Jobs in June 2022 for New COVID-19 Pandemic High; Employment Remains 3.2% Above Pre-Pandemic June 2019
U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 767,263 workers in June 2022, 6,775 (0.89%) more workers than in May 2022 (760,488) and 23,893 (3.21%) more than in pre-pandemic June 2019 (743,370).U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Add 4,752 Jobs in April 2022 for New COVID-19 Pandemic High; Employment Remains 2.2% Above Pre-Pandemic April 2019
U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 751,165 workers in April 2022, 4,752 (0.64%) more workers than in March 2022 (746,413) and 16,178 (2.20%) more than in pre-pandemic April 2019 (734,987).U.S. Airlines’ April 2022 Fuel Consumption Down 9.5% from Pre-Pandemic 2019; Aviation Fuel Cost per Gallon Hits Record High
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released airline Fuel Cost and Consumption information for April 2022. U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.35 billion gallons of fuel, 2.3% less fuel than in March 2022 (1.38B gallons) and 9.5% less than in April 2019. The monthly cost per gallon was $3.59, up 55 cents (18.0%) from March 2022 ($3.04) and up $1.53 (74.3%) from April 2019. April 2022 airline fuel expenditure ($4.82B) increased 15.3% from March 2022 ($4.18B) and was up 57.8% from April 2019.