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U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Add 20,049 Jobs in December 2021, Reaching COVID-19 Pandemic High; Employment Remains 2.9% Below Pre-Pandemic December 2019
U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 728,150 workers in December 2021, 20,049 (2.83%) more workers than in November 2021 (708,101) and 21,340 (2.85%) fewer than in pre-pandemic December 2019 (749,490). The December 2021 figure is the highest industry...COVID-19 Associated with Largest Year-Over-Year Decline of GDP Attributed to the Final Demand for Transportation
The final demand for transportation declined 15.4% ($295.2 billion) from 2019 to 2020 (adjusted for inflation) according to an analysis by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The drop during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was the largest...U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate Increases to 4.7% in January 2022; Remains Above Pre-Pandemic Level of 3.4% in January 2020
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.7% (not seasonally adjusted) in January 2022 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data recently updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard. The January 2022 rate fell 4.3...U.S. Airlines’ 2021 Total Fuel Use Decreases 25% from Pre-Pandemic 2019; December 2021 Fuel Use Down 13% from December 2019
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ December Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers indicating U.S. airlines used 1.35 billion gallons of fuel, 7.5% more fuel than in November 2021 and 13.2% less than in pre-pandemic December 2019....U.S. Department of Transportation Working Group Releases Work Zone Data Exchange Version 4.0
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Work Zone Data Working Group has released version 4.0 of its Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) Specification, a data-sharing standard to help automated driving systems and human drivers navigate roadway work zones more safely.U.S. Airlines Carried 1.8% Less International Cargo in November 2021 than in November 2020 (Preliminary); Domestic Air Cargo Up 0.3%
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Overall air cargo remains up 12.7% over pre-pandemic November 2019
