July 2021 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
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July Airline Industry Employment Ticks Up Nearly 1% from June, Remains 3.7% Below Pre-Pandemic July 2019
U.S. airlines employed 715,312 workers in July 2021, which is 0.8% (5,634) more workers than in June 2021, but 3.7% (27,728) fewer than in pre-pandemic July 2019. The July industry numbers consist of 607,805 full-time and 107,507 part-time workers, an increase from June of 8,755 full-time and a...U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate Fell to 6.4% in August 2021, Remains Above Pre-Pandemic August 2019’s 4.8%
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 6.4 percent (not seasonally adjusted) in August 2021 according to Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The August 2021 rate was down more than 50% from August 2020’s 13 percent but...U.S. Airlines July 2021 Fuel Use Up 9.6% from June but 20% Lower than in Pre-Pandemic July 2019
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ June Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers. U.S. airlines used 9.6% more fuel in July 2021 (1.35 billion gallons) than in June 2021. The cost per gallon ($1.99) was down from June.Bikeshare Ridership Exceeds Pre-Pandemic 2019 High for Fourth Straight Month
Ridership on six of the nation's largest docked bikeshare systems increased over 2019 and 2020 during the four months from April through July 2021 according to updated data from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released on its Bikeshare...
Updates to BTS National Transportation Statistics Include Number of Transportation Operators, GDP Attributable to Transportation, among Other Historical Tables
BTS today released its monthly update to National Transportation Statistics (NTS), a guide to historical transportation trends at the national level.
This month’s featured table, Age and Availability of Amtrak Locomotive and Car Fleets is part of the NTS section on the condition of the transportation system.
North American Transborder Freight up 41% in June 2021 from June 2020, up 12% since Pre-Pandemic June 2019
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Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in June 2021: