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September 2018 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.7 percent more workers in September 2018 than in September 2017:

  • September’s 440,460 full-time equivalents (FTE) was the second highest monthly employment total since August 2004 (443,412 FTEs) exceeded only by July 2018 (443,475).
  • September was the 59th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.

Estimated October 2018 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. airlines carried an estimated 75.3 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers, seasonally-adjusted, in October 2018, up 0.1 percent from the September estimate, according to a Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) first estimate.

BTS’ October air traffic statistical estimate released today is based on U.S. airlines reported data through August. BTS will release a second forecast of U.S. airlines’ October air traffic on Dec. 13, followed by a release of the reported data on Jan. 12.

 

September 2018 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.3 percent in September from August, falling after a one-month increase. The September 2018 index level (134.9) was 42.3 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession.