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EMPLOYMENT COSTS FOR TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES

EMPLOYMENT COSTS FOR TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES

Employment Cost: Transportation Industry (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Labor cost is a significant portion of the production cost of every industry. This is particularly true for the transportation industries...

TRANSPORTATION AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT COSTS

TRANSPORTATION AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT COSTS

Employment Cost: Transportation and Private Industry (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

The Employment Cost Index (ECI) measures changes in the cost of labor to employers. Since the ECI is a fixed-employment...

BREAKDOWN OF PRIVATE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT COSTS

BREAKDOWN OF PRIVATE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT COSTS

Employment Cost: Private Industry Compensation, Wages and Salaries, and Benefits (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Employment cost can be broken down into two major components, wages and salaries, and benefits....

PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS AND STREETS

PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS AND STREETS

Public Expenditure on Construction: Highways and Streets (monthly data at annual rate, seasonally adjusted)

Highways and streets are the largest component of public transportation infrastructure spending....

VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED IMPORTS

VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED IMPORTS

Components of Transportation-Related Imports (quarterly data, seasonally adjusted)

The transportation sectors trade balance has been negative for many years. The strong growth of imports, together with much slower growth of...

VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED EXPORTS

VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED EXPORTS

Components of Transportation-Related Exports (quarterly data, seasonally adjusted)

Transportation-related exports contribute to U.S. GDP and employment, which help retain the U.S. industrial base.

Exports (billions of...

AIR CARRIER REAL RETURN ON ASSETS

AIR CARRIER REAL RETURN ON ASSETS

Real Return on Assets for Large U.S. Air Carriers (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Return on assets is a measure of the profitability of investment adjusted for inflation. Improving profits depends on a combination of holding...

HOURLY EARNINGS OF PIPELINE AND WATER TRANSPORTATION WORKERS

HOURLY EARNINGS OF PIPELINE AND WATER TRANSPORTATION WORKERS

Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers by Industry (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Transportation industry hourly earnings are the actual return to production workers in transportation...

HOURLY EARNINGS OF WORKERS IN TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT SERVICES

HOURLY EARNINGS OF WORKERS IN TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT SERVICES

Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers by Industry (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Between April 2000 and April 2001, the average hourly earnings, measured in current dollars, increased in...