Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2016

Figure 1. U.S.-NAFTA Freight Value Percent Change from Previous Year, January 2017 (Last 24 Months)

National Transportation Noise Map

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) initial National Transportation Noise Map, released today, shows that more than 97 percent of the U.S. population has the potential to be exposed to noise from aviation and Interstate highways at levels below 50 decibels or roughly comparable to the noise level of a humming refrigerator.

Percent of U.S. Population with the Potential to be Exposed to Transportation Noise: 2014

Aviation and Highway Noise for the New York City Metropolitan Area: 2014

January 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.9 percent more workers in January 2017 than in January 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. January was the highest monthly FTE total (417,833) since November 2007 (419,313) and was the 39th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent (FTE) employment exceeded the same month of the previous year (Tables 1, 2, 3).

January 2017 FTE Data Tables

U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airline Employment Percent Change from Previous Year (Last 24 Months)

Table 15: Regional Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, January 2013-2017

Table 14: Regional Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month 2013-2017, January