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U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Lost 872 Jobs in May 2025
Note: In June 2024, FedEx Ground and FedEx Services merged with FedEx Express to form Federal Express Corporation. Consequently, carrier FX experienced a significant increase in employee count, thereby increasing the total number of employees within the industry. May 2024 Federal Express numbers...First Quarter 2025 Average Air Fare Decreases 1.2% from Fourth Quarter 2024
The average U.S. domestic air fare decreased in the first quarter of 2025 to $397, down 1.2% from the fourth quarter 2024 inflation-adjusted fare of $402.U.S. Airlines’ May 2025 Aviation Fuel Consumption up 4.0% and Fuel Cost per Gallon down 4.1% from April 2025
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ May 2025 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.639 billion gallons of fuel, 4.0% more fuel than in April 2025 (1.576 billion gallons) and 0.4%...June 2025 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (4.5%) Falls Below the June 2024 Level (4.8%) but Rises Above the Pre-Pandemic June 2019 Level (4.1%)
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.5% (not seasonally adjusted) in June 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These data have been updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard. In June 2025, the...Latest Supply Chain and Freight Indicators
The U.S. Department of Transportation has convened an interagency working group, led by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, to develop timely information on supply chain activity. The working group includes relevant DOT modes and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Commerce and Labor.