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Table 7. Fares at Airports with 2,000,000+ Originating Passengers 3rd Quarter 2025

Third Quarter 2025 Average Air Fare Decreases 4.7% from Second Quarter 2025

The average U.S. domestic air fare decreased in the third quarter of 2025 to $370, down 4.7% from the second quarter 2025 inflation-adjusted fare of $388.

January 2026 Airline Employment Tables

U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Lost 15,011 Jobs in January 2026

U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment decreased to 1,028,803 workers in January 2026, 15,011 (1.44%) fewer workers than in December 2025 (1,043,814).

U.S. Airlines’ January 2026 Aviation Fuel Consumption down 10.8%, and Fuel Cost per Gallon up 1.8% from December 2025

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released U.S. airlines’ January 2026 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.441 billion gallons of fuel, 10.8% less fuel than in December 2025 (1.614 billion gallons) and 1.0%...

Motor Fuel Prices – February 2026

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released monthly motor fuels prices for February 2026. In February 2026, the average price for regular motor gasoline was $2.91 per gallon; up 3.5% from January 2026 and down 6.8% from February 2025.

Transportation Services Contributed 6.3% to U.S. GDP in 2024; down from 2023 and from a high of 6.6% in 2022

Transportation services (for-hire, in-house, and household) contributed $1.9 trillion (6.3%) to an enhanced U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) of $29.8 trillion in 2024—as measured by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) Transportation Satellite Accounts (TSAs).

January 2026 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (4.4%) Rises Above the January 2025 Level (3.6%)

The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.4% (not seasonally adjusted) in January 2026 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 January 2026,...

December 2025 Airline Employment Tables

U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Lost 27,659 Jobs in December 2025

U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment decreased to 1,043,726 workers in December 2025, 27,659 (2.58%) fewer workers than in November 2025 (1,071,385).

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