Economics, employment, and finance
U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Added 1,334 Jobs in August 2022; Employment Remains 3.6% Above Pre-Pandemic August 2019
U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 769,106 workers in August 2022, 1,334 (0.17%) more workers than in July 2022 (767,772) and 26,780 (3.61%) more than in pre-pandemic August 2019 (742,326).U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate of 4.3% in September 2022 Was Below the September 2021 Level of 5.7% But Was Above the Pre-Pandemic September Level of 3.3% in 2019
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.3% (not seasonally adjusted) in September 2022 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data recently updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) ...
U.S. Airlines’ August 2022 Fuel Consumption Down 8.5% from Pre-Pandemic August 2019; Aviation Fuel Cost per Gallon Drops 6.5% in August from July 2022
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ August fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.51 billion gallons of fuel, 0.7% less fuel than in July 2022 (15 million gallons) and 8.5% less than...2022 2nd Quarter U.S. Airline Financial Data
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U.S. airline financial reports are filed quarterly with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). See the tables that accompany this release on the BTS website for additional second quarter (Tables 1-6) financial results.
2Q 2022 Results for All 25 Scheduled U.S. Passenger Airlines