U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Add 20,049 Jobs in December 2021, Reaching COVID-19 Pandemic High; Employment Remains 2.9% Below Pre-Pandemic December 2019

U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate Increases to 4.7% in January 2022; Remains Above Pre-Pandemic Level of 3.4% in January 2020

U.S. Airlines’ 2021 Total Fuel Use Decreases 25% from Pre-Pandemic 2019; December 2021 Fuel Use Down 13% from December 2019

U.S. Ports Work Through Daunting Challenges to Deliver the Goods

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3Q 2021 Air Fare Tables

Third Quarter 2021 Average Air Fare Increases from Second Quarter, Still Down from Pre-Pandemic 2019

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The average U.S. domestic air fare increased in the third quarter of 2021 to $314, up 3.2% from the inflation-adjusted fare of $305 in the second quarter and up 4.7% from the unadjusted second-quarter fare of $300. Adjusted for inflation (constant 2021 dollars), the average 3Q 2021 air fare was up 22.0% from $258 in the same quarter of 2020 and down 14.7% from pre-pandemic Q3 2019 ($368).

Employees at U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines in the Month of November, 1990 - 2021

Passenger Airline Employment Tables November 2021

U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Add Employees in November 2021

Seventh consecutive month of passenger airline employment increases.

November 2021 Airline Industry Employment Drops from October in First Decrease Since April 2021, Remains 5.4% Below Pre-Pandemic November 2019