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U.S. Ports Work Through Daunting Challenges to Deliver the Goods
Data spotlights represent data and statistics from a specific period of time, and do not reflect ongoing data collection. As individual spotlights are static stories, they are not subject to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) web standards and may not be updated after their...
Third Quarter 2021 Average Air Fare Increases from Second Quarter, Still Down from Pre-Pandemic 2019
BTS 04-22
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).
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
U.S. airline industry employment decreased to 707,557 workers in November 2021, 16,670 (2.3%) fewer workers than in October 2021 (724,227) and 23,959 (5.4%) fewer than in pre-pandemic November 2019 (748,143). U.S. scheduled service passenger airlines employed 436,166 workers in November 2021 or 62...U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate Decreases to 3.6% in December 2021; Remains Above Pre-Pandemic 2.8% of December 2019
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 3.6% (not seasonally adjusted) in December 2021 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data recently updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard. The December 2021 rate fell 5.7...Taking the Measure of Transportation in 2021
Data spotlights represent data and statistics from a specific period of time, and do not reflect ongoing data collection. As individual spotlights are static stories, they are not subject to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) web standards and may not be updated after their...