U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Add Employees in November 2021
Seventh consecutive month of passenger airline employment increases.
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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...
U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Employ an Estimated 0.5% More Employees in October 2021 than in September and 8.7% Fewer than in Pre-Pandemic October 2019
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The 24 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed an estimated 412,844 full-time equivalents (FTEs) in October 2021, an increase of 0.5% (2,008 FTEs) from September 2021 (410,836 FTEs). October’s total was down 39,508 FTEs or 8.7% from pre-pandemic October 2019 (452,352 FTEs).