U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Employ 1.3% More Employees in August 2021 than in July, Still 9.2% Behind Pre-Pandemic August 2019
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Contact: Todd Solomon
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U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.7% in September 2021 from August's 6.4%, Remains Above Pre-Pandemic September 2019’s 3.3%
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 5.7 percent (not seasonally adjusted) in September 2021 according to analysis of recently updated data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on the BTS Unemployment in Transportation dashboard. The September 2021 rate was...
August Airline Industry Employment Edges Up from July, Remains 3.2% Below Pre-Pandemic August 2019
U.S. airlines employed 718,407 workers in August 2021, which is 0.3% (2,454) more workers than in July 2021, but 3.2% (23,919) fewer than in pre-pandemic August 2019. The August industry numbers consist of 613,657 full-time and 104,750 part-time workers, an increase from July of 5,238 full-time...COVID-19 Pandemic Drops 2020 Household Spending on Transportation by Nearly 14%
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 2.1% More Employees in July 2021 than June, Still 10.5% Behind Pre-Pandemic July 2019
BTS 58-21
Contact: Todd Solomon
Tel: 202-366-0573