Economics, employment, and finance
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U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate Increases to 5.4% in February 2022; Remains Above Pre-Pandemic Level of 3.8% in February 2020
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 5.4% (not seasonally adjusted) in February 2022 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data recently updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard. The February 2022 rate fell 3.5...U.S. Airlines’ January 2022 Fuel Use Down 17% from Pre-Pandemic 2020; Cost per Gallon Hits 7-Year High
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ January Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.21 billion gallons of fuel, 10.5% less fuel than in December 2021 and 17.4% less than in pre-...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. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 728,150 workers in December 2021, 20,049 (2.83%) more workers than in November 2021 (708,101) and 21,340 (2.85%) fewer than in pre-pandemic December 2019 (749,490). The December 2021 figure is the highest industry...U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate Increases to 4.7% in January 2022; Remains Above Pre-Pandemic Level of 3.4% in January 2020
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.7% (not seasonally adjusted) in January 2022 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data recently updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard. The January 2022 rate fell 4.3...U.S. Airlines’ 2021 Total Fuel Use Decreases 25% from Pre-Pandemic 2019; December 2021 Fuel Use Down 13% from December 2019
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ December Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers indicating U.S. airlines used 1.35 billion gallons of fuel, 7.5% more fuel than in November 2021 and 13.2% less than in pre-pandemic December 2019....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...