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Economics, employment, and finance

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U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Gained 511 Jobs in April 2024

U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 800,807 workers in April 2024, 511 (0.06%) more workers than in March 2024 (800,296). U.S. scheduled-service passenger airlines employed 541,445 workers in April 2024, or 68% of the industry-wide total....

US Airlines gain $7.8 billion in 2023, an increase over 2022

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a 2023 after-tax net profit of $7.8 billion, and a pre-tax operating profit of $13.2 billion. U.S. airline financial reports are filed quarterly with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). See the tables that accompany this release on the BTS...