Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

BTS Data Release: May 2025 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (4.4%) Falls Below the May 2024 Level (5.5%) but Rises Above the Pre-Pandemic May 2019 Level (4.3%) The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.4% (not seasonally adjusted) in May 2025. In May 2025, the transportation sector unemployment rate fell 1.1 percentage points from 5.5% in May 2024 but was just above the pre-pandemic May 2019 level of 4.3%. Seasonally adjusted, employment in the transportation and warehousing sector rose to 6,739,800 in May 2025 — up 0.1% from the previous month and up 1.3% from May 2024. Employment in transportation and warehousing grew 19.5% in May 2025 from the pre-pandemic May 2019 level of 5,639,100. https://lnkd.in/dSk5TNzn

BTS Data Spotlight: March 2025 Marks Record in value of U.S. Freight with Canada and Mexico March 2025 marks a record all-time high in the monthly dollar value of freight moved by multiple modes of transportation in U.S. freight with Canada and Mexico. Cross border U.S. freight shipments with Canada and Mexico totaled just over $144.8 billion in March 2025. The total represents an 8.4% increase over March 2024 and a 35.0% increase over 2019. Canada and Mexico regularly conduct over $1 trillion in annual freight flows among them. In 2024, U.S. freight with Canada and Mexico combined totaled $1.6 trillion, a 1.8% increase over 2023. https://lnkd.in/eXrD-JW7

BTS Data Release: U.S. Airlines’ April 2025 Fuel Cost per Gallon down 3.8% and Aviation Fuel Consumption down 1.8% from March 2025 The cost per gallon of airline fuel in April 2025 ($2.32) was down 9 cents (3.8%) from March 2025 ($2.41) and down 44 cents (15.8%) from April 2024. Total April 2025 fuel expenditure ($3.66B) was down 5.6% from March 2025 ($3.88B) and down 15.1% from April 2024 (4.31B). In April 2025, fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.580 billion gallons of fuel, 1.8% less fuel than in March 2025 (1.609 billion gallons) and 0.9% more than April 2024. https://lnkd.in/eza9bB4S

BTS Data Release: Motor Fuel Prices – May 2025 In May 2025, the average price for regular motor gasoline was $3.15 per gallon; down 0.7% from April 2025 and down 12.6% from May 2024. The average price for diesel no. 2 rose to $3.50 in May 2025, down 1.9% from April 2025, and down 8.5% from May 2024. By region: - West Coast: $4.23 (down 9.2%) - Rocky Mountain: $3.13 (down 8.4%) - Central Atlantic: $3.11 (down 14.9%) - Midwest: $3.01 (down 12.2%) - New England: $2.97 (down 16.6%) - Lower Atlantic: $2.91 (down 14.3%) https://lnkd.in/eeT6KGP4

BTS Data Release: BTS Updates National Transportation Statistics 5/30/2025 Each month, BTS updates NTS with transportation statistics from across the following areas: - The extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network and infrastructure. - Safety information including accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each transportation mode and for hazardous materials movement. - Transportation’s impact on the economy, including gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and Government expenditures; and - Transportation’s impact on energy use. https://lnkd.in/eZuzKwxe

BTS Data Release: Airline Service Quality Performance Data – February 2025 February 2025 Data Included in this Report: - Flight Delays - Flight Cancellations - On-time Statistics https://lnkd.in/esRHeDGS

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BTS Data Release: Transportation Producer Price Index – April 2025 The transportation equipment Producer Price Index (PPI) indicates the changes in transportation equipment prices faced by transportation providers, and any increase, increases providers costs. PPI shows that prices increased for freight transportation and equipment 1.7% in April 2025 from April 2024. By Mode: - Air: +3.6% - Rail: +2.0% - Truck: +0.6% - Water: +4.0% - Arrangement of freight and cargo: +7.3% https://lnkd.in/esUequde

BTS Data Release: March 2025 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Down 1.1% from the Previous Month and Up 0.4% from March 2024 https://lnkd.in/e8w5sJur TSI, which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 1.1% in March from February, falling after a one-month increase. The level of for-hire freight shipments in March measured by the Freight TSI was 137.0.

BTS Data Release: U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Gained 4,231 Jobs in March 2025 https://lnkd.in/egEWNAby U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 1,008,949 workers in March 2025, 4,231 (0.42%) more workers than in February 2025 (1,004,718). Passenger airlines: 546,947 workers (+2,791 employees) Cargo airlines: 457,877 workers (+1,525 employees)