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U.S. transportation sector unemployment at 4.4% 

June 10th, 2025

Unemployment in the transportation sector is down from a year ago, but still higher than pre-COVID levels. Graphic courtesy of Bureau of Transportation Statistics The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.4% (not seasonally adjusted) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In May 2025, the transportation sector unemployment […]

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Schmitt receives 2024 Robert E. Skinner Award

September 19th, 2024

Dr. Rolf R. Schmitt, deputy director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of Transportation, is the 2024 recipient of the Robert E. Skinner, Jr. Distinguished Transportation Research Management Award for a four-decade career devoted to conceiving, designing, establishing, sustaining, and managing transportation statistical programs and a national library critical to fostering the nation's transportation […]

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