"TABLE 4 Labor Compensation per Employee
(In current and constant dollars)",,,,,,,,,
,In current dollars,,,,,In constant dollars,,,
Year,Air transportation,Line-haul railroads,"General freight trucking, long distance",U.S. economy,CPI (1982–84=100),Air transportation,Line-haul railroads,"General freight trucking, long distance",U.S. economy
1990,"$47,815 ","$50,236 ","$30,092 ",,130.7,"$36,584 ","$38,436 ","$23,024 ",
1991,"$49,799 ","$51,947 ","$30,605 ","$34,216 ",136.2,"$36,564 ","$38,140 ","$22,471 ","$25,122 "
1992,"$52,084 ","$52,461 ","$32,482 ","$35,922 ",140.3,"$37,123 ","$37,392 ","$23,151 ","$25,603 "
1993,"$53,844 ","$54,322 ","$31,746 ","$37,190 ",144.5,"$37,263 ","$37,593 ","$21,970 ","$25,737 "
1994,"$56,286 ","$56,256 ","$32,738 ","$38,064 ",148.2,"$37,980 ","$37,959 ","$22,090 ","$25,684 "
1995,"$58,485 ","$58,439 ","$32,961 ","$37,877 ",152.4,"$38,376 ","$38,346 ","$21,628 ","$24,854 "
1996,"$59,419 ","$60,701 ","$32,358 ","$38,854 ",156.9,"$37,871 ","$38,688 ","$20,623 ","$24,764 "
1997,"$60,742 ","$62,259 ","$34,882 ","$39,978 ",160.5,"$37,846 ","$38,791 ","$21,733 ","$24,908 "
1998,"$61,350 ","$64,328 ","$35,842 ","$41,101 ",163.0,"$37,638 ","$39,465 ","$21,989 ","$25,215 "
1999,"$62,771 ","$64,700 ","$37,196 ","$42,203 ",166.6,"$37,678 ","$38,835 ","$22,326 ","$25,332 "
2000,"$64,736 ","$66,782 ","$38,746 ","$44,013 ",172.2,"$37,593 ","$38,782 ","$22,501 ","$25,559 "
2001,"$68,350 ","$69,351 ","$39,147 ","$46,072 ",177.1,"$38,594 ","$39,159 ","$22,105 ","$26,015 "
Percentage change over time,,,,,,,,,
1990–2001,42.9,38.1,30.1,,35.5,5.5,1.9,–4.0,
1991–2001,37.3,33.5,27.9,34.7,30.0,5.6,2.7,–1.6,3.6
1992–2001,31.2,32.2,20.5,28.3,26.2,4.0,4.7,–4.5,1.6
1990–2000,35.4,32.9,28.8,,31.8,2.8,0.9,–2.3,
1990–1999,31.3,28.8,23.6,,27.5,3.0,1.0,–3.0,
1990–1998,28.3,28.1,19.1,,24.7,2.9,2.7,–4.5,
Key: CPI = Consumer Price Index.,,,,,,,,,
Sources: Industry data were obtained from BLS staff (personal communication). ,,,,,,,,,
"Note: Data for the U.S. economy (all civilian workers) were computed as follows: compensation per hour (BLS website) x 2,080 (hours per year).",,,,,,,,,