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Airlines that operate at least one aircraft with the capacity to carry combined passengers, cargo and fuel of 18,000 pounds - the payload factor - must report monthly full-time and part-time employment statistics to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Use dropdowns below to select a month from January 1990 to the present.

Regulations require airlines to report employment numbers for employees who worked or received pay for any part of the pay period(s) ending nearest the 15th day of the month.

Other data pages:
Press Releases Scheduled Passenger Airlines full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels
Database (Monthly numbers 1990-present)
Year-End Full-Time and Part-Time Airline Employment (1970-1989)
Annual Employee Statistics by Labor Category (1990-present) (Tables) (Searchable Database).

Group Definition

Major

- Over $1 billion annual operating revenue

National

- Over $100 million to $1 billion annual operating revenue

Large Regional

- $20 million to $100 million annual operating revenue

Medium Regional

- Less than $20 million annual operating revenue

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Recent Month Data Nov-2025

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	725,901	304,223	1,030,124
National	32,422	6,896	39,318
Large Regional	1,721	127	1,848
Medium Regional	52	43	95
GRAND TOTAL	760,096	311,289	1,071,385

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	19,291	2,312	21,603
	Allegiant Air	5,327	932	6,259
	American	97,416	11,850	109,266
	Atlas Air	4,255	52	4,307
	Delta	102,634	2,234	104,868
	Envoy Air	13,072	6,828	19,900
	Federal Express	243,906	251,789	495,695
	Frontier	7,504	49	7,553
	Hawaiian	6,712	622	7,334
	JetBlue	18,737	3,091	21,828
	Kalitta Air	3,318	13	3,331
	Polar Air Cargo	6	0	6
	Republic Airline	6,248	243	6,491
	SkyWest	13,600	1,914	15,514
	Southwest	71,452	2,596	74,048
	Spirit	9,245	336	9,581
	Sun Country Airlines	2,300	947	3,247
	USA Jet	144	1	145
	United	93,628	18,350	111,978
	United Parcel Service	7,106	64	7,170
	TOTAL	725,901	304,223	1,030,124
National	ABX Air Inc	623	6	629
	Air Transport International	1,203	0	1,203
	Air Wisconsin	218	22	240
	Aloha Air Cargo	360	71	431
	Amerijet International	781	0	781
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,852	735	2,587
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,161	3	1,164
	Endeavor Air	4,961	70	5,031
	Global Crossing	627	32	659
	GoJet Airlines	1,263	0	1,263
	Horizon Air	2,697	1,174	3,871
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	939	0	939
	Lynden Air Cargo	202	0	202
	Mesa	1,577	4	1,581
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	570	0	570
	Northern Air Cargo	260	5	265
	Omni Air International	880	2	882
	PSA	5,028	0	5,028
	Piedmont	5,821	4,632	10,453
	Scott Aviation	95	0	95
	Sky Lease Cargo	145	14	159
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	864	126	990
	Western Global	295	0	295
	TOTAL	32,422	6,896	39,318
Large Regional	21 Air	281	0	281
	Asia Pacific	93	1	94
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	168	68	236
	Eastern	200	0	200
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	335	0	335
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	135	0	135
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	168	0	168
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	302	29	331
	TOTAL	1,721	127	1,848
Medium Regional	Polaris Aviation Solutions	36	15	51
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	52	43	95
	GRAND TOTAL	760,096	311,289	1,071,385

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