Employment

Data for:	Release Date²
April 2013	Thu, Jun 13, 2013
May 2013	Thu, Jul 11, 2013
June 2013	Thu, Aug 15, 2013
July 2013	Tue, Sep 10, 2013
August 2013	Thu, Oct 10, 2013
September 2013	Fri, Nov 15, 2013
October 2013	Thu, Dec 12, 2013

¹ Eastern Standard (EST) or Eastern Daylight (EDT) .
² Target dates subject to revision.

Search Airline Employment Data by Month

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.

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 Mar-2013

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	455,458	94,864	550,322
National	27,876	2,504	30,380
Large Regional	1,804	172	1,976
Medium Regional	447	67	514
GRAND TOTAL	485,585	97,607	583,192

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	8,723	1,311	10,034
	American	55,519	6,973	62,492
	American Eagle	9,740	3,008	12,748
	Atlas Air	1,655	13	1,668
	Delta	68,697	9,396	78,093
	ExpressJet	8,813	69	8,882
	Federal Express	113,606	48,744	162,350
	Frontier	3,302	1,011	4,313
	Hawaiian	3,939	1,023	4,962
	JetBlue	10,852	3,845	14,697
	Kalitta Air	988	41	1,029
	SkyWest	8,628	1,572	10,200
	Southwest	45,078	1,426	46,504
	Spirit	2,962	506	3,468
	US Airways	28,789	3,834	32,623
	United	76,530	11,709	88,239
	United Parcel Service	5,381	123	5,504
	Virgin America	2,256	260	2,516
	TOTAL	455,458	94,864	550,322
National	ABX Air	464	4	468
	Air Transport International	359	6	365
	Air Wisconsin	2,315	456	2,771
	Allegiant Air	1,731	296	2,027
	Amerijet International	598	14	612
	Centurion Cargo	818	0	818
	Chautauqua	1,189	46	1,235
	Compass	1,090	0	1,090
	Evergreen International	241	11	252
	Executive	479	516	995
	GoJet Airlines	1,086	0	1,086
	Horizon Air	2,396	508	2,904
	Lynden Air Cargo	184	0	184
	Mesa	1,542	5	1,547
	Miami Air International	358	23	381
	North American	395	17	412
	Omni Air Express	886	2	888
	PSA	1,066	2	1,068
	Pinnacle	4,346	171	4,517
	Polar Air Cargo	150	2	152
	Republic	2,236	74	2,310
	Shuttle America	2,004	72	2,076
	Sun Country Airlines	859	226	1,085
	USA Jet	258	25	283
	Vision	214	13	227
	World	612	15	627
	TOTAL	27,876	2,504	30,380
Large Regional	Aloha Air Cargo	317	66	383
	Asia Pacific	38	5	43
	Avjet	150	21	171
	Casino Express	115	29	144
	Florida West	84	2	86
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	100	1	101
	Kalitta Charters II	90	2	92
	National Air Cargo Group	232	0	232
	Northern Air Cargo	249	5	254
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	272	41	313
	Tradewinds	157	0	157
	TOTAL	1,804	172	1,976
Medium Regional	Caribbean Sun Airlines	117	0	117
	Falcon Air Express	221	0	221
	Prescott Support Company	20	24	44
	Sierra Pacific	12	13	25
	Swift Air	77	30	107
	TOTAL	447	67	514
	GRAND TOTAL	485,585	97,607	583,192

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