Employment

Data for:	Release Date²
March 2012	Wed, May 16, 2012
April 2012	Fri, Jun 15, 2012
May 2012	Fri, Jul 13, 2012
June 2012	Mon, Aug 20, 2012
July 2012	Tue, Sep 18, 2012
August 2012	Wed, Oct 17, 2012
September 2012	Mon, Nov 19, 2012
October 2012	Fri, Dec 14, 2012

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 Feb-2012

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	435,669	97,044	532,713
National	45,607	4,764	50,371
Large Regional	2,085	179	2,264
Medium Regional	575	87	662
GRAND TOTAL	483,936	102,074	586,010

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	AirTran	7,212	492	7,704
	Alaska	8,379	1,256	9,635
	American	61,016	8,794	69,810
	American Eagle	9,009	1,878	10,887
	Atlas Air	1,511	18	1,529
	Delta	70,383	11,798	82,181
	Federal Express	102,716	48,592	151,308
	Frontier	3,942	1,131	5,073
	Hawaiian	3,476	962	4,438
	JetBlue	10,555	3,807	14,362
	Kalitta Air	1,143	31	1,174
	SkyWest	8,395	1,983	10,378
	Southwest	37,990	955	38,945
	US Airways	28,529	3,728	32,257
	United	75,946	11,494	87,440
	United Parcel Service	5,467	125	5,592
	TOTAL	435,669	97,044	532,713
National	ABX Air	473	7	480
	Air Transport International	403	6	409
	Air Wisconsin	2,385	429	2,814
	Allegiant Air	1,535	225	1,760
	Amerijet International	591	17	608
	Astar USA	269	0	269
	Centurion Cargo	226	0	226
	Colgan Air	1,617	209	1,826
	Comair	1,700	9	1,709
	Compass	1,076	0	1,076
	Evergreen International	360	18	378
	Executive	1,230	784	2,014
	ExpressJet	9,184	515	9,699
	GoJet Airlines	769	0	769
	Horizon Air	2,585	477	3,062
	Mesa	1,795	25	1,820
	Miami Air International	369	11	380
	North American	582	56	638
	Omni Air Express	828	2	830
	PSA	1,055	2	1,057
	Pinnacle	4,683	809	5,492
	Polar Air Cargo	142	3	145
	Republic	1,943	68	2,011
	Ryan International	460	5	465
	Shuttle America	1,778	66	1,844
	Southern Air	713	0	713
	Spirit	2,409	441	2,850
	Sun Country Airlines	735	233	968
	USA Jet	267	39	306
	Virgin America	2,188	233	2,421
	Vision	402	42	444
	World	855	33	888
	TOTAL	45,607	4,764	50,371
Large Regional	Aerodynamics	174	21	195
	Aloha Air Cargo	286	61	347
	Asia Pacific	37	5	42
	Avjet	142	19	161
	Capital Cargo International	156	22	178
	Florida West	87	3	90
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	93	1	94
	Kalitta Charters II	82	2	84
	Lynden Air Cargo	171	0	171
	National Air Cargo Group	219	0	219
	Northern Air Cargo	223	7	230
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	261	38	299
	Tradewinds	154	0	154
	TOTAL	2,085	179	2,264
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	47	0	47
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	81	0	81
	Dynamic	49	0	49
	Falcon Air Express	162	0	162
	KaiserAir	98	46	144
	Prescott Support Company	21	25	46
	Sierra Pacific	12	16	28
	Swift Air	105	0	105
	TOTAL	575	87	662
	GRAND TOTAL	483,936	102,074	586,010

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