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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 Feb-2026

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	719,977	265,429	985,406
National	32,773	6,897	39,670
Large Regional	1,259	128	1,387
Medium Regional	82	38	120
GRAND TOTAL	754,091	272,492	1,026,583

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	20,123	2,304	22,427
	Allegiant Air	5,227	903	6,130
	American	97,206	11,991	109,197
	Atlas Air	4,226	47	4,273
	Delta	103,240	2,165	105,405
	Envoy Air	13,207	6,915	20,122
	Federal Express	234,663	212,518	447,181
	Frontier	8,071	49	8,120
	Hawaiian	6,693	588	7,281
	JetBlue	18,744	3,077	21,821
	Kalitta Air	3,171	12	3,183
	Polar Air Cargo	2	0	2
	Republic Airline	6,445	256	6,701
	SkyWest	13,978	1,953	15,931
	Southwest	71,923	2,872	74,795
	Spirit	8,432	281	8,713
	Sun Country Airlines	2,327	944	3,271
	United	94,726	18,473	113,199
	United Parcel Service	7,573	81	7,654
	TOTAL	719,977	265,429	985,406
National	21 Air	289	0	289
	ABX Air Inc	626	7	633
	Air Transport International	1,218	0	1,218
	Air Wisconsin	263	22	285
	Aloha Air Cargo	340	59	399
	Amerijet International	772	0	772
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,888	829	2,717
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,143	3	1,146
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	348	0	348
	Endeavor Air	4,969	63	5,032
	Global Crossing	644	31	675
	GoJet Airlines	1,308	0	1,308
	Horizon Air	2,632	1,164	3,796
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	933	0	933
	Lynden Air Cargo	208	1	209
	Mesa	1,505	2	1,507
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	604	0	604
	Northern Air Cargo	243	5	248
	Omni Air International	870	3	873
	PSA	5,037	0	5,037
	Piedmont	5,797	4,565	10,362
	Sky Lease Cargo	143	14	157
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	772	129	901
	Western Global	221	0	221
	TOTAL	32,773	6,897	39,670
Large Regional	Asia Pacific	91	1	92
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	166	71	237
	Eastern	207	0	207
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	134	0	134
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	170	0	170
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	301	26	327
	USA Jet	151	1	152
	TOTAL	1,259	128	1,387
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	32	0	32
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	34	10	44
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	82	38	120
	GRAND TOTAL	754,091	272,492	1,026,583

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