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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 Aug-2025

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	715,609	265,769	981,378
National	32,235	6,881	39,116
Large Regional	1,694	120	1,814
Medium Regional	54	45	99
GRAND TOTAL	749,592	272,815	1,022,407

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	19,029	2,315	21,344
	Allegiant Air	5,409	985	6,394
	American	96,301	11,776	108,077
	Atlas Air	4,312	56	4,368
	Delta	103,206	2,457	105,663
	Envoy Air	12,854	6,750	19,604
	Federal Express	235,131	213,206	448,337
	Frontier	7,591	50	7,641
	Hawaiian	6,729	622	7,351
	JetBlue	18,859	3,098	21,957
	Kalitta Air	3,317	17	3,334
	Polar Air Cargo	22	0	22
	Republic Airline	6,169	251	6,420
	SkyWest	13,349	1,850	15,199
	Southwest	70,940	2,485	73,425
	Spirit	10,854	351	11,205
	Sun Country Airlines	2,311	937	3,248
	USA Jet	149	1	150
	United	92,020	18,497	110,517
	United Parcel Service	7,057	65	7,122
	TOTAL	715,609	265,769	981,378
National	ABX Air Inc	644	6	650
	Air Transport International	1,222	0	1,222
	Air Wisconsin	232	23	255
	Aloha Air Cargo	392	73	465
	Amerijet International	789	0	789
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,848	631	2,479
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,170	3	1,173
	Endeavor Air	4,810	75	4,885
	Global Crossing	659	53	712
	GoJet Airlines	1,184	0	1,184
	Horizon Air	2,717	1,073	3,790
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	912	0	912
	Lynden Air Cargo	209	0	209
	Mesa	1,584	5	1,589
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	552	0	552
	Northern Air Cargo	281	3	284
	Omni Air International	918	2	920
	PSA	4,937	0	4,937
	Piedmont	5,759	4,803	10,562
	Scott Aviation	111	0	111
	Sky Lease Cargo	149	11	160
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	852	120	972
	Western Global	304	0	304
	TOTAL	32,235	6,881	39,116
Large Regional	21 Air	266	0	266
	Asia Pacific	88	1	89
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	172	62	234
	Eastern	181	0	181
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	342	0	342
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	139	0	139
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	169	0	169
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	298	28	326
	TOTAL	1,694	120	1,814
Medium Regional	Polaris Aviation Solutions	38	15	53
	Sierra Pacific	16	30	46
	TOTAL	54	45	99
	GRAND TOTAL	749,592	272,815	1,022,407

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