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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 Sep-2025

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	715,426	275,551	990,977
National	31,426	6,860	38,286
Large Regional	1,717	131	1,848
Medium Regional	54	45	99
GRAND TOTAL	748,623	282,587	1,031,210

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	19,199	2,345	21,544
	Allegiant Air	5,364	1,013	6,377
	American	96,060	11,720	107,780
	Atlas Air	4,309	55	4,364
	Delta	103,064	1,403	104,467
	Envoy Air	12,892	6,800	19,692
	Federal Express	235,832	223,922	459,754
	Frontier	7,510	49	7,559
	Hawaiian	6,651	619	7,270
	JetBlue	18,781	3,102	21,883
	Kalitta Air	3,321	14	3,335
	Polar Air Cargo	19	0	19
	Republic Airline	6,195	250	6,445
	SkyWest	13,598	1,879	15,477
	Southwest	70,958	2,530	73,488
	Spirit	9,576	333	9,909
	Sun Country Airlines	2,314	965	3,279
	USA Jet	144	0	144
	United	92,552	18,487	111,039
	United Parcel Service	7,087	65	7,152
	TOTAL	715,426	275,551	990,977
National	ABX Air Inc	637	6	643
	Air Transport International	1,213	0	1,213
	Air Wisconsin	225	23	248
	Amerijet International	786	0	786
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,853	708	2,561
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,161	3	1,164
	Endeavor Air	4,906	71	4,977
	Global Crossing	667	51	718
	GoJet Airlines	1,196	0	1,196
	Horizon Air	2,697	1,102	3,799
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	923	0	923
	Lynden Air Cargo	206	0	206
	Mesa	1,565	4	1,569
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	561	0	561
	Omni Air International	906	2	908
	PSA	4,944	0	4,944
	Piedmont	5,667	4,754	10,421
	Sky Lease Cargo	146	12	158
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	865	124	989
	Western Global	302	0	302
	TOTAL	31,426	6,860	38,286
Large Regional	21 Air	267	0	267
	Asia Pacific	88	1	89
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	170	73	243
	Eastern	182	0	182
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	363	0	363
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	137	0	137
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	171	0	171
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	300	28	328
	TOTAL	1,717	131	1,848
Medium Regional	Polaris Aviation Solutions	38	15	53
	Sierra Pacific	16	30	46
	TOTAL	54	45	99
	GRAND TOTAL	748,623	282,587	1,031,210

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