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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.

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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Note: Starting June 2024, FedEx Ground and FedEx Services merged with FedEx Express to form Federal Express Corporation. As a result of the merger, carrier FX has experienced a significant increase in employee count, increasing the total number of employees in the industry.

Recent Month Data    Nov-2024
Historical Scheduled Passenger Airline      Table3: Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees
    

Carrier GroupFull TimePart TimeTotal
Major 719,368274,672994,040
National 33,1886,75139,939
Large Regional 1,273331,306
Medium Regional 12566191
GRAND TOTAL753,954281,5221,035,476

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Carrier GroupCarrier NameFull TimePart TimeTotal
Major Alaska18,1092,15420,263
Allegiant Air5,5339646,497
American95,68612,357108,043
Atlas Air4,474664,540
Delta102,0322,106104,138
Envoy Air12,4116,33718,748
Federal Express243,984223,274467,258
Frontier7,893507,943
Hawaiian6,5608287,388
JetBlue19,3863,16922,555
Kalitta Air3,211203,231
Polar Air Cargo1871188
Republic Airline5,8392116,050
SkyWest12,6881,73914,427
Southwest71,8772,55774,434
Spirit11,26239311,655
Sun Country Airlines2,3018173,118
USA Jet1670167
United88,84617,557106,403
United Parcel Service6,922726,994
TOTAL719,368274,672994,040
National ABX Air Inc6647671
Air Transport International1,24901,249
Air Wisconsin953581,011
Aloha Air Cargo43592527
Amerijet International8000800
Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze1,7684322,200
CommuteAir dba CommuteAir1,24321,245
Endeavor Air4,484744,558
Global Crossing60377680
GoJet Airlines1,00501,005
Horizon Air2,5278803,407
Jet Aviation Flight Services9020902
Lynden Air Cargo2141215
Mesa1,76081,768
National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National5080508
Northern Air Cargo54717564
Omni Air International1,09221,094
PSA4,74004,740
Piedmont5,7234,78710,510
Scott Aviation 1140114
Silver539113652
Sky Lease Cargo23166297
TEM Enterprises dba Avelo789135924
Western Global2980298
TOTAL33,1886,75139,939
Large Regional 21 Air2080208
Asia Pacific90292
Eastern1950195
Eastern Air Express (EAX)1770177
Gulf And Caribbean Cargo1390139
Kalitta Charters II1610161
Tatonduk Outfitters Limited30331334
TOTAL1,273331,306
Medium Regional Ameristar Air Cargo34034
KaiserAir392968
Polaris Aviation Solutions361551
Sierra Pacific162238
TOTAL12566191
GRAND TOTAL753,954281,5221,035,476