Employment

Data for:	Release Date²
December 2018	Thu, Feb 7, 2019
January 2019	Thu, Mar 7, 2019
February 2019	Mon, Apr 8, 2019
March 2019	Thu, May 9, 2019
April 2019	Thu, Jun 6, 2019
May 2019	Thu, Jul 11, 2019
June 2019	Thu, Aug 8, 2019
July 2019	Mon, Sep 9, 2019
August 2019	Mon, Oct 7, 2019
September 2019	Thu, Nov 7, 2019
October 2019	Thu, Dec 5, 2019

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 Nov-2018

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	572,860	118,088	690,948
National	31,162	1,267	32,429
Large Regional	4,329	289	4,618
Medium Regional	327	158	485
GRAND TOTAL	608,678	119,802	728,480

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	15,669	1,887	17,556
	Allegiant Air	3,646	435	4,081
	American	95,215	12,358	107,573
	Atlas Air	2,951	10	2,961
	Delta	77,101	10,640	87,741
	Envoy Air	11,647	3,948	15,595
	ExpressJet	2,950	20	2,970
	Federal Express	177,119	64,278	241,397
	Frontier	4,225	39	4,264
	Hawaiian	5,733	1,488	7,221
	JetBlue	15,789	5,289	21,078
	Polar Air Cargo	203	0	203
	SkyWest	12,562	3,579	16,141
	Southwest	57,679	2,346	60,025
	Spirit	7,318	299	7,617
	United	77,202	11,327	88,529
	United Parcel Service	5,851	145	5,996
	TOTAL	572,860	118,088	690,948
National	ABX Air Inc	471	1	472
	Air Transport International	583	0	583
	Amerijet International	701	0	701
	Compass	1,755	0	1,755
	Endeavor Air	4,535	107	4,642
	GoJet Airlines	1,239	0	1,239
	Horizon Air	3,274	755	4,029
	Kalitta Air	1,755	13	1,768
	Mesa	3,419	11	3,430
	Miami Air International	334	16	350
	Omni Air International	918	4	922
	PSA	4,114	8	4,122
	Republic Airline	5,760	281	6,041
	Southern Air	281	0	281
	Sun Country Airlines	1,613	35	1,648
	USA Jet	410	36	446
	TOTAL	31,162	1,267	32,429
Large Regional	Aloha Air Cargo	398	66	464
	Asia Pacific	54	3	57
	Avjet	154	0	154
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	156	13	169
	Eastern	144	3	147
	Elite	161	21	182
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	111	0	111
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	762	1	763
	Kalitta Charters II	147	0	147
	Lynden Air Cargo	192	2	194
	Northern Air Cargo	375	18	393
	Scott Aviation	71	2	73
	Sky Lease Cargo	409	59	468
	Swift Air	474	37	511
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	311	59	370
	Western Global	410	5	415
	TOTAL	4,329	289	4,618
Medium Regional	21 Air	51	0	51
	Ameristar Air Cargo	53	0	53
	Hillwood	32	1	33
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	26	15	41
	Prescott Support Company	22	26	48
	Rhoades Aviation dba Transair	90	62	152
	Sierra Pacific	14	25	39
	TOTAL	327	158	485
	GRAND TOTAL	608,678	119,802	728,480

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