Employment

Data for:	Release Date²
October 2018	Fri, Dec 7, 2018
November 2018	Thu, Jan 10, 2019
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 Sep-2018

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	571,503	114,552	686,055
National	30,755	1,251	32,006
Large Regional	4,074	285	4,359
Medium Regional	328	132	460
GRAND TOTAL	606,660	116,220	722,880

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	15,756	1,896	17,652
	Allegiant Air	3,622	426	4,048
	American	95,964	12,450	108,414
	Atlas Air	2,886	9	2,895
	Delta	78,037	10,240	88,277
	Envoy Air	11,208	3,829	15,037
	ExpressJet	3,292	20	3,312
	Federal Express	174,444	61,775	236,219
	Frontier	4,068	36	4,104
	Hawaiian	5,698	1,454	7,152
	JetBlue	15,817	5,294	21,111
	Polar Air Cargo	206	0	206
	SkyWest	12,735	3,136	15,871
	Southwest	57,369	2,380	59,749
	Spirit	7,242	280	7,522
	United	77,329	11,194	88,523
	United Parcel Service	5,830	133	5,963
	TOTAL	571,503	114,552	686,055
National	ABX Air Inc	467	1	468
	Air Transport International	568	0	568
	Amerijet International	693	0	693
	Compass	1,725	0	1,725
	Endeavor Air	4,503	107	4,610
	GoJet Airlines	1,246	0	1,246
	Horizon Air	3,273	734	4,007
	Kalitta Air	1,710	12	1,722
	Mesa	3,367	10	3,377
	Miami Air International	323	15	338
	Omni Air International	922	5	927
	PSA	4,007	7	4,014
	Republic Airline	5,720	271	5,991
	Southern Air	263	1	264
	Sun Country Airlines	1,581	33	1,614
	USA Jet	387	55	442
	TOTAL	30,755	1,251	32,006
Large Regional	Aloha Air Cargo	396	64	460
	Asia Pacific	53	1	54
	Avjet	162	0	162
	Eastern	148	3	151
	Elite	149	33	182
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	114	0	114
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	751	1	752
	Kalitta Charters II	141	0	141
	Lynden Air Cargo	191	2	193
	Northern Air Cargo	384	16	400
	Sky Lease Cargo	422	59	481
	Swift Air	460	38	498
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	307	64	371
	Western Global	396	4	400
	TOTAL	4,074	285	4,359
Medium Regional	21 Air	57	0	57
	Ameristar Air Cargo	53	0	53
	Hillwood	32	1	33
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	26	15	41
	Prescott Support Company	21	26	47
	Rhoades Aviation dba Transair	86	39	125
	Sierra Pacific	14	22	36
	TOTAL	328	132	460
	GRAND TOTAL	606,660	116,220	722,880

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