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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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Recent Month Data    Mar-2023

Historical Scheduled Passenger Airline      Table3: Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees
    

Carrier GroupFull TimePart TimeTotal
Major 646,569104,171750,740
National 31,5566,11037,666
Large Regional 4,7364595,195
Medium Regional 11662178
GRAND TOTAL682,977110,802793,779

Download Grand Total (Historical data)
 

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Carrier GroupCarrier NameFull TimePart TimeTotal
Major Alaska17,8291,89519,724
Allegiant Air4,9746725,646
American93,19912,553105,752
Atlas Air4,545784,623
Delta96,51045796,967
Envoy Air11,8845,37317,257
Federal Express197,93457,456255,390
Frontier6,566426,608
Hawaiian6,3328867,218
JetBlue19,1774,19723,374
Kalitta Air2,684152,699
Polar Air Cargo2861287
Republic Airline5,6232225,845
SkyWest11,3991,71013,109
Southwest69,1371,46270,599
Spirit12,21134412,555
USA Jet5240524
United78,77816,69495,472
United Parcel Service6,9771147,091
TOTAL646,569104,171750,740
National ABX Air Inc5419550
Air Transport International1,17701,177
Air Wisconsin1,079561,135
Aloha Air Cargo45682538
Amerijet International1,05601,056
CommuteAir dba CommuteAir1,27881,286
Endeavor Air4,696694,765
GoJet Airlines8420842
Horizon Air2,5236293,152
Lynden Air Cargo2112213
Mesa2,301122,313
National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National3710371
Northern Air Cargo51213525
Omni Air International1,15911,160
PSA4,05704,057
Piedmont5,3014,4249,725
Scott Aviation 1160116
Sky Lease Cargo21347260
Sun Country Airlines1,9856492,634
Swift Air86216878
Western Air Charter 43093523
Western Global3900390
TOTAL31,5566,11037,666
Large Regional 21 Air1220122
Asia Pacific63265
Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze1,0901611,251
Eastern1100110
Global Crossing4510451
Gulf And Caribbean Cargo1360136
Hillwood1061107
Jet Aviation Flight Services8430843
Kalitta Charters II1530153
Rhoades Aviation dba Transair391958
Silver664108772
TEM Enterprises dba Avelo629130759
Tatonduk Outfitters Limited33038368
TOTAL4,7364595,195
Medium Regional Ameristar Air Cargo34034
KaiserAir392968
Polaris Aviation Solutions291544
Sierra Pacific141832
TOTAL11662178
GRAND TOTAL682,977110,802793,779