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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    Jun-2022

Carrier GroupFull TimePart TimeTotal
Major 619,309105,501724,810
National 32,3475,14637,493
Large Regional 3,3952883,683
Medium Regional 1,187901,277
GRAND TOTAL656,238111,025767,263

Download Grand Total (Historical data)
 

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Carrier GroupCarrier NameFull TimePart TimeTotal
Major Alaska17,1751,73718,912
Allegiant Air4,8107405,550
American90,59812,958103,556
Atlas Air4,211684,279
Delta88,6493,53192,180
Envoy Air11,2914,80316,094
Federal Express201,47657,219258,695
Frontier5,694355,729
Hawaiian5,9121,0166,928
JetBlue18,3034,53922,842
Kalitta Air2,455162,471
Polar Air Cargo2681269
Republic Airline6,1072416,348
SkyWest12,3531,63313,986
Southwest61,6191,42863,047
Spirit10,58833310,921
United70,95915,07786,036
United Parcel Service6,8411266,967
TOTAL619,309105,501724,810
National ABX Air Inc5265531
Air Transport International1,10601,106
Air Wisconsin1,120371,157
Aloha Air Cargo41382495
Amerijet International9620962
Commutair Aka Champlain Enterprises1,22631,229
Elite9624120
Endeavor Air4,902954,997
GoJet Airlines1,01101,011
Horizon Air2,9686043,572
Lynden Air Cargo2000200
Mesa2,565152,580
National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National3130313
Northern Air Cargo4626468
Omni Air International1,05651,061
PSA4,47604,476
Piedmont5,2123,7078,919
Sky Lease Cargo22235257
Sun Country Airlines1,7705122,282
Swift Air82916845
USA Jet5220522
Western Global3900390
TOTAL32,3475,14637,493
Large Regional Asia Pacific85186
Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze730115845
Caribbean Sun Airlines1850185
Eastern3230323
Gulf And Caribbean Cargo1360136
Jet Aviation Flight Services7040704
Kalitta Charters II1580158
Rhoades Aviation dba Transair9931130
Scott Aviation 1060106
Silver53692628
Tatonduk Outfitters Limited33349382
TOTAL3,3952883,683
Medium Regional 21 Air1060106
ExpressJet Airlines1271128
Global Crossing3081309
Hillwood88189
KaiserAir392968
Polaris Aviation Solutions291544
Sierra Pacific152136
TEM Enterprises dba Avelo47522497
TOTAL1,187901,277
GRAND TOTAL656,238111,025767,263