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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.

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	715,029	248,476	963,505
National	32,329	6,479	38,808
Large Regional	1,533	78	1,611
Medium Regional	222	67	289
GRAND TOTAL	749,113	255,100	1,004,213

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	18,137	2,155	20,292
	Allegiant Air	5,449	975	6,424
	American	96,220	12,266	108,486
	Atlas Air	4,574	76	4,650
	Delta	102,936	3,296	106,232
	Envoy Air	12,558	6,031	18,589
	Federal Express	237,873	196,606	434,479
	Frontier	8,116	55	8,171
	Hawaiian	6,597	840	7,437
	JetBlue	19,384	3,450	22,834
	Kalitta Air	3,034	26	3,060
	Polar Air Cargo	192	1	193
	Republic Airline	5,550	224	5,774
	SkyWest	12,368	1,731	14,099
	Southwest	72,564	2,333	74,897
	Spirit	11,739	400	12,139
	Sun Country Airlines	2,257	777	3,034
	USA Jet	169	0	169
	United	88,605	17,151	105,756
	United Parcel Service	6,707	83	6,790
	TOTAL	715,029	248,476	963,505
National	ABX Air Inc	624	8	632
	Air Transport International	1,263	0	1,263
	Air Wisconsin	959	61	1,020
	Aloha Air Cargo	454	91	545
	Amerijet International	787	0	787
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,735	337	2,072
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,255	5	1,260
	Endeavor Air	4,488	85	4,573
	GoJet Airlines	926	0	926
	Horizon Air	2,500	832	3,332
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	904	0	904
	Lynden Air Cargo	217	0	217
	Mesa	1,936	14	1,950
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	470	0	470
	Northern Air Cargo	514	10	524
	Omni Air International	1,102	2	1,104
	PSA	4,724	0	4,724
	Piedmont	5,539	4,741	10,280
	Scott Aviation	111	0	111
	Silver	544	119	663
	Sky Lease Cargo	234	63	297
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	756	111	867
	Western Global	287	0	287
	TOTAL	32,329	6,479	38,808
Large Regional	21 Air	162	0	162
	Asia Pacific	84	2	86
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	229	42	271
	Eastern	252	0	252
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	138	0	138
	Hillwood	198	0	198
	Kalitta Charters II	165	0	165
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	305	34	339
	TOTAL	1,533	78	1,611
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	34	0	34
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	36	15	51
	Sierra Pacific	15	20	35
	Western Air Charter	98	3	101
	TOTAL	222	67	289
	GRAND TOTAL	749,113	255,100	1,004,213

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