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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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Recent Month Data Feb-2024

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	647,585	105,120	752,705
National	30,707	6,448	37,155
Large Regional	5,564	587	6,151
Medium Regional	128	64	192
GRAND TOTAL	683,984	112,219	796,203

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	18,065	2,065	20,130
	Allegiant Air	5,438	973	6,411
	American	95,654	12,332	107,986
	Atlas Air	4,517	76	4,593
	Delta	101,834	546	102,380
	Envoy Air	12,516	5,863	18,379
	Federal Express	175,848	58,375	234,223
	Frontier	7,481	41	7,522
	Hawaiian	6,536	838	7,374
	JetBlue	19,337	3,531	22,868
	Kalitta Air	2,895	22	2,917
	Polar Air Cargo	210	1	211
	Republic Airline	5,304	228	5,532
	SkyWest	11,778	1,634	13,412
	Southwest	73,967	1,780	75,747
	Spirit	12,503	355	12,858
	USA Jet	207	7	214
	United	86,907	16,364	103,271
	United Parcel Service	6,588	89	6,677
	TOTAL	647,585	105,120	752,705
National	ABX Air Inc	592	8	600
	Air Transport International	1,276	0	1,276
	Air Wisconsin	1,017	61	1,078
	Aloha Air Cargo	510	109	619
	Amerijet International	887	0	887
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,121	3	1,124
	Endeavor Air	4,332	74	4,406
	GoJet Airlines	870	0	870
	Horizon Air	2,449	772	3,221
	Lynden Air Cargo	214	1	215
	Mesa	2,109	12	2,121
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	427	0	427
	Northern Air Cargo	552	14	566
	Omni Air International	1,082	1	1,083
	PSA	4,336	0	4,336
	Piedmont	5,322	4,629	9,951
	Scott Aviation	112	0	112
	Sky Lease Cargo	208	60	268
	Sun Country Airlines	2,204	677	2,881
	Swift Air	588	23	611
	Western Air Charter	229	3	232
	Western Global	270	1	271
	TOTAL	30,707	6,448	37,155
Large Regional	21 Air	131	0	131
	Asia Pacific	76	2	78
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,571	208	1,779
	Eastern	279	0	279
	Global Crossing	515	143	658
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	140	0	140
	Hillwood	138	0	138
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	863	0	863
	Kalitta Charters II	167	0	167
	Silver	629	123	752
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	750	70	820
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	305	41	346
	TOTAL	5,564	587	6,151
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	37	0	37
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	37	15	52
	Sierra Pacific	15	20	35
	TOTAL	128	64	192
	GRAND TOTAL	683,984	112,219	796,203

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