Employment

Data for:	Release Date²
April 2012	Fri, Jun 15, 2012
May 2012	Fri, Jul 13, 2012
June 2012	Mon, Aug 20, 2012
July 2012	Tue, Sep 18, 2012
August 2012	Wed, Oct 17, 2012
September 2012	Mon, Nov 19, 2012
October 2012	Fri, Dec 14, 2012

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 Mar-2012

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	436,836	96,208	533,044
National	43,460	4,782	48,242
Large Regional	1,723	171	1,894
Medium Regional	422	91	513
GRAND TOTAL	482,441	101,252	583,693

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	AirTran	7,043	479	7,522
	Alaska	8,406	1,249	9,655
	American	61,544	7,851	69,395
	American Eagle	8,974	1,863	10,837
	Atlas Air	1,518	15	1,533
	Delta	70,503	12,041	82,544
	Federal Express	102,676	48,571	151,247
	Frontier	3,877	1,098	4,975
	Hawaiian	3,496	955	4,451
	JetBlue	10,606	3,829	14,435
	Kalitta Air	1,145	31	1,176
	SkyWest	8,391	1,962	10,353
	Southwest	38,336	993	39,329
	US Airways	28,426	3,774	32,200
	United	76,442	11,370	87,812
	United Parcel Service	5,453	127	5,580
	TOTAL	436,836	96,208	533,044
National	ABX Air	476	7	483
	Air Transport International	387	6	393
	Air Wisconsin	2,395	426	2,821
	Allegiant Air	1,584	222	1,806
	Amerijet International	593	18	611
	Astar USA	269	0	269
	Centurion Cargo	371	0	371
	Colgan Air	1,554	202	1,756
	Comair	1,678	9	1,687
	Compass	1,071	0	1,071
	Evergreen International	371	19	390
	Executive	1,200	776	1,976
	ExpressJet	9,173	514	9,687
	GoJet Airlines	831	0	831
	Horizon Air	2,546	491	3,037
	Miami Air International	353	11	364
	North American	526	56	582
	Omni Air Express	817	2	819
	PSA	1,057	2	1,059
	Pinnacle	4,663	795	5,458
	Polar Air Cargo	142	3	145
	Republic	1,949	69	2,018
	Shuttle America	1,761	65	1,826
	Southern Air	715	0	715
	Spirit	2,507	526	3,033
	Sun Country Airlines	754	206	960
	USA Jet	280	36	316
	Virgin America	2,232	254	2,486
	Vision	380	35	415
	World	825	32	857
	TOTAL	43,460	4,782	48,242
Large Regional	Aerodynamics	165	22	187
	Aloha Air Cargo	287	69	356
	Asia Pacific	36	5	41
	Avjet	143	23	166
	Florida West	87	3	90
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	92	1	93
	Kalitta Charters II	83	1	84
	Lynden Air Cargo	170	0	170
	Northern Air Cargo	228	10	238
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	264	37	301
	Tradewinds	168	0	168
	TOTAL	1,723	171	1,894
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	46	0	46
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	85	0	85
	Dynamic	55	0	55
	KaiserAir	99	45	144
	Prescott Support Company	20	25	45
	Sierra Pacific	12	17	29
	Swift Air	105	4	109
	TOTAL	422	91	513
	GRAND TOTAL	482,441	101,252	583,693

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