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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 Oct-2025

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	719,015	289,230	1,008,245
National	32,111	6,936	39,047
Large Regional	1,717	133	1,850
Medium Regional	54	45	99
GRAND TOTAL	752,897	296,344	1,049,241

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	19,273	2,322	21,595
	Allegiant Air	5,364	958	6,322
	American	96,547	12,016	108,563
	Atlas Air	4,281	53	4,334
	Delta	103,018	1,468	104,486
	Envoy Air	12,971	6,835	19,806
	Federal Express	238,121	237,293	475,414
	Frontier	7,423	48	7,471
	Hawaiian	6,657	628	7,285
	JetBlue	18,747	3,097	21,844
	Kalitta Air	3,339	14	3,353
	Polar Air Cargo	8	0	8
	Republic Airline	6,202	247	6,449
	SkyWest	13,576	1,895	15,471
	Southwest	71,176	2,580	73,756
	Spirit	9,486	340	9,826
	Sun Country Airlines	2,304	950	3,254
	USA Jet	143	0	143
	United	93,280	18,422	111,702
	United Parcel Service	7,099	64	7,163
	TOTAL	719,015	289,230	1,008,245
National	ABX Air Inc	624	6	630
	Air Transport International	1,211	0	1,211
	Air Wisconsin	220	22	242
	Aloha Air Cargo	360	71	431
	Amerijet International	787	0	787
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,855	745	2,600
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,149	3	1,152
	Endeavor Air	4,948	71	5,019
	Global Crossing	657	32	689
	GoJet Airlines	1,254	0	1,254
	Horizon Air	2,724	1,138	3,862
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	930	0	930
	Lynden Air Cargo	203	0	203
	Mesa	1,495	2	1,497
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	561	0	561
	Northern Air Cargo	260	5	265
	Omni Air International	896	2	898
	PSA	4,971	0	4,971
	Piedmont	5,869	4,700	10,569
	Scott Aviation	106	0	106
	Sky Lease Cargo	148	12	160
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	883	127	1,010
	TOTAL	32,111	6,936	39,047
Large Regional	21 Air	275	0	275
	Asia Pacific	90	1	91
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	170	71	241
	Eastern	164	0	164
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	375	0	375
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	137	0	137
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	169	0	169
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	298	32	330
	TOTAL	1,717	133	1,850
Medium Regional	Polaris Aviation Solutions	38	15	53
	Sierra Pacific	16	30	46
	TOTAL	54	45	99
	GRAND TOTAL	752,897	296,344	1,049,241

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