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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 Dec-2025

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	722,787	279,637	1,002,424
National	32,571	6,817	39,388
Large Regional	1,705	116	1,821
Medium Regional	50	43	93
GRAND TOTAL	757,113	286,613	1,043,726

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	20,082	2,287	22,369
	Allegiant Air	5,214	804	6,018
	American	97,433	11,775	109,208
	Atlas Air	4,247	53	4,300
	Delta	101,923	2,664	104,587
	Envoy Air	13,071	6,818	19,889
	Federal Express	239,666	226,916	466,582
	Frontier	7,632	47	7,679
	Hawaiian	6,674	613	7,287
	JetBlue	18,610	3,075	21,685
	Kalitta Air	3,327	13	3,340
	Polar Air Cargo	4	0	4
	Republic Airline	6,269	254	6,523
	SkyWest	13,818	1,957	15,775
	Southwest	71,463	2,653	74,116
	Spirit	9,830	320	10,150
	Sun Country Airlines	2,323	958	3,281
	USA Jet	151	1	152
	United	93,967	18,364	112,331
	United Parcel Service	7,083	65	7,148
	TOTAL	722,787	279,637	1,002,424
National	ABX Air Inc	618	6	624
	Air Transport International	1,208	0	1,208
	Air Wisconsin	218	23	241
	Aloha Air Cargo	358	70	428
	Amerijet International	770	0	770
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,860	723	2,583
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,151	3	1,154
	Endeavor Air	4,951	69	5,020
	Global Crossing	629	32	661
	GoJet Airlines	1,289	0	1,289
	Horizon Air	2,689	1,157	3,846
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	935	0	935
	Lynden Air Cargo	202	0	202
	Mesa	1,533	3	1,536
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	573	0	573
	Northern Air Cargo	253	6	259
	Omni Air International	872	2	874
	PSA	5,413	0	5,413
	Piedmont	5,789	4,586	10,375
	Sky Lease Cargo	149	12	161
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	854	125	979
	Western Global	257	0	257
	TOTAL	32,571	6,817	39,388
Large Regional	21 Air	289	0	289
	Asia Pacific	94	1	95
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	164	58	222
	Eastern	193	0	193
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	321	0	321
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	134	0	134
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	170	0	170
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	301	28	329
	TOTAL	1,705	116	1,821
Medium Regional	Polaris Aviation Solutions	34	15	49
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	50	43	93
	GRAND TOTAL	757,113	286,613	1,043,726

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