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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 May-2024

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	653,720	108,172	761,892
National	32,321	6,442	38,763
Large Regional	1,435	81	1,516
Medium Regional	246	67	313
GRAND TOTAL	687,722	114,762	802,484

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	18,068	2,164	20,232
	Allegiant Air	5,499	994	6,493
	American	96,324	12,373	108,697
	Atlas Air	4,602	81	4,683
	Delta	103,035	2,046	105,081
	Envoy Air	12,643	5,899	18,542
	Federal Express	175,875	57,864	233,739
	Frontier	7,948	40	7,988
	Hawaiian	6,546	846	7,392
	JetBlue	19,506	3,466	22,972
	Kalitta Air	2,975	24	2,999
	Polar Air Cargo	200	1	201
	Republic Airline	5,382	214	5,596
	SkyWest	12,098	1,709	13,807
	Southwest	73,462	2,155	75,617
	Spirit	12,028	401	12,429
	Sun Country Airlines	2,235	832	3,067
	USA Jet	205	4	209
	United	88,527	16,977	105,504
	United Parcel Service	6,562	82	6,644
	TOTAL	653,720	108,172	761,892
National	ABX Air Inc	648	8	656
	Air Transport International	1,259	0	1,259
	Air Wisconsin	940	60	1,000
	Aloha Air Cargo	463	103	566
	Amerijet International	818	0	818
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,694	286	1,980
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,126	2	1,128
	Endeavor Air	4,430	85	4,515
	Global Crossing	507	124	631
	GoJet Airlines	895	0	895
	Horizon Air	2,512	826	3,338
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	906	0	906
	Lynden Air Cargo	219	0	219
	Mesa	1,968	13	1,981
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	425	0	425
	Northern Air Cargo	543	10	553
	Omni Air International	1,088	2	1,090
	PSA	4,547	0	4,547
	Piedmont	5,418	4,643	10,061
	Scott Aviation	110	0	110
	Silver	551	111	662
	Sky Lease Cargo	236	66	302
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	737	103	840
	Western Global	281	0	281
	TOTAL	32,321	6,442	38,763
Large Regional	21 Air	145	0	145
	Asia Pacific	79	2	81
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	187	43	230
	Eastern	254	0	254
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	141	0	141
	Hillwood	150	0	150
	Kalitta Charters II	170	0	170
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	309	36	345
	TOTAL	1,435	81	1,516
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	36	0	36
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	37	15	52
	Sierra Pacific	15	20	35
	Western Air Charter	119	3	122
	TOTAL	246	67	313
	GRAND TOTAL	687,722	114,762	802,484

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