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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 Jul-2023

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	656,172	104,284	760,456
National	30,800	6,543	37,343
Large Regional	5,351	555	5,906
Medium Regional	126	62	188
GRAND TOTAL	692,449	111,444	803,893

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	18,298	1,931	20,229
	Allegiant Air	5,099	735	5,834
	American	95,458	12,509	107,967
	Atlas Air	4,550	76	4,626
	Delta	99,944	479	100,423
	Envoy Air	12,219	5,634	17,853
	Federal Express	192,983	57,426	250,409
	Frontier	6,790	39	6,829
	Hawaiian	6,479	866	7,345
	JetBlue	19,334	4,180	23,514
	Kalitta Air	2,732	20	2,752
	Polar Air Cargo	276	3	279
	Republic Airline	5,391	207	5,598
	SkyWest	11,563	1,841	13,404
	Southwest	71,846	1,349	73,195
	Spirit	12,622	333	12,955
	USA Jet	517	0	517
	United	83,198	16,560	99,758
	United Parcel Service	6,873	96	6,969
	TOTAL	656,172	104,284	760,456
National	ABX Air Inc	556	8	564
	Air Transport International	1,213	0	1,213
	Air Wisconsin	1,070	56	1,126
	Aloha Air Cargo	449	103	552
	Amerijet International	1,049	0	1,049
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,208	7	1,215
	Endeavor Air	4,426	90	4,516
	GoJet Airlines	832	0	832
	Horizon Air	2,519	717	3,236
	Lynden Air Cargo	202	1	203
	Mesa	2,249	13	2,262
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	372	0	372
	Northern Air Cargo	439	70	509
	Omni Air International	1,086	3	1,089
	PSA	3,993	0	3,993
	Piedmont	5,262	4,673	9,935
	Scott Aviation	124	0	124
	Sky Lease Cargo	208	49	257
	Sun Country Airlines	2,059	683	2,742
	Swift Air	795	19	814
	Western Air Charter	340	49	389
	Western Global	349	2	351
	TOTAL	30,800	6,543	37,343
Large Regional	21 Air	115	0	115
	Asia Pacific	64	2	66
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,270	180	1,450
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	166	41	207
	Eastern	257	0	257
	Global Crossing	465	0	465
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	149	0	149
	Hillwood	89	1	90
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	870	0	870
	Kalitta Charters II	164	0	164
	Silver	674	119	793
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	755	159	914
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	313	53	366
	TOTAL	5,351	555	5,906
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	34	0	34
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	37	15	52
	Sierra Pacific	16	18	34
	TOTAL	126	62	188
	GRAND TOTAL	692,449	111,444	803,893

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