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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 Jan-2026

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	719,534	268,352	987,886
National	32,163	6,819	38,982
Large Regional	1,724	124	1,848
Medium Regional	49	38	87
GRAND TOTAL	753,470	275,333	1,028,803

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	20,135	2,296	22,431
	Allegiant Air	5,218	858	6,076
	American	96,795	11,890	108,685
	Atlas Air	4,258	53	4,311
	Delta	102,382	2,278	104,660
	Envoy Air	13,156	6,812	19,968
	Federal Express	236,170	215,926	452,096
	Frontier	7,888	49	7,937
	Hawaiian	6,696	596	7,292
	JetBlue	18,704	3,074	21,778
	Kalitta Air	3,132	13	3,145
	Polar Air Cargo	2	0	2
	Republic Airline	6,393	259	6,652
	SkyWest	13,960	1,929	15,889
	Southwest	71,716	2,696	74,412
	Spirit	8,569	306	8,875
	Sun Country Airlines	2,329	931	3,260
	USA Jet	151	1	152
	United	94,301	18,302	112,603
	United Parcel Service	7,579	83	7,662
	TOTAL	719,534	268,352	987,886
National	ABX Air Inc	632	6	638
	Air Transport International	1,225	0	1,225
	Air Wisconsin	306	23	329
	Aloha Air Cargo	345	66	411
	Amerijet International	770	0	770
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,869	776	2,645
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,143	3	1,146
	Endeavor Air	4,914	67	4,981
	Global Crossing	651	31	682
	GoJet Airlines	1,296	0	1,296
	Horizon Air	2,624	1,152	3,776
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	927	0	927
	Lynden Air Cargo	202	1	203
	Mesa	1,523	2	1,525
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	573	0	573
	Northern Air Cargo	245	6	251
	Omni Air International	870	2	872
	PSA	5,014	0	5,014
	Piedmont	5,780	4,542	10,322
	Scott Aviation	90	0	90
	Sky Lease Cargo	143	14	157
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	799	128	927
	Western Global	222	0	222
	TOTAL	32,163	6,819	38,982
Large Regional	21 Air	292	0	292
	Asia Pacific	93	1	94
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	164	65	229
	Eastern	203	0	203
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	331	0	331
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	129	0	129
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	171	0	171
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	302	29	331
	TOTAL	1,724	124	1,848
Medium Regional	Polaris Aviation Solutions	33	10	43
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	49	38	87
	GRAND TOTAL	753,470	275,333	1,028,803

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