July 2007 Passenger Airline Employment Up 2.6 Percent from July 2006
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - U.S. scheduled
passenger airlines employed 2.6 percent more workers in July 2007 than in July
2006, the sixth consecutive increase in full-time
equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers
from the same month of the previous year, the U.S.
Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
reported today (Table 2). FTE
calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA), reported that the network airlines, a group
that includes most of the industry's largest passenger carriers, reported more
FTEs than the prior year for the third consecutive month after having reduced
FTEs continuously since 9/11 (Table 1).
Adding FTEs from July 2006 to July 2007 were
network carriers Continental Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US
Airways (Table 9), all of the low-cost carriers except JetBlue and ATA Airlines
(Table 12), and regional carriers American Eagle Airlines, SkyWest Airlines,
ExpressJet Airlines, Horizon Air, Pinnacle Airlines, Air Wisconsin Airlines,
Trans States Airlines, Shuttle America,
Republic Airlines and GoJet Airlines (Table 15).
Scheduled passenger airlines include network,
low-cost, regional and other airlines. Many regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers
before 2003, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the
total industry, are not available for the years before 2003.
The 413,700 FTEs employed by the industry in July
was the most in any month since September 2005 (Table 3). The seven network carriers employed 269,000
FTEs in July, 65.0 percent of the passenger airline total, while low-cost
carriers employed 17.8 percent and regional carriers employed 14.5 percent
(Table 4).
American Airlines employed the most FTEs in July
among the network carriers, Southwest Airlines employed the most among low-cost
carriers, and SkyWest employed the most among regional carriers. Seven of the
top 10 employers in the industry are network carriers (Table 6).
Network Airlines
Network carrier FTEs increased 1.5 percent in July
2007 compared to July 2006, the second consecutive monthly gain from the same
month of the previous year. Prior to the
May increase, the network group had reduced FTEs from the previous year every
month since August 2001 (Table 7).
Four network carriers increased FTEs from July 2006
to July 2007. They were: Delta up 8.0
percent, US Airways up 6.4 percent, Continental up 4.3 percent, and Alaska up 4.0
percent. The largest FTE decreases were reported by Northwest Airlines, down 3.8
percent and United Airlines, down 2.4 percent (Table 9).
Collectively, the seven network carriers reduced
their FTE headcount by 14.0 percent, or 43,800 FTEs, from July 2003 to July 2007. Network carrier FTEs dropped from 312,500 to 268,700
during the four-year period (Table 8).
FTEs at six network carriers declined in July 2007
from July 2003. The exception was Continental with a 3.1 percent increase over July
2003. The biggest percentage decline was at Northwest, down 24.8 percent, a
reduction of 9,700 FTEs, followed by US Airways at 22.7 percent. The other FTE decreases during that time were
United, down 15.4 percent; Delta, down 17.2 percent; American, down 11.4
percent; and Alaska, down 3.6
percent (Table 9).
Data for US Airways and America West Airlines,
now in the process of merging operations, are separately reported - US Airways'
data are included in the network carriers' category and America West's in the
low-cost carriers' category.
US Airways
will begin reporting a single number for the merged companies later this year.
Low-Cost Airlines
Low-cost carrier FTEs rose 5.9 percent in July 2007
compared to July 2006, the 10th consecutive increase after 18 consecutive monthly
decreases from the previous year and the fourth consecutive increase of more
than 5 percent (Table 10).
All the low-cost carriers had FTE increases from
July 2006 to July 2007 except ATA, which reported a decline of 8.8 percent, and
JetBlue with a decrease of 0.7 percent. This marked the first year over year monthly decrease in FTE headcount
for JetBlue. AirTran Airways and Frontier Airlines reported increases of more
than 10 percent (Table 12).
Low-cost carrier FTEs were 70,700 in July 2003, 69,400
in July 2006 and 73,500 in July 2007. The rise from 2003 to 2007 was 3.9
percent (Table 11). The 2003 to 2007
increase would be 10.6 percent if the 2003 employment data are excluded for
Independence Air, which discontinued all flights on Jan. 5, 2006 (Table 12).
Employment data for Independence,
which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in
mid-2004, have been included with low-cost carriers for 2004 and 2005 for
consistency.
Low-cost carriers are those that
the industry recognizes as operating under a low-cost business model, with
fewer infrastructure costs and greater expectations of productivity.
Regional Airlines
Regional carrier FTEs were up 4.8
percent in July 2007 compared to July 2006, the first month with an increase in
FTEs of less than 5 percent from the same month of the previous year since
January of this year (Table 13).
Sky West and Republic reported the
largest increases in the group. Sky West,
the regional carrier with the most FTEs, employed 19.9 percent more FTEs in July
2007 than July 2006, while Republic employed 77.9 percent more (Table 15).
Regional carrier FTEs rose from 54,300
in July 2004 to 59,900 in July 2007, an increase of 10.2 percent (Table
14).
The 10 regional carriers reporting
employment data in both 2003 and 2007 employed 21.7 percent more FTEs in July 2007
than in July 2003. Of that group, SkyWest
reported the biggest gain, 89.9 percent, followed by American Eagle at 43.7
percent and ExpressJet at 37.4 percent. Mesaba Airlines, Air Wisconsin,
Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Executive Airlines reported fewer FTEs in July 2007
than July 2003 (Table 15).
Regional carriers typically provide
service from small cities, using primarily regional jets to support the network
carriers' hub and spoke systems.
Reporting Notes
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 employment statistics.
The Other Carrier category
generally reflects those airlines that operate within specific niche markets,
such as Aloha Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines in serving the Hawaiian
Islands.
Data are compiled from monthly
reports filed with BTS by commercial air carriers as of Sept. 13.
Additional airline employment data
can be found on the BTS website at http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/number_of_employees/. BTS has scheduled release of August airline employment data for Oct. 16.
Table 1: Change in Passenger Airline
Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same
month the previous year for the most recent 13 months
Excel | CSV
July 2005-July 2006 |
-8.1 |
-2.6 |
-0.8 |
-5.9 |
Aug.
2005-Aug. 2006 |
-4.7 |
-0.8 |
-1.0 |
-3.1 |
Sept.
2005-Sept. 2006 |
-4.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
-2.7 |
Oct.
2005-Oct. 2006 |
-4.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
-2.3 |
Nov.
2005-Nov. 2006 |
-3.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
-1.6 |
Dec.
2005-Dec. 2006 |
-2.9 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
-1.0 |
Jan.
2006-Jan. 2007 |
-2.6 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
-0.5 |
Feb.
2006-Feb. 2007 |
-2.2 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
0.2 |
Mar
2006-Mar 2007 |
-1.4 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
Apr.
2006-Apr. 2007 |
-0.7 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
May
2006-May 2007 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
2.0 |
June
2006-June 2007 |
1.3 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
2.3 |
July
2006-July 2007 |
1.5 |
5.9 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
**Employment numbers in 2005 for
Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost
carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. The airline
discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.
***
Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other Carriers generally operate
within specific niche markets. They are:
Allegiant Air, Aloha Airlines, Boston-Maine Airways, Casino Express Airlines,
Continental Micronesia, Eos Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Sun
Country Airlines and USA3000 Airlines. USA3000 did not report in December 2006 and subsequent months.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 2: Change in Total Passenger
Airline* Full-time Equivalent Employees** from the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same month the previous year
Excel | CSV
January |
-5.6 |
-0.8 |
-6.0 |
-0.5 |
February |
-5.3 |
-1.4 |
-5.8 |
0.2 |
March |
-4.1 |
-1.9 |
-5.4 |
0.6 |
April |
-2.3 |
-3.1 |
-4.6 |
1.3 |
May |
-0.8 |
-3.5 |
-5.0 |
2.0 |
June |
0.5 |
-3.8 |
-4.8 |
2.3 |
July |
2.5 |
-3.5 |
-5.9 |
2.6 |
August |
2.2 |
-5.8 |
-3.1 |
|
September |
2.4 |
-5.8 |
-2.7 |
|
October |
2.5 |
-6.0 |
-2.3 |
|
November |
2.2 |
-6.5 |
-1.6 |
|
December |
0.9 |
-5.9 |
-1.0 |
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Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Includes
network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.
** Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 3: Total Passenger Airline*
Full-time Equivalent Employees** by Month
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
January |
465.7 |
435.0 |
431.5 |
405.7 |
403.6 |
-13.3 |
-0.5 |
February |
459.4 |
435.0 |
428.9 |
404.5 |
405.4 |
-11.7 |
0.2 |
March |
454.3 |
435.9 |
427.7 |
404.7 |
407.4 |
-10.3 |
0.6 |
April |
448.2 |
437.8 |
424.1 |
404.0 |
409.6 |
-8.6 |
1.3 |
May |
443.2 |
439.6 |
424.4 |
403.6 |
411.8 |
-7.1 |
2.0 |
June |
438.9 |
440.9 |
424.3 |
403.8 |
413.5 |
-5.8 |
2.3 |
July |
433.2 |
444.1 |
428.5 |
403.3 |
413.7 |
-4.5 |
2.6 |
August |
433.3 |
443.0 |
417.5 |
404.4 |
|
|
|
September |
429.6 |
440.0 |
414.5 |
403.4 |
|
|
|
October |
428.3 |
439.1 |
412.7 |
403.3 |
|
|
|
November |
429.9 |
439.5 |
411.0 |
404.2 |
|
|
|
December |
430.2 |
434.0 |
408.6 |
404.7 |
|
|
|
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Includes
network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.
** Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
Note:
Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 4: Total Number of Full-time
Equivalent Employees* (FTEs) by Carrier Group, July 2003-2007
FTE Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
2003 |
312.5 |
70.7 |
40.8 |
433.2 |
2004 |
306.3 |
72.4 |
54.3 |
444.1 |
2005 |
288.2 |
71.3 |
57.6 |
428.5 |
2006 |
264.9 |
69.4 |
57.1 |
403.3 |
2007 |
268.7 |
73.5 |
59.9 |
413.7 |
Pct.
Change 2003-2007*** |
-14.0 |
3.9 |
10.2 |
-4.5 |
Percent
of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2007 |
65.0% |
17.8% |
14.5% |
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Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** Includes
network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.
*** Percent
change comparison for regional airlines and for all passenger airlines is for
2004 to 2007 because of the number of airlines in these categories that did not
meet the standard for reporting monthly employment numbers.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 5: Full-time Equivalent
Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year
Change, July 2003-2007
Percent Change from the previous year
Excel | CSV
2003 |
-15.8 |
4.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
2004 |
-2.0 |
2.3 |
33.0 |
2.5 |
2005 |
-5.9 |
-1.5 |
6.0 |
-5.5 |
2006 |
-8.1 |
-2.6 |
-0.8 |
-5.9 |
2007 |
1.5 |
5.9 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation
Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** Many regional carriers were not
required to report employment numbers before 2003, so year-to-year comparisons
involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the
years before 2003.
***
Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, July 2007
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
72.9 |
Network |
1 |
1 |
2 |
United |
51.7 |
Network |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Delta |
48.9 |
Network |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Continental |
35.8 |
Network |
4 |
5 |
5 |
Southwest |
33.6 |
Low Cost |
5 |
6 |
6 |
Northwest |
29.2 |
Network |
6 |
4 |
7 |
US
Airways |
20.4 |
Network |
7 |
7 |
8 |
America West |
12.5 |
Low Cost |
8 |
8 |
9 |
Alaska |
9.8 |
Network |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Sky
West |
9.8 |
Regional |
12 |
11 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
Table 7: Network Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* Change from the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same month the previous year
Excel | CSV
January |
-12.5 |
-4.1 |
-8.1 |
-2.6 |
February |
-11.0 |
-4.6 |
-7.8 |
-2.2 |
March |
-8.7 |
-5.0 |
-7.4 |
-1.4 |
April |
-6.6 |
-6.5 |
-6.7 |
-0.7 |
May |
-4.9 |
-6.6 |
-7.0 |
0.3 |
June |
-3.6 |
-7.0 |
-6.8 |
1.3 |
July |
-2.0 |
-5.9 |
-8.1 |
1.5 |
August |
-1.7 |
-9.0 |
-4.7 |
|
September |
-1.7 |
-8.9 |
-4.1 |
|
October |
-1.4 |
-8.9 |
-4.0 |
|
November |
-1.8 |
-9.3 |
-3.4 |
|
December |
-3.5 |
-8.5 |
-2.9 |
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Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 8: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
January |
348.7 |
305.1 |
292.7 |
269.1 |
262.0 |
-24.9 |
-2.6 |
February |
342.3 |
304.7 |
290.9 |
268.2 |
262.4 |
-23.3 |
-2.2 |
March |
333.8 |
304.6 |
289.3 |
267.8 |
264.1 |
-20.9 |
-1.4 |
April |
327.2 |
305.6 |
285.8 |
266.6 |
264.8 |
-19.1 |
-0.7 |
May |
321.9 |
306.0 |
285.8 |
265.8 |
266.6 |
-17.2 |
0.3 |
June |
317.5 |
306.1 |
284.8 |
265.3 |
268.6 |
-15.4 |
1.3 |
July |
312.5 |
306.3 |
288.2 |
264.9 |
268.7 |
-14.0 |
1.5 |
August |
310.6 |
305.3 |
277.8 |
264.8 |
|
|
|
September |
307.6 |
302.4 |
275.4 |
264.0 |
|
|
|
October |
305.3 |
300.9 |
274.1 |
263.0 |
|
|
|
November |
305.7 |
300.2 |
272.4 |
263.0 |
|
|
|
December |
306.2 |
295.7 |
270.6 |
262.9 |
|
|
|
Monthly
Average |
320.1 |
303.7 |
282.4 |
265.4 |
|
|
|
Jan-July
Average |
329.1 |
305.5 |
288.2 |
266.8 |
265.3 |
-19.4 |
-0.6 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
Note:
Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time
Equivalent Employees*, July 2003-2007
(Ranked by July 2007 FTEs)
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
82.2 |
79.8 |
80.5 |
73.3 |
72.9 |
-11.4 |
-0.5 |
2 |
United |
61.1 |
58.8 |
54.5 |
53.0 |
51.7 |
-15.4 |
-2.4 |
3 |
Delta |
59.0 |
57.9 |
52.3 |
45.3 |
48.9 |
-17.2 |
8.0 |
4 |
Continental |
34.7 |
35.0 |
32.6 |
34.3 |
35.8 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
5 |
Northwest |
38.9 |
38.6 |
37.6 |
30.4 |
29.2 |
-24.8 |
-3.8 |
6 |
US
Airways |
26.4 |
25.9 |
21.7 |
19.2 |
20.4 |
-22.7 |
6.4 |
7 |
Alaska |
10.2 |
10.3 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
-3.6 |
4.0 |
|
Total |
312.5 |
306.3 |
288.2 |
264.9 |
268.7 |
-14.0 |
1.5 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Note: Detail may
not add to total due to rounding
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 10: Change in Low-Cost Airline
Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same month the previous year
Excel | CSV
January |
8.4 |
0.5 |
-5.3 |
4.5 |
February |
6.9 |
0.6 |
-4.1 |
5.0 |
March |
0.5 |
0.0 |
-3.0 |
4.4 |
April |
0.6 |
-0.7 |
-2.2 |
5.7 |
May |
0.8 |
-1.0 |
-2.1 |
5.3 |
June |
1.5 |
-1.2 |
-2.0 |
5.3 |
July |
2.3 |
-1.5 |
-2.6 |
5.9 |
August |
1.1 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
|
September |
0.7 |
-1.0 |
-0.4 |
|
October |
-0.2 |
-1.2 |
0.8 |
|
November |
0.5 |
-2.5 |
0.9 |
|
December |
0.5 |
-1.4 |
1.4 |
|
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
Note: Employment
numbers in 2004 and 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model
from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost
carriers. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 11: Low-Cost Carrier Full-time
Equivalent Employees* by Month
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
January |
65.7 |
71.2 |
71.6 |
67.8 |
70.8 |
7.8 |
4.5 |
February |
65.9 |
70.5 |
70.9 |
68.0 |
71.4 |
8.3 |
5.0 |
March |
70.5 |
70.8 |
70.8 |
68.7 |
71.7 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
April |
70.6 |
71.0 |
70.4 |
68.9 |
72.8 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
May |
70.7 |
71.3 |
70.5 |
69.1 |
72.7 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
June |
70.6 |
71.7 |
70.8 |
69.4 |
73.1 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
July |
70.7 |
72.4 |
71.3 |
69.4 |
73.5 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
August |
70.8 |
71.6 |
71.1 |
70.5 |
|
|
|
September |
70.7 |
71.3 |
70.6 |
70.3 |
|
|
|
October |
71.3 |
71.2 |
70.4 |
70.9 |
|
|
|
November |
71.9 |
72.3 |
70.5 |
71.1 |
|
|
|
December |
71.3 |
71.6 |
70.6 |
71.6 |
|
|
|
Monthly
Average |
69.7 |
71.4 |
70.8 |
69.6 |
|
|
|
Jan-July
Average |
69.2 |
71.3 |
70.9 |
68.8 |
72.3 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** Employment numbers in 2004 and 2005
for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to
low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. The airline
discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.
Note:
Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note:
Detail may not add to total due to rounding.
Table 12: Low-Cost Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees,* July 2003-2007
(Ranked by July 2007 FTEs)
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
33.1 |
31.7 |
31.4 |
31.7 |
33.6 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
2 |
America West |
10.8 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
11.6 |
12.5 |
15.2 |
7.1 |
3 |
JetBlue |
4.5 |
6.1 |
7.7 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
113.0 |
-0.7 |
4 |
AirTran |
5.3 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
54.9 |
14.2 |
5 |
Frontier |
3.0 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
70.1 |
12.1 |
6 |
ATA |
7.5 |
6.7 |
4.5 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
-68.2 |
-8.8 |
7 |
Spirit |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
-5.2 |
8.0 |
8 |
Independence |
4.2 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Total |
70.7 |
72.4 |
71.3 |
69.4 |
73.5 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
**Employment numbers in 2004 and 2005
for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to
low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. The carrier did not meet the standard for
filing in previous years. The airline discontinued flights on Jan.
5, 2006.
N/A: Not applicable because carriers did not meet the standard for filing.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Detail may not add to total due to
rounding.
Table 13: Change in Regional Airline
Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same month the previous year
Excel | CSV
January |
16.3 |
15.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
February |
17.3 |
14.3 |
1.1 |
5.9 |
March |
21.6 |
13.7 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
April |
21.7 |
12.6 |
0.6 |
5.6 |
May |
23.3 |
11.1 |
-0.6 |
7.2 |
June |
24.9 |
11.0 |
-1.6 |
5.1 |
July |
33.0 |
6.0 |
-0.8 |
4.8 |
August |
31.6 |
5.1 |
-1.0 |
|
September |
32.4 |
4.3 |
-0.3 |
|
October |
33.0 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
|
November |
31.0 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
|
December |
29.3 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
|
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** Mesa, Pinnacle and PSA began reporting
employment numbers in 2004.
*** Republic, Shuttle
America and GoJet reported for part of
2005.
Note: Percent
changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 14: Regional Carrier Full-time
Equivalent Employees* by Month
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
January |
48.3 |
55.8 |
57.2 |
58.9 |
22.0 |
3.0 |
February |
48.9 |
55.9 |
56.6 |
59.9 |
22.4 |
5.9 |
March |
49.6 |
56.4 |
56.7 |
59.9 |
20.7 |
5.6 |
April |
50.3 |
56.6 |
56.9 |
60.1 |
19.6 |
5.6 |
May |
51.2 |
56.9 |
56.5 |
60.6 |
18.3 |
7.2 |
June |
51.9 |
57.6 |
57.0 |
59.9 |
15.3 |
5.1 |
July |
54.3 |
57.6 |
57.1 |
59.9 |
10.2 |
4.8 |
August |
55.0 |
57.8 |
57.2 |
|
|
|
September |
55.2 |
57.6 |
57.4 |
|
|
|
October |
55.8 |
57.4 |
57.7 |
|
|
|
November |
55.6 |
56.8 |
58.1 |
|
|
|
December |
55.3 |
56.3 |
58.2 |
|
|
|
Monthly
Average |
52.6 |
56.9 |
57.1 |
|
|
|
Jan-July
Average |
50.6 |
56.7 |
56.9 |
59.9 |
18.2 |
5.3 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** Mesa, Pinnacle and PSA began reporting
employment numbers in 2004.
*** Republic, Shuttle
America and GoJet reported for part of
2005.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 15: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, July 2003-2007
(Ranked by July 2007 FTEs)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Sky West |
5,139 |
6,399 |
7,794 |
8,144 |
9,761 |
89.9 |
19.9 |
2 |
American
Eagle |
6,611 |
8,604 |
9,373 |
9,211 |
9,499 |
43.7 |
3.1 |
3 |
ExpressJet |
5,732 |
6,229 |
6,501 |
6,717 |
7,878 |
37.4 |
17.3 |
4 |
Comair |
5,573 |
5,873 |
6,544 |
6,101 |
6,099 |
9.4 |
0.0 |
5 |
Atlantic
Southeast |
5,369 |
5,771 |
5,537 |
5,569 |
4,356 |
-18.9 |
-21.8 |
6 |
Horizon |
3,357 |
3,360 |
3,409 |
3,477 |
3,827 |
14.0 |
10.1 |
7 |
Pinnacle |
N/A |
2,264 |
3,071 |
3,048 |
3,492 |
N/A |
14.6 |
8 |
Mesa |
N/A |
3,743 |
3,314 |
3,376 |
3,163 |
N/A |
-6.3 |
9 |
Mesaba |
3,045 |
3,104 |
3,306 |
2,776 |
2,609 |
-14.3 |
-6.0 |
10 |
Air Wisconsin |
2,622 |
3,701 |
3,228 |
2,199 |
2,250 |
-14.2 |
2.3 |
11 |
Executive |
1,938 |
2,027 |
1,848 |
1,813 |
1,726 |
-10.9 |
-4.8 |
12 |
PSA |
N/A |
1,843 |
1,708 |
1,463 |
1,459 |
N/A |
-0.3 |
13 |
Trans
States |
1,151 |
1,399 |
1,463 |
1,310 |
1,319 |
14.6 |
0.7 |
14 |
Shuttle
America |
N/A |
N/A |
478 |
1,033 |
1,069 |
N/A |
3.5 |
15 |
Republic |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
561 |
998 |
N/A |
77.9 |
16 |
Go Jet |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
325 |
350 |
N/A |
7.7 |
|
Total** |
40,537 |
54,314 |
57,572 |
57,119 |
59,852 |
21.7 |
4.8 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** Many regional carriers were not
required to report employment numbers before 2003, so year-to-year comparisons
involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the
years before 2003. The Percent Change
2003-2007 is based on the 10 carriers reporting in both years.
N/A: Not applicable because carriers did not meet the standard for filing.
Note: Detail may
not add to total due to rounding.
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