Employment

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.

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 Jun-2012

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	437,022	97,083	534,105
National	44,378	4,559	48,937
Large Regional	1,890	186	2,076
Medium Regional	601	88	689
GRAND TOTAL	483,891	101,916	585,807

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	8,607	1,230	9,837
	American	60,743	7,676	68,419
	American Eagle	8,869	1,940	10,809
	Atlas Air	1,545	20	1,565
	Delta	70,910	13,261	84,171
	Federal Express	102,438	48,368	150,806
	Frontier	3,678	1,028	4,706
	Hawaiian	3,653	971	4,624
	JetBlue	10,774	3,834	14,608
	Kalitta Air	1,145	29	1,174
	SkyWest	8,399	2,012	10,411
	Southwest	45,391	1,473	46,864
	US Airways	28,508	3,769	32,277
	United	76,892	11,346	88,238
	United Parcel Service	5,470	126	5,596
	TOTAL	437,022	97,083	534,105
National	ABX Air	475	5	480
	Air Transport International	371	5	376
	Air Wisconsin	2,414	419	2,833
	Allegiant Air	1,638	211	1,849
	Amerijet International	578	17	595
	Centurion Cargo	353	0	353
	Colgan Air	1,096	124	1,220
	Comair	1,555	2	1,557
	Compass	1,093	0	1,093
	Evergreen International	417	23	440
	Executive	1,033	756	1,789
	ExpressJet	9,177	498	9,675
	GoJet Airlines	892	0	892
	Horizon Air	2,580	467	3,047
	Mesa	1,717	18	1,735
	Miami Air International	351	17	368
	North American	424	50	474
	Omni Air Express	807	2	809
	PSA	1,086	2	1,088
	Pinnacle	4,422	767	5,189
	Polar Air Cargo	143	2	145
	Republic	1,884	65	1,949
	Ryan International	426	5	431
	Shuttle America	1,879	65	1,944
	Southern Air	702	0	702
	Spirit	2,539	462	3,001
	Sun Country Airlines	753	196	949
	USA Jet	277	41	318
	Virgin America	2,307	276	2,583
	Vision	366	33	399
	World	623	31	654
	TOTAL	44,378	4,559	48,937
Large Regional	Aerodynamics	174	26	200
	Aloha Air Cargo	290	58	348
	Asia Pacific	36	5	41
	Avjet	149	17	166
	Capital Cargo International	140	22	162
	Florida West	87	3	90
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	90	3	93
	Kalitta Charters II	87	2	89
	Lynden Air Cargo	167	1	168
	Northern Air Cargo	248	4	252
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	268	45	313
	Tradewinds	154	0	154
	TOTAL	1,890	186	2,076
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	45	0	45
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	112	0	112
	Dynamic	48	0	48
	Falcon Air Express	163	0	163
	KaiserAir	99	45	144
	Prescott Support Company	20	24	44
	Sierra Pacific	12	12	24
	Swift Air	102	7	109
	TOTAL	601	88	689
	GRAND TOTAL	483,891	101,916	585,807

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