Employment

Data for:	Release Date²
January 2013	Thu, Mar 14, 2013
February 2013	Thu, Apr 11, 2013
March 2013	Tue, May 21, 2013
April 2013	Thu, Jun 13, 2013
May 2013	Thu, Jul 11, 2013
June 2013	Thu, Aug 15, 2013
July 2013	Tue, Sep 10, 2013
August 2013	Thu, Oct 10, 2013
September 2013	Fri, Nov 15, 2013
October 2013	Thu, Dec 12, 2013

¹ Eastern Standard (EST) or Eastern Daylight (EDT) .
² Target dates subject to revision.

Search Airline Employment Data by Month

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 Dec-2012

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	439,496	93,692	533,188
National	42,529	3,846	46,375
Large Regional	2,052	171	2,223
Medium Regional	486	129	615
GRAND TOTAL	484,563	97,838	582,401

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	8,607	1,323	9,930
	American	56,024	7,099	63,123
	American Eagle	9,380	2,747	12,127
	Atlas Air	1,607	17	1,624
	Delta	67,669	9,720	77,389
	Federal Express	113,231	48,336	161,567
	Frontier	3,374	1,048	4,422
	Hawaiian	3,866	1,040	4,906
	JetBlue	10,573	3,774	14,347
	Kalitta Air	1,118	29	1,147
	SkyWest	8,513	1,574	10,087
	Southwest	45,128	1,466	46,594
	US Airways	28,418	3,784	32,202
	United	76,581	11,604	88,185
	United Parcel Service	5,407	131	5,538
	TOTAL	439,496	93,692	533,188
National	ABX Air	466	4	470
	Air Transport International	283	4	287
	Air Wisconsin	2,287	475	2,762
	Allegiant Air	1,693	245	1,938
	Amerijet International	598	14	612
	Centurion Cargo	585	0	585
	Chautauqua	1,294	44	1,338
	Colgan Air	1	0	1
	Compass	1,199	0	1,199
	Evergreen International	319	22	341
	Executive	898	732	1,630
	ExpressJet	8,733	91	8,824
	GoJet Airlines	1,221	0	1,221
	Horizon Air	2,433	521	2,954
	Mesa	1,537	6	1,543
	Miami Air International	380	18	398
	North American	411	19	430
	Omni Air Express	891	2	893
	PSA	1,087	1	1,088
	Pinnacle	4,634	196	4,830
	Polar Air Cargo	144	2	146
	Republic	2,100	74	2,174
	Ryan International	245	10	255
	Shuttle America	1,840	71	1,911
	Spirit	3,008	717	3,725
	Sun Country Airlines	789	258	1,047
	USA Jet	271	25	296
	Virgin America	2,248	261	2,509
	Vision	272	16	288
	World	662	18	680
	TOTAL	42,529	3,846	46,375
Large Regional	Aloha Air Cargo	297	69	366
	Asia Pacific	37	5	42
	Avjet	151	24	175
	Capital Cargo International	108	0	108
	Casino Express	122	18	140
	Florida West	87	2	89
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	95	1	96
	Kalitta Charters II	90	2	92
	Lynden Air Cargo	182	1	183
	National Air Cargo Group	230	0	230
	Northern Air Cargo	244	6	250
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	271	43	314
	Tradewinds	138	0	138
	TOTAL	2,052	171	2,223
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	56	0	56
	Dynamic	6	0	6
	Falcon Air Express	227	0	227
	KaiserAir	85	46	131
	Prescott Support Company	20	24	44
	Sierra Pacific	12	9	21
	Swift Air	80	50	130
	TOTAL	486	129	615
	GRAND TOTAL	484,563	97,838	582,401

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