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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 Mar-2024

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	649,258	107,089	756,347
National	32,988	6,847	39,835
Large Regional	3,418	345	3,763
Medium Regional	247	67	314
GRAND TOTAL	685,911	114,348	800,259

Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	17,982	2,109	20,091
	Allegiant Air	5,453	996	6,449
	American	95,827	12,306	108,133
	Atlas Air	4,547	77	4,624
	Delta	102,655	2,189	104,844
	Envoy Air	12,595	5,872	18,467
	Federal Express	176,206	58,301	234,507
	Frontier	7,655	40	7,695
	Hawaiian	6,535	851	7,386
	JetBlue	19,334	3,473	22,807
	Kalitta Air	2,919	21	2,940
	Polar Air Cargo	204	1	205
	Republic Airline	5,285	224	5,509
	SkyWest	11,970	1,652	13,622
	Southwest	73,734	1,921	75,655
	Spirit	12,322	438	12,760
	USA Jet	199	7	206
	United	87,257	16,525	103,782
	United Parcel Service	6,579	86	6,665
	TOTAL	649,258	107,089	756,347
National	ABX Air Inc	594	8	602
	Air Transport International	1,281	0	1,281
	Air Wisconsin	985	59	1,044
	Aloha Air Cargo	500	111	611
	Amerijet International	851	0	851
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,613	233	1,846
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,118	3	1,121
	Endeavor Air	4,388	78	4,466
	GoJet Airlines	887	0	887
	Horizon Air	2,506	825	3,331
	Lynden Air Cargo	216	0	216
	Mesa	2,106	12	2,118
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	426	0	426
	Northern Air Cargo	553	13	566
	Omni Air International	1,086	1	1,087
	PSA	4,373	0	4,373
	Piedmont	5,402	4,641	10,043
	Scott Aviation	113	0	113
	Sky Lease Cargo	212	80	292
	Sun Country Airlines	2,188	677	2,865
	Swift Air	565	23	588
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	749	83	832
	Western Global	276	0	276
	TOTAL	32,988	6,847	39,835
Large Regional	21 Air	134	0	134
	Asia Pacific	74	2	76
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	195	41	236
	Eastern	248	0	248
	Global Crossing	496	137	633
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	139	0	139
	Hillwood	111	0	111
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	896	0	896
	Kalitta Charters II	166	0	166
	Silver	651	125	776
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	308	40	348
	TOTAL	3,418	345	3,763
Medium Regional	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	37	15	52
	Sierra Pacific	15	20	35
	Western Air Charter	156	3	159
	TOTAL	247	67	314
	GRAND TOTAL	685,911	114,348	800,259

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