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Employees at U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Month of April, 1990-2019

April FTEs in thousands (000)

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Dataset Table:

April FTEs in thousands (000) 1
1990 452.7 2
1991 442.3 3
1992 448.5 4
1993 439.5 5
1994 435.9 6
1995 425.0 7
1996 436.5 8
1997 448.8 9
1998 466.0 10
1999 490.4 11
2000 515.6 12
2001 538.8 13
2002 462.5 14
2003 449.3 15
2004 438.6 16
2005 423.5 17
2006 403.9 18
2007 409.7 19
2008 415.4 20
2009 392.1 21
2010 376.7 22
2011 384.0 23
2012 387.6 24
2013 380.5 25
2014 384.3 26
2015 393.4 27
2016 407.8 28
2017 423.7 29
2018 436.3 30
2019 446.3 31
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Notes:

FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics