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Employees at U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Month of June, 1990-2020

(Full-Time Equivalents)

Figure

Dataset Table:

June FTEs in thousands (000) 1
1990 460.9 2
1991 447.9 3
1992 451.3 4
1993 445.8 5
1994 433.4 6
1995 429.0 7
1996 441.3 8
1997 452.6 9
1998 473.1 10
1999 498.1 11
2000 521.4 12
2001 545.9 13
2002 472.4 14
2003 440.0 15
2004 441.0 16
2005 423.3 17
2006 403.3 18
2007 413.7 19
2008 414.2 20
2009 387.7 21
2010 378.9 22
2011 387.1 23
2012 388.3 24
2013 381.7 25
2014 385.2 26
2015 397.0 27
2016 412.3 28
2017 427.8 29
2018 439.4 30
2019 449.8 31
2020 410.6 32
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Notes:

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

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics