Passenger Airline Employment
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U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Add 20,049 Jobs in December 2021, Reaching COVID-19 Pandemic High; Employment Remains 2.9% Below Pre-Pandemic December 2019
U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 728,150 workers in December 2021, 20,049 (2.83%) more workers than in November 2021 (708,101) and 21,340 (2.85%) fewer than in pre-pandemic December 2019 (749,490). The December 2021 figure is the highest industry...October 2021 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
BTS 03-22
U.S. airlines carried 65.1 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in October 2021, seasonally-adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS), up 3.7% from September.
U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Add Employees in November 2021
Seventh consecutive month of passenger airline employment increases.
November 2021 Airline Industry Employment Drops from October in First Decrease Since April 2021, Remains 5.4% Below Pre-Pandemic November 2019
U.S. airline industry employment decreased to 707,557 workers in November 2021, 16,670 (2.3%) fewer workers than in October 2021 (724,227) and 23,959 (5.4%) fewer than in pre-pandemic November 2019 (748,143). U.S. scheduled service passenger airlines employed 436,166 workers in November 2021 or 62...U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Employ an Estimated 0.5% More Employees in October 2021 than in September and 8.7% Fewer than in Pre-Pandemic October 2019
BTS 77-21
The 24 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed an estimated 412,844 full-time equivalents (FTEs) in October 2021, an increase of 0.5% (2,008 FTEs) from September 2021 (410,836 FTEs). October’s total was down 39,508 FTEs or 8.7% from pre-pandemic October 2019 (452,352 FTEs).
October Airline Industry Employment Estimated to Increase from September, Remains 3.2% Below Pre-Pandemic October 2019
U.S. airlines employed an estimated 722,587 workers in October 2021, which is 2,817 (0.4%) more workers than in September 2021 (719,770) and 23,959 (3.2%) fewer than in pre-pandemic October 2019 (746,546).U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Employ 0.7% More Employees in September 2021 than in August, Still 8.8% Fewer than Pre-Pandemic September 2019
BTS 70-21
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