U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Down in March 2021 Compared to February

Release Number: BTS 34-21
Contact: Dave Smallen
david.smallen@dot.gov

The 23 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 0.3% fewer full-time equivalents (FTEs) in March 2021 than in February 2021:

Passenger Airline Employment Tables March 2021

March 2021 Airline Industry Employment

March Airline Industry Employment Virtually Unchanged from February

U.S. airlines employed 713,035 workers in March 2021, 221 fewer than in February 2021 (713,256) and 42,060 fewer than in March 2020 (755,095).

The March industry numbers consist of 598,378 full-time and 114,657 part-time workers.

United Airlines reported 2,767 fewer employees...

February 2021 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Down Over 3,000 Compared to January 2021

Release Number: 26-21

The 22 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 0.8% fewer full-time equivalents (FTEs) in February 2021 than in January 2021:

Passenger Airline Employment Tables February 2021

Passenger Airline Employment Tables January 2021

Mid-January 2021 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Up Nearly 19,000 FTEs from Mid-December

Release Number: BTS 20-21

Major Airlines' Total Employees, March 2020 and January 2021 Tables

January 2021 Airline Industry Employment