Passenger Airline Employment
Legacy ID
336
Show Effective Date
On
Significant Regulatory Guidance
No
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

Mid-January 2021 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Up Nearly 19,000 FTEs from Mid-December
Release Number: BTS 20-21

Mid-January Airline Industry Employment Up 19,311 Employees from Mid-December
U.S. airlines employed 713,949 workers in the middle of January 2021, 19,311 more than in mid-December 2020 (694,638) but 41,078 fewer than in March 2020 (755,027). The January total was the highest since April (716,693).