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

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

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).

Mid-December 2020 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Up Nearly 13,000 FTEs from Mid-November

Release Number: BTS 13-21

The 17 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.4% more full-time equivalents (FTEs) in mid-December 2020 than in mid-November 2020:

Mid-December Airline Industry Employment Up 16,000 Employees from Mid-November