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Passenger Airline Employment

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336
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Significant Regulatory Guidance
No

August 2018 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.6 percent more workers in August 2018 than in August 2017:

  • August’s 439,615 full-time equivalents (FTE), was the second highest monthly employment total since November 2004 (439,776 FTEs), down 0.9 percent from the highest monthly total in July 2018 (443,475).
  • August was the 58th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.

July 2018 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.6 percent more workers in July 2018 than in July 2017:

  • July’s 443,475 full-time equivalents (FTE) was the highest monthly employment total since July 2004 (444,431 FTEs).
  • June was the 57th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.

 

June 2018 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.7 percent more workers in June 2018 than in June 2017. June’s 439,422 full-time equivalents (FTE) was the highest monthly employment total since November 2004 (439,776 FTEs). June was the 56th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.

May 2018 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.0 percent more workers in May 2018 than in May 2017:

  • May’s 438,215 full-time equivalents (FTE) was the highest monthly employment total since November 2004 (439,776 FTEs).
  • May was the 55th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.