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Passenger Airline Employment

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June 2012 Passenger Airline Employment Rose 1.4 Percent from June 2011

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 1.4 percent more workers in June 2012 than they did in June 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Scheduled passenger airline categories include network, low-cost, regional and other airlines. 

August 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 4.3 percent more workers in August 2016 than in August 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.August was the highest monthly total (414,242) since July 2008 and was the 34th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent (FTE)

July 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 4.3 percent more workers in July 2016 than in July 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. July was the highest monthly total (413,746) since June 2008 and was the 33rd consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent (FTE) employment

June 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.9 percent more workers in June 2016 than in June 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.June was the highest monthly total (412,333) since June 2008 and was the 32nd consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent (FTE)

May 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data


U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.7 percent more workers in May 2016 than in May 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.May was the highest monthly total (410,338) since July 2008 and was the 31st consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent (FTE) employment