Passenger Airline Employment
Legacy ID
336
Show Effective Date
On
Significant Regulatory Guidance
No
U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Add Employees in November 2021
Seventh consecutive month of passenger airline employment increases.
November 2021 Airline Industry Employment Drops from October in First Decrease Since April 2021, Remains 5.4% Below Pre-Pandemic November 2019
U.S. airline industry employment decreased to 707,557 workers in November 2021, 16,670 (2.3%) fewer workers than in October 2021 (724,227) and 23,959 (5.4%) fewer than in pre-pandemic November 2019 (748,143). U.S. scheduled service passenger airlines employed 436,166 workers in November 2021 or 62...U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Employ an Estimated 0.5% More Employees in October 2021 than in September and 8.7% Fewer than in Pre-Pandemic October 2019
BTS 77-21
The 24 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed an estimated 412,844 full-time equivalents (FTEs) in October 2021, an increase of 0.5% (2,008 FTEs) from September 2021 (410,836 FTEs). October’s total was down 39,508 FTEs or 8.7% from pre-pandemic October 2019 (452,352 FTEs).
October Airline Industry Employment Estimated to Increase from September, Remains 3.2% Below Pre-Pandemic October 2019
U.S. airlines employed an estimated 722,587 workers in October 2021, which is 2,817 (0.4%) more workers than in September 2021 (719,770) and 23,959 (3.2%) fewer than in pre-pandemic October 2019 (746,546).U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Employ 0.7% More Employees in September 2021 than in August, Still 8.8% Fewer than Pre-Pandemic September 2019
BTS 70-21
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