January 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.9 percent more workers in January 2017 than in January 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. January was the highest monthly FTE total (417,833) since November 2007 (419,313) and was the 39th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent (FTE) employment exceeded the same month of the previous year (Tables 1, 2, 3).

January 2017 FTE Data Tables

U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airline Employment Percent Change from Previous Year (Last 24 Months)

Table 15: Regional Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, January 2013-2017

Table 14: Regional Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month 2013-2017, January

Table 13: Regional Airline Year-to-Year Change in Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year, January

Table 12: Low-Cost Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, January 2013-2017

Table 11: Low-Cost Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month 2013-2017, January

Table 10: Low-Cost Airline Year-to-Year Change in Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year, January

Table 9: Network Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, January 2013-2017