U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 802,484 workers in May 2024, 1,677 (0.21%) more workers than in April 2024 (800,807).
U.S. scheduled-service passenger airlines employed 544,618 workers in May 2024, or 68% of the industry-wide total. Passenger airlines gained 3,173 employees in May 2024. Delta Air Lines led scheduled passenger carriers, adding 1,184 employees; United Air Lines added 1,099, and American Airlines added 446.
U.S. cargo airlines employed 253,821 workers in May 2024, or 32% of the industry-wide total. Cargo carriers lost 1,506 employees in May. FedEx, the leading air cargo employer, decreased employment by 1,597 jobs.
Scheduled passenger airlines gained 2,601 full-time equivalents in May 2024
U.S. Airline Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)
BTS calculates FTEs by dividing the number of part-time employees by 2 and adding that figure to the number of full-time employees. The May 2024 industry-wide numbers include 687,722 full-time and 114,762 part-time workers for a total of 745,103 FTEs, an increase from April of 1,496 FTEs (0.20%).
The 26 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reporting data for May 2024 employed 516,496 FTEs, 2,601 FTEs (0.51%) more than in April 2024. Data by passenger carrier category can be found in the accompanying tables.
U.S. cargo airlines employed 224,682 FTEs in May 2024, down 1,115 FTEs (0.49%) from April 2024.
Revisions: The data from P-1(a) submissions from March 2024 and April 2024 has been revised and resubmitted for the following carriers: 3M, YV.
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