U.S. Airline Total Number of Employees (both Full-Time and Part-Time)
U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 800,807 workers in April 2024, 511 (0.06%) more workers than in March 2024 (800,296).
U.S. scheduled-service passenger airlines employed 541,445 workers in April 2024, or 68% of the industry-wide total. Passenger airlines gained 295 employees in April 2024. United Air Lines led scheduled passenger carriers, adding 623 employees; Southwest Airlines added 256, and Frontier Airlines added 162.
U.S. cargo airlines employed 255,327…
