The timeline illustrates the average annual U.S. airline industry full time equivalent (FTE) employees from 2004 to 2021. In 2021, 402,000 full time equivalents were employed in the U.S. airline industry. This is a decrease from 2019, showing the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. airline employment.
Average annual U.S. airline industry full time equivalent employees from 2004 to 2021 (in 1,000s)*
* Scheduled passenger airlines
Values have been rounded. Figures prior to 2017 were taken from previous publications.
Full-time equivalent employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (February 7, 2022). Average annual U.S. airline industry full time equivalent employees from 2004 to 2021 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197683/us-airline-industry-full-time-equivalent-employees-since-2004/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Average annual U.S. airline industry full time equivalent employees from 2004 to 2021 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. February 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197683/us-airline-industry-full-time-equivalent-employees-since-2004/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Average annual U.S. airline industry full time equivalent employees from 2004 to 2021 (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197683/us-airline-industry-full-time-equivalent-employees-since-2004/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Average Annual U.S. Airline Industry Full Time Equivalent Employees from 2004 to 2021 (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197683/us-airline-industry-full-time-equivalent-employees-since-2004/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Average annual U.S. airline industry full time equivalent employees from 2004 to 2021 (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197683/us-airline-industry-full-time-equivalent-employees-since-2004/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Average annual U.S. airline industry full time equivalent employees from 2004 to 2021 (in 1,000s)* [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, February 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197683/us-airline-industry-full-time-equivalent-employees-since-2004/
