Airline Employment Data

Overview

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics maintains monthly employment data from airlines operating at least one aircraft with capacity to carry a payload factor of 18,000 pounds (combined passengers, cargo, and fuel)

Data Information	Value
Refresh Cadence	`Monthly`
Historical Coverage	`January 1990 - present`
Geographic Coverage	`US`

Key Concepts

These data are collected through manual pulls from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Transportation’s website
Starting June 2024, FedEx Ground and FedEx Services merged with FedEx Express to form Federal Express Corporation. As a result of the merger, carrier FX has experienced a significant increase in employee count, increasing the total number of employees in the industry.