U.S. passenger airline employees
January 1990–June 2024
The line chart shows the monthly total of full-time (or equivalent) employees at U.S. passenger airlines from January 1990 through June 2024.
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
325K
350K
375K
400K
425K
450K
475K
500K
525K
550K
2001 Jun
545,910
2021 Jan
323,691
2024 Jun
517,526
Covid
recession
Great
recession