The timeline shows the 12-month average number of U.S. passenger airline full-time equivalent employees (FTE) from 2007 through 2021. In 2021, some 605,950 people were employed by U.S. passenger airlines, an increase from 598,350 in 2020.
12-month average number of U.S. passenger airline full-time equivalent employees from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Statista. (March 28, 2022). 12-month average number of U.S. passenger airline full-time equivalent employees from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192451/comparison-of-us-passenger-airline-employees-since-2007/
Statista. "12-month average number of U.S. passenger airline full-time equivalent employees from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192451/comparison-of-us-passenger-airline-employees-since-2007/
Statista. (2022). 12-month average number of U.S. passenger airline full-time equivalent employees from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192451/comparison-of-us-passenger-airline-employees-since-2007/
Statista. "12-month Average Number of U.S. Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192451/comparison-of-us-passenger-airline-employees-since-2007/
Statista, 12-month average number of U.S. passenger airline full-time equivalent employees from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192451/comparison-of-us-passenger-airline-employees-since-2007/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
12-month average number of U.S. passenger airline full-time equivalent employees from 2007 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statista, March 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192451/comparison-of-us-passenger-airline-employees-since-2007/