Good news for those wanting to work for airlines in the United States

Good news for those wanting to work for airlines in the United States

Employment figures for the U.S. airline industry which consists of passenger and cargo airlines combined, increased to 790,657 workers in February 2023, 2,687 more workers than in January 2023, and 59,661 more than in pre-pandemic February 2019 (730,996).

U.S. scheduled-service passenger airlines employed 508,450 workers in February 2023 or 65 per cent of the industry-wide total.

Passenger airlines added 4,696 employees in February 2023 for a twenty-second consecutive month of job growth dating back to May 2021. Delta led scheduled passenger carriers, adding 1,338 employees; Southwest added 1,134, and United added 1,082.

U.S. cargo airlines employed 277,999 workers in February 2023, 35 per cent of the industry total. Cargo carriers lost 1,372 employees in February. FedEx, the leading air cargo employer, decreased employment by 1,582 jobs.

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