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The statistic shows the leading U.S. passenger airlines in December 2021, based on the number of full-time equivalent employees. In that month, JetBlue Airways employed around 18,500 full-time employees, and was ranked fifth.
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Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021
(in 1,000s)
Airline
Employees in thousands
American
92.1
Delta
80.49
United
71.68
Southwest
55.09
JetBlue
18.49
Alaska
16.2
SkyWest
14.38
Envoy
13.16
Spirit Airlines
10.29
Piedmont
6.86
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Includes network, low-cost, and regional carriers; the figures have been rounded. 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). Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Leading U.S. Passenger Airlines by Number of Full-time Equivalent Employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/ (last visited November 30, 2025)
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