US airlines add 8,212 jobs in September 2026

On November 9, 2026, the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released statistics showing that total employment at US passenger and cargo airlines rose to 1,047,112 in September 2026, an increase of 8,212 (0.79%) month-on-month. Of this, passenger airlines employed 554,502, an increase of 591, with American Airlines adding 374, the most; cargo airlines employed 488,248, an increase of 7,730, with FedEx adding 7,758 in the single month. Industry-wide full-time equivalent employees (FTE) reached 897,433, an increase of 4,507 month-on-month.