Low-cost airlines: Southwest, JetBlue, AirTran, Frontier, Spirit, Virgin America, Allegiant, ATA, America West.
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
* Full-time equivalent employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
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U.S. low-cost airlines - change in full-time equivalent employee numbers
The statistic shows the change in U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employee numbers by month from 2009 to 2010. In January 2010, U.S. low-cost airlines employed *** percent more full-time equivalents than in January 2009.
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U.S. Department of Transportation. (August 16, 2011). Change in U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employee* numbers by month from 2009 to 2010 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/192584/employee-change-of-us-low-cost-airlines-by-month-2009-to-2010/
U.S. Department of Transportation. "Change in U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employee* numbers by month from 2009 to 2010." Chart. August 16, 2011. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/192584/employee-change-of-us-low-cost-airlines-by-month-2009-to-2010/
U.S. Department of Transportation. (2011). Change in U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employee* numbers by month from 2009 to 2010. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/192584/employee-change-of-us-low-cost-airlines-by-month-2009-to-2010/
U.S. Department of Transportation. "Change in U.S. Low-cost Airline Full-time Equivalent Employee* Numbers by Month from 2009 to 2010." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Aug 2011, /statistics/192584/employee-change-of-us-low-cost-airlines-by-month-2009-to-2010/
U.S. Department of Transportation, Change in U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employee* numbers by month from 2009 to 2010 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/192584/employee-change-of-us-low-cost-airlines-by-month-2009-to-2010/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Change in U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employee* numbers by month from 2009 to 2010 [Graph], U.S. Department of Transportation, August 16, 2011. [Online]. Available: /statistics/192584/employee-change-of-us-low-cost-airlines-by-month-2009-to-2010/
