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In August 2026, U.S. airline industry employment increased to 1,038,900 workers. This is a 0.09% increase from July 2026 (1,037,967 workers). U.S. scheduled-service passenger airlines employed 553,911 workers. - Accounting for 54% of the industry-wide total U.S. cargo airlines employed 480,518 workers. - Accounting for 46% of the industry-wide total.