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In September 2026, the U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) gained 8,212 jobs. That gain increased system-wide employment to 1,047,112 total workers, representing a 0.79% increase from August 2026. U.S. scheduled-service passenger airlines employed 554,502 workers (a gain of 591 employees). U.S. cargo airlines employed 488,248 workers (a gain of 7,730 employees). The industry-wide breakdown includes 747,753 full-time and 299,359 part-time workers.