United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL)

United Airlines Holdings Employees

United Airlines Holdings had 117,900 employees as of September 30, 2026. The number of employees increased by 6,000 or 5.36% compared to the same quarter last year. That makes United Airlines Holdings the 220th largest employer in the world and 71st in the United States.

• Employees: 117,900
• Change (1Y): 6,000
• Growth (1Y): 5.36%
• Revenue / Employee: $556,005
• Profits / Employee: $30,339
• Market Cap: 35.23B

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Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Sep 30, 2026	117,900	6,000	5.36%
Dec 31, 2025	113,200	5,900	5.50%
Dec 31, 2024	107,300	4,000	3.87%
Dec 31, 2023	103,300	10,505	11.32%
Dec 31, 2022	92,795	8,695	10.34%
Dec 31, 2021	84,100	9,700	13.04%
Dec 31, 2020	74,400	-21,600	-22.50%
Dec 31, 2019	96,000	4,000	4.35%
Dec 31, 2018	92,000	2,200	2.45%
Dec 31, 2017	89,800	1,800	2.05%
Dec 31, 2016	88,000	4,000	4.76%
Dec 31, 2015	84,000	0	-
Dec 31, 2014	84,000	-3,000	-3.45%
Dec 31, 2013	87,000	-1,000	-1.14%
Dec 31, 2012	88,000	1,000	1.15%
Dec 31, 2011	87,000	1,000	1.16%
Dec 31, 2010	86,000	39,000	82.98%
Dec 31, 2009	47,000	-3,000	-6.00%
Dec 31, 2008	50,000	-1,600	-3.10%
Dec 31, 2007	51,600	-1,400	-2.64%
Dec 31, 2006	53,000	-4,000	-7.02%
Dec 31, 2005	57,000	-4,000	-6.56%
Dec 31, 2004	61,000	-2,000	-3.17%
Dec 31, 2003	63,000	-9,000	-12.50%
Dec 31, 2002	72,000	-12,000	-14.29%
Dec 31, 2001	84,000	-18,000	-17.65%
Dec 31, 2000	102,000	2,000	2.00%
Dec 31, 1999	100,000	4,965	5.22%
Dec 31, 1998	95,035	3,335	3.64%
Dec 31, 1997	91,700	4,072	4.65%
Dec 31, 1996	87,628	3,699	4.41%
Dec 31, 1995	83,929	6,029	7.74%
Dec 31, 1994	77,900	-	-

Data Sources: Official company filings and S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Sep 30, 2026

The employees data for this stock was gathered manually by the Stock Analysis team based on SEC filings and investor relations materials. The latest quarterly count is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Quarterly

Last checked:

Oct 31, 2026

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