The air transport sector is one of many sectors that have been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. With most flights suspended, many airlines are struggling to survive and some have already announced job cuts. Employees in this sector might be severely affected by the downturn in air travel.
In 2019, 408 thousand persons aged 20-64 were employed in the air transport sector in the European Union (EU), representing an 11% increase compared with 2018. These workers accounted for 0.2% of total employment in the EU.
Among EU Member States, Luxembourg recorded the highest share of persons employed in the air transport sector (1.0% of total employment), followed by Malta (0.5%), Ireland, the Netherlands and Portugal (all 0.4%).
Source dataset: lfsa_egan22d
With regard to the gender balance, a small majority of air transport workers were men (56%). The highest share of men was recorded in Sweden (77%), followed by Denmark (74%) and Malta (73%). By contrast, Finland was the only EU Member State where women were predominant in the air transport sector (57% of air transport workers were women).
Notes:
- Air transport, as defined under NACE Rev.2 classification, includes the transport of passengers or freight by air or via space.
- Data with low reliability: Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Norway.
- Data not available due to very low reliability: Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus and Latvia.
- The European Union (EU) includes 27 EU Member States. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Further information is published here.
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