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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)
NYSE: LUV · Real-Time Price · USD
38.01
-0.19 (-0.50%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
38.15
+0.14 (0.37%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 7:56 PM EDT

Southwest Airlines Co. Employees

Southwest Airlines Co. had 72,790 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees increased by 340 or 0.47% compared to the previous year.

Employees
72,790
Change (1Y)
340
Growth (1Y)
0.47%
Revenue / Employee
$396,813
Profits / Employee
$11,224
Market Cap
18.58B

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Employees History

Date Employees Change Growth
Dec 31, 202572,7903400.47%
Dec 31, 202472,450-2,356-3.15%
Dec 31, 202374,8068,15012.23%
Dec 31, 202266,65611,55620.97%
Dec 31, 202155,100-1,400-2.48%
Dec 31, 202056,500-4,300-7.07%
Dec 31, 201960,8002,0003.40%
Dec 31, 201858,8002,7004.81%
Dec 31, 201756,1002,6004.86%
Dec 31, 201653,5003,9007.86%
Dec 31, 201549,6003,3227.18%
Dec 31, 201446,2781,4473.23%
Dec 31, 201344,831-1,030-2.25%
Dec 31, 201245,8614691.03%
Dec 31, 201145,39210,49130.06%
Dec 31, 201034,9011750.50%
Dec 31, 200934,726-773-2.18%
Dec 31, 200835,4991,1213.26%
Dec 31, 200734,3781,7145.25%
Dec 31, 200632,6649352.95%
Dec 31, 200531,7297182.32%
Dec 31, 200431,011-1,836-5.59%
Dec 31, 200332,847-858-2.55%
Dec 31, 200233,7052,1256.73%
Dec 31, 200131,5802,3067.88%
Dec 31, 200029,2741,6215.86%
Dec 31, 199927,6531,8097.00%
Dec 31, 199825,8441,8707.80%
Dec 31, 199723,9741,0304.49%
Dec 31, 199622,9443,01115.11%
Dec 31, 199519,9333,11518.52%
Dec 31, 199416,818--
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.

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