Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)
NYSE: LUV
· Real-Time Price · USD
31.72
0.33 (1.05%)
At close: Sep 08, 2025, 3:59 PM
31.71
-0.03%
After-hours: Sep 08, 2025, 06:20 PM EDT
Southwest Airlines Employees
Southwest Airlines Co. had 72,450 employees on Dec 31, 2024. The number of employees decreased
by -2,356 or
-3.15%
compared to the previous year.
Employees
72,450
Change (1Y)
-2,356
Growth (1Y)
-3.15%
Revenue / Employee
$384,345.37
Profits / Employee
$6,502.95
Market Cap
16.66B
Employees Chart
Employees History
| Date | Employees | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | 72,450 | -2,356 | -3.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 74,806 | 8,150 | +12.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 66,656 | 11,556 | +20.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55,100 | -1,400 | -2.48% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 56,500 | -4,300 | -7.07% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 60,800 | 2,000 | +3.40% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 58,800 | 2,700 | +4.81% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 56,100 | 2,600 | +4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 53,500 | 3,900 | +7.86% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 49,600 | 3,322 | +7.18% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 46,278 | 1,447 | +3.23% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 44,831 | -1,030 | -2.25% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 45,861 | 469 | +1.03% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 45,392 | 10,491 | +30.06% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 34,901 | n/a | n/a |