Number of Employees at Southwest Airlines 2005-2019
| Year | Employees |
| 2019 | 60,767 |
| 2018 | 58,803 |
| 2017 | 56,110 |
| 2016 | 53,536 |
| 2015 | 49,583 |
| 2014 | 46,278 |
| 2013 | 44,381 |
| 2012 | 45,861 |
| 2011 | 45,392 |
| 2010 | 34,901 |
| 2009 | 34,726 |
| 2008 | 35,499 |
| 2007 | 34,378 |
| 2006 | 32,664 |
| 2005 | 31,729 |
Southwest Airlines employed 60,767 employees as of 2019, compared to 58,803 in 2018.
As of 2018, southwest Airlines employed 58,803 employees consisting of approximately 24,900 flight, 3,000 maintenance, 20,800 ground, Customer, and fleet service, and 10,100 management, technology, finance, marketing, and clerical personnel (associated with non-operational departments).