Delta Returns to the Top of Atlanta's 25 Largest Employers List

Thursday, July 20th, 2023

After a four-year hiatus, Delta Air Lines Inc. is once again Atlanta's largest employer, riding a wave of growth since its difficulties at the start of the pandemic.

Delta's full-time employee count hit 42,300, as of Dec. 31, 2022, a 33% year-over-year jump, according to Atlanta Business Chronicle's annual list, which was released July 14. The airline flew past Emory University, which had nearly 33,500 employees at the start of 2023. The institution, which includes workers at the school and Emory Healthcare, sat at the top of the list since 2019.

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