Study: Aviation Maintenance Industry Is Major Employer

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With the national jobless rate front page news, the aviation maintenance industry continues to be a major employer around the country and an important economic contributor in many states. The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has for the first time provided a snapshot of the industry's state-by-state footprint. The study, prepared by AeroStrategy, based on 2009 government and industry data, pegs the U.S. civil aviation maintenance workforce at 274,634. The industry's direct and indirect impact on the U.S. economy is $39 billion.