"Table 3: Number of Employees: Low-cost Carriers, December 2000-2004",,,,,, (number of current carriers in parentheses),,,,,, ,Total ,Pct. Change from previous year,Full-time,Pct. Change from previous year,Part-time ,Pct. Change from previous year 2000 (11),"62,296",N/A,"58,720",N/A,"3,576",N/A 2001 (11),"62,596",0.5,"59,500",1.3,"3,096",-13.4 2002 (9),"66,332",6.0,"63,453",6.6,"2,879",-7.0 2003 (7),"67,182",1.3,"64,048",0.9,"3,134",8.9 2004 (8),"71,640",6.6,"68,186",6.5,"3,454",10.2 "Note: Independence Air (formerly known as Atlantic Coast Airlines) data have been included in 2003 totals for Regional Carriers, but reflecting the current change in its business model, the 2004 data have been included with Low Cost carrier results.",,,,,, Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,