"Table 4: Number of Employees: Regional Carriers, February 2003-2005",,,,,, (number of current carriers in parentheses),,,,,, ,Total ,Percentage Change from previous year,Full-time,Percentage Change from previous year,Part-time ,Percentage Change from previous year 2003 (11),"44,557",N/A,"38,860",N/A,"5,697",N/A 2004 (13),"52,297",17.4,"45,975",18.3,"6,322",11 2005 (13),"59,505",13.8,"52,343",13.9,"7,162",13.3 Note: Regional group numbers for years before 2003 are not included because of the limited number of regional carriers that met the requirement for filing reports. ,,,,,, Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,