"Table 4: Number of Employees: Regional Carriers, March 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),"44,173",N/A,"38,791",N/A,"5,382",N/A 2004 (13),"52,974",19.9,"46,557",20.0,"6,417",19.2 2005 (13),"59,957",13.2,"52,779",13.4,"7,178",11.9 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,,,,,, ,,,,,,