"Table 5: Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year Change, November 2002-2006",,,,
Percent Change from the previous year,,,,
,Network,Low-Cost,Regional** ,All Passenger Airlines***
2002,-4.6,7.9,50.6,0.2
2003,-15.3,8.4,18.4,-9.2
2004,-1.8,0.5,31.0,2.2
2005,-9.3,-2.5,1.7,-6.5
2006,-3.4,0.9,2.8,-1.6
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,
"** Many regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2003, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2003.  ",,,,
"*** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,