"Table 5: Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year Change, August 2003-2007",,,,
Percent Change from the previous year,,,,
,Network,Low-Cost,Regional** ,All Passenger Airlines***
2003,-16.4,6.5,67.3,-8.4
2004,-1.7,1.1,31.6,2.2
2005,-9.0,-0.7,5.1,-5.8
2006,-4.7,-0.8,-1.0,-3.1
2007,1.5,5.3,4.9,2.4
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.,,,,
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