Table 3: Total Passenger Airline* Full-time Equivalent Employees** by Month ,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,
Month,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,2003-2007,2006-2007
January,465.7,435.0,431.5,405.7,404.3,-13.2%,-0.4%
February,459.4,435.0,428.9,404.5,406.0,-11.6%,0.4%
March,454.3,435.9,427.7,405.1,408.0,-10.2%,0.7%
April,448.2,437.8,424.1,404.5,410.2,-8.5%,1.4%
May,443.2,439.6,424.4,403.6,412.4,-6.9%,2.2%
June,438.9,440.9,424.3,403.8,414.0,-5.7%,2.5%
July,433.2,444.1,428.5,403.3,414.6,-4.3%,2.8%
August,433.3,443.0,417.5,404.7,415.4,-4.2%,2.6%
September,429.6,440.0,414.5,403.7,416.3,-3.1%,3.1%
October,428.3,439.1,412.7,403.6,417.9,-2.5%,3.5%
November,429.9,439.5,411.0,404.5,419.4,-2.4%,3.7%
December,430.2,434.0,408.8,405.0,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,
"* Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,,,,
** Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,