"Table 5: Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year Change, February 2004-2008",,,,
Percent Change from the previous year,,,,
,Network**,Low-Cost,Regional*** ,All Passenger Airlines****
2004,-11.0,6.9,17.3,-5.3
2005,-4.6,0.6,14.3,-1.4
2006,-7.8,-4.1,1.1,-5.7
2007,-2.2,5.0,5.9,0.2
2008,-4.8,34.1,1.1,3.0
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,
"** US Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to October 2007.  Beginning with October 2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in the low-cost category.",,,,
"*** Some regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2005, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2005.",,,,
"**** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,
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