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Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-Time Equivalent Employees, Month of January, 1990-2015

Thursday, March 19, 2015

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  January FTEs in thousands (000)
1990 445.5
1991 443.2
1992 441.6
1993 441.9
1994 439.2
1995 428.8
1996 437.2
1997 440.6
1998 462.5
1999 481.7
2000 510.4
2001 534.4
2002 468.4
2003 469.1
2004 437.4
2005 432.1
2006 405.6
2007 404.1
2008 418.7
2009 390.6
2010 379.4
2011 377.7
2012 386.0
2013 380.0
2014 381.8
2015 386.5

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Note: FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.