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

Thursday, April 23, 2015

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  February FTEs in thousands (000)
1990 447.2
1991 441.1
1992 443.4
1993 440.8
1994 436.0
1995 429.7
1996 435.4
1997 439.8
1998 459.9
1999 484.0
2000 513.0
2001 537.0
2002 465.4
2003 463.0
2004 440.2
2005 428.7
2006 404.3
2007 405.8
2008 419.0
2009 391.6
2010 378.0
2011 381.8
2012 389.9
2013 380.4
2014 382.0
2015 389.0

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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