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Table 11: Low-Cost Airlines Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month 2013 – 2017, February 2017

Dataset Table:

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Percent Change
2013 - 2017 2016 - 2017
January 69,465 69,693 72,909 78,638 86,287 24.2 9.7
February 69,630 70,135 73,351 79,578 87,030 25.0 9.4
March 69,854 70,384 73,163 80,202
April 69,677 70,751 73,695 81,180
May 69,818 71,095 74,167 82,070
June 69,574 71,074 74,592 82,796
July 69,510 71,272 74,999 83,481
August 69,286 71,387 75,549 83,823
September 69,426 71,428 76,176 84,284
October 69,496 72,110 77,063 85,033
November 69,402 73,014 77,783 85,439
December 69,365 72,399 78,035 85,434
12 - Month Average 69,542 71,229 75,124 82,663
Jan - Feb Average 69,548 69,914 73,130 79,108 86,659 24.6 9.5

Notes:

* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics