Table 8: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month**,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,
,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
January,305.1,292.7,269.1,262.0,249.0,-18.4,-5.0
February,304.7,290.9,268.2,262.4,249.8,-18.0,-4.8
March,304.6,289.3,267.8,264.1,,,
April,305.6,285.8,266.6,264.8,,,
May,306.0,285.8,265.8,266.6,,,
June,306.1,284.8,265.3,268.6,,,
July,306.3,288.2,264.9,268.7,,,
August,305.3,277.8,264.8,268.8,,,
September,302.4,275.4,264.0,268.8,,,
October,300.9,274.1,263.0,249.0,,,
November,300.2,272.4,263.0,249.9,,,
December,295.7,270.6,262.9,250.0,,,
12-Month Average,305.1,285.6,266.3,262.0,,,
Jan-Feb Average,304.9,291.8,268.7,262.2,249.4,18.2,-4.9
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.",,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,
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