Table 8: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month,,,,,, Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,, ,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,Percent Change 2002-2006 January,368,349,305,293,270,-26.8 February,364,342,305,290,268,-26.4 March,364,334,305,289,268,-26.3 April,363,327,306,286,267,-26.7 May,369,322,306,286,266,-27.9 June,371,318,306,285,265,-28.6 July,371,313,306,289,265,-28.7 August,372,311,305,278,, September,369,308,302,275,, October,369,308,302,275,, November,361,305,300,272,, December,356,306,296,271,, Monthly Average,366,320,304,282,, Jan.-July Average,367,329,305,288,267,-27.3 Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,, * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,, Note: Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,