Table 1: Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* ,,,,
Change from the Previous Year,,,,
Percent change compared to same month the previous year for the most recent 13 months,,,,
Month,"Network Carriers
(Pct. Change)
From Table 7","Low-Cost Carriers**
(Pct. Change)
From Table 10","Regional Carriers
(Pct. Change)
From Table 13","All Passenger Airlines***
(Pct. Change)
From Table 2"
Jan. 2005-Jan. 2006,-8.1,-5.3,2.5,-6.0
Feb. 2005-Feb. 2006,-7.8,-4.1,0.7,-5.8
Mar. 2005-Mar. 2006,-7.5,-3.0,0.1,-5.4
Apr. 2005-Apr. 2006,-6.7,-2.2,0.1,-4.7
May 2005-May 2006,-7.0,-2.1,-1.2,-5.0
June 2005-June 2006,-6.9,-2.0,-1.6,-5.0
July 2005-July 2006,-8.1,-2.6,-0.8,-5.9
Aug. 2005-Aug. 2006,-4.7,-0.8,-1.0,-3.1
Sept. 2005-Sept. 2006,-4.1,-0.4,-0.3,-2.7
Oct. 2005-Oct. 2006,-4.0,0.8,0.6,-2.3
Nov. 2005-Nov. 2006,-3.4,0.9,2.4,-1.6
Dec. 2005-Dec. 2006,-2.9,1.4,3.4,-1.0
Jan. 2006-Jan. 2007,-2.6,4.5,3.0,-0.5
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,
"**Employment numbers in 2003, 2004 and 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.",,,,
"*** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.  Other Carriers generally operate within specific niche markets.  They are: Allegiant Air, Aloha Airlines, Boston-Maine Airways, Casino Express Airlines, Continental Micronesia, Eos Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, USA3000 Airlines.  USA3000 is included in previous months but did not report in January 2007 and December 2006. ",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,