Table 7: Network Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* Change from the Previous Year**,,,,
Percent change compared to same month the previous year,,,,
Month,2005,2006,2007,2008
January,-4.1,-8.1,-2.6,7.5
February,-4.6,-7.8,-2.2,7.7
March,-5.0,-7.4,-1.4,7.5
April,-6.5,-6.7,-0.7,7.1
May,-6.6,-7.0,0.3,6.7
June,-7.0,-6.8,1.3,5.3
July,-5.9,-8.1,1.5,4.3
August,-9.0,-4.7,1.5,
September,-8.9,-4.1,1.8,
October,-8.9,-4.0,7.2,
November,-9.3,-3.4,7.5,
December,-8.5,-2.9,7.5,
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 while America West's numbers were included with the low-cost airlines.  Beginning with October 2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West’ numbers in the network category.  The combined carrier's numbers were included in the low-cost category for October 2007 through February 2008 in the releases for those months.  The numbers for those months have been revised beginning with the March 2008 release to include the combined carrier's numbers in the network category for all months.  The revision was due to a BTS recalculation based on the airline's fourth quarter financial report released May 19.",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,