Table 8: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month,,,,,,, Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,, Rank,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,Percent Change , ,,,,,,2003-2007,2006-2007 January,348.7,305.1,292.7,269.1,262.0,-24.9,-2.6 February,342.3,304.7,290.9,268.2,262.4,-23.3,-2.2 March,333.8,304.6,289.3,267.8,264.1,-20.9,-1.4 April,327.2,305.6,285.8,266.6,264.8,-19.1,-0.7 May,321.9,306.0,285.8,265.8,266.6,-17.2,0.3 June,317.5,306.1,284.8,265.3,268.6,-15.4,1.3 July,312.5,306.3,288.2,264.9,,, August,310.6,305.3,277.8,264.8,,, September,307.6,302.4,275.4,264.0,,, October,305.3,300.9,274.1,263.0,,, November,305.7,300.2,272.4,263.0,,, December,306.2,295.7,270.6,262.9,,, Monthly Average,320.1,303.7,282.4,265.4,,, Jan-June Average,331.9,305.4,288.2,267.1,264.8,-20.2,-0.9 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.,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,