Table 3: Total Passenger Airline* Full-time Equivalent Employees** by Month ,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,
Month,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
January,435.0,431.5,405.7,404.3,418.1,0.0,0.0
February,435.0,428.9,404.5,406.0,418.3,0.0,0.0
March,435.9,427.7,405.1,408.0,414.8,0.0,0.0
April,437.8,424.1,404.5,410.2,415.5,-0.1,0.0
May,439.6,424.4,403.6,412.4,415.6,-0.1,0.0
June,440.9,424.3,403.8,414.0,414.6,-0.1,0.0
July,444.1,428.5,403.3,414.6,411.1,-0.1,0.0
August,443.0,417.5,404.7,415.4,406.8,-0.1,0.0
September,440.0,414.5,403.7,416.3,,,
October,439.1,412.7,403.6,417.9,,,
November,439.5,411.0,404.5,419.4,,,
December,434.0,408.8,405.0,419.8,,,
12-Month Average,438.7,421.2,404.3,413.2,,,
Jan-Aug Average,438.9,425.9,404.4,410.6,414.4,-5.6%,0.9%
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,
"* Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,,,,
** 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.,,,,,,,
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