"Table 5: Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year Change, August 2004-2008",,,,
Percent Change from the previous year,,,,
,Network**,Low-Cost**,Regional*** ,All Passenger Airlines****
2004,-1.7,1.1,N/A,N/A
2005,-9.0,-0.7,5.1,-5.8
2006,-4.7,-0.8,-1.0,-3.1
2007,1.5,5.3,5.2,2.6
2008,2.7,-17.1,0.3,-2.1
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,
"** America West’s employment numbers were included with the low-cost airlines prior to October 2007.  Beginning with October 2007, America West’s numbers are combined with US Airways numbers in the network category.",,,,
"*** Some regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2005, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2005.",,,,
"**** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,
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