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,-3.9,3.4 February,435.0,428.9,404.5,406.0,418.3,-3.8,3.0 March,435.9,427.7,405.1,408.0,414.8,-4.8,1.6 April,437.8,424.1,404.5,410.2,415.5,-5.1,1.3 May,439.6,424.4,403.6,412.4,415.6,-5.4,0.8 June,440.9,424.3,403.8,414.0,,, July,444.1,428.5,403.3,414.6,,, August,443.0,417.5,404.7,415.4,,, 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-May Average,436.7,427.3,404.7,408.2,416.5,-4.6,2.0 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.,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,