"Table 5: Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year Change, January 2004-2008",,,,
Percent Change from the previous year,,,,
,Network**,Low-Cost,Regional*** ,All Passenger Airlines****
2004,-12.5,8.4,N/A,N/A
2005,-4.1,0.5,15.5,-0.8
2006,-8.1,-5.3,2.5,-6.0
2007,-2.6,4.5,3.0,-0.4
2008,-5.0,34.8,3.7,3.4
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.  Beginning with October 2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in the low-cost category.",,,,
"*** Many regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2004, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2004.  ",,,,
"**** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,
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