Table 2: Change in Total Passenger Airline* Full-time Equivalent Employees** from the Previous Year,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Percent change compared to same month the previous year,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Month,2005,2006,2007,2008,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
January,-0.8,-6.0,-0.4,3.4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
February,-1.4,-5.8,0.4,3.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
March,-1.9,-5.4,0.7,1.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
April,-3.1,-4.6,1.4,1.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
May,-3.5,-4.9,2.2,0.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
June,-3.8,-4.8,2.5,0.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
July,-3.5,-5.9,2.8,-0.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
August,-5.8,-3.1,2.6,-2.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
September,-5.8,-2.6,3.0,-4.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
October,-6.0,-2.2,3.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
November,-6.5,-1.6,3.7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
December,-5.9,-0.9,3.7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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 based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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