"Table 6: Low-cost Carrier FTE Employees, January 2001-2005*",,,,,,,,
Rank,,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,"Percentage 
Full-time Employees",
,,,,,,,2001,2005
1,Southwest,"29,294","31,645","33,427","32,484","31,011",97.3,98.4
2,America West,"12,568","10,963","11,615","11,297","11,480",79.7,79.1
3,JetBlue,"1,154","2,250","3,816","5,248","6,849",72.2,81.0
4,AirTran,"3,898","4,113","4,740","5,458","5,866",90.3,94.6
5,ATA,"7,681","6,865","6,906","6,949","5,810",88.0,90.2
6,Frontier,"1,773","2,287","2,743","3,468","4,091",76.3,80.5
7,Independence**,N/A,N/A,N/A,"3,935","4,019",N/A,93.4
8,Spirit,"1,753","1,989","2,398","2,405","2,475",82.2,88.5
,Total,"58,121","60,112","65,645","71,244","71,601",94.6,95.1
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count part-time workers as one-half of a full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
"**Employment numbers in 2004and 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. ",,,,,,,,
 Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,