Table 3: Total Passenger Airline* Full-time Equivalent Employees** by Month ,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,
Month,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,2005-2009,2008-2009
January,431.5,405.7,404.3,418.8,390,-9.6%,-6.9%
February,428.9,404.5,406.0,418.3,,,
March,427.7,405.1,408.0,414.8,,,
April,424.1,404.5,410.2,415.5,,,
May,424.4,403.6,412.4,415.6,,,
June,424.3,403.8,414.0,414.6,,,
July,428.5,403.3,414.6,411.1,,,
August,417.5,404.7,415.4,406.8,,,
September,414.5,403.7,416.3,397.4,,,
October,412.7,403.6,417.9,394.3,,,
November,411.0,404.5,419.4,392.2,,,
December,408.8,405.0,419.8,391.9,,,
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.,,,,,,,
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