Table 1: Change in Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group,,,,
Percent change compared to same month the previous year for the most recent 13 months,,,,
Month,Network Carriers**    (Pct. Change)   From Table 7,Low-Cost Carriers*** (Pct. Change)   From Table 10,Regional Carriers    (Pct. Change)   From Table 13,All Passenger Airlines****   (Pct. Change)  From Table 2
Mar 2006-Mar 2007,-1.4,4.4,5.6,0.7
Apr. 2006-Apr. 2007,-0.7,5.7,5.6,1.4
May 2006-May 2007,0.3,5.3,7.2,2.2
June 2006-June 2007,1.3,5.3,5.1,2.5
July 2006-July 2007,1.5,5.9,4.8,2.8
Aug. 2006-Aug. 2007,1.5,5.3,4.9,2.6
Sept. 2006-Sept. 2007,1.8,6.0,5.2,3.0
Oct. 2006-Oct. 2007,7.2,-11.8,5.5,3.5
Nov. 2006-Nov. 2007,7.5,-10.9,5.1,3.7
Dec. 2006-Dec. 2007,7.5,-11.2,4.9,3.7
Jan. 2007-Jan. 2008,7.5,-11.4,3.7,3.4
Feb. 2007-Feb. 2008,7.7,-11.9,1.1,3.0
Mar 2007-Mar 2008,7.5,-15.2,0.6,1.6
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 while America West's numbers were included with the low-cost airlines.  Beginning with October 2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America Wests’ numbers in the network category.  The combined carrier's numbers were included in the low-cost category for October 2007 through February 2008 in the releases for those months.  The numbers for those months have been revised beginning with the March 2008 release to include the combined carrier's numbers in the network category for all months.  The revision was due to a BTS recalculation based on the airline's fourth quarter financial report released May 19.",,,,
"***Employment numbers in 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. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.",,,,
"**** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.  Other Carriers generally operate within specific niche markets.  They are: Allegiant Air, Aloha Airlines, Boston-Maine Airways, Casino Express Airlines, Continental Micronesia, Eos Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and USA3000 Airlines.  Aloha Airlines failed to file its February employment report.",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,
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