Table 8: Change in FTE Employees from the Previous Year*,,,,
Percentage change compared to same month the previous year,,,,
Month,Network Carriers    (Pct. Change),Low-Cost Carriers** (Pct. Change),Regional Carriers    (Pct. Change),All Passenger Airlines***   (Pct. Change)
Dec. 2003-Dec. 2004,-3.5,0.5,29.4,0.7
Jan. 2004-Jan. 2005,-4.3,0.4,15.8,-1.0
Feb. 2004-Feb. 2005,-4.6,0.6,13.8,-1.4
Mar. 2004-Mar. 2005,-5.0,0.0,13.3,-1.9
Apr. 2004-Apr. 2005,-6.5,-0.7,12.2,-3.1
May 2004-May 2005,-6.7,-1.0,10.9,-3.4
June 2004-June 2005,-7.0,-1.1,10.0,-3.7
July 2004-July 2005,-5.6,-1.5,4.9,-3.3
Aug. 2004-Aug. 2005,-9.0,-0.7,3.9,-5.7
Sept. 2004-Sept. 2005****,-8.9,-1.0,3.4,-5.8
Oct. 2004-Oct. 2005,-8.9,-1.0,2.4,-5.8
Nov. 2004-Nov. 2005,-9.3,-2.5,0.1,-6.7
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,
"**Employment numbers in 2003, 2004 and 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.",,,,
"*** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,
"**** Atlantic Southeast Airlines was granted an extension for the filing of September 2005 employment numbers. For year-to-year comparison purposes, its numbers are not included in September 2004.",,,,
 Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,