"Table 5: Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year Change, November 2003-2007",,,,
Percent Change from the previous year,,,,
,Network**,Low-Cost,Regional*** ,All Passenger Airlines****
2003,-15.3,8.4,40.2,-8.1
2004,-1.8,0.5,31.0,2.2
2005,-9.3,-2.5,2.1,-6.5
2006,-3.4,0.9,2.4,-1.6
2007,-5.0,35.3,5.1,3.7
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.  Beginning with October 2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in the low-cost category.",,,,
"*** Many regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2003, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2003.  ",,,,
"**** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,