"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees, January 2002-2006*",,,,,,,
(Ranked by January 2006 FTE Employees),,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,
Rank,,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,Percentage Change      2002-2006
1,American,98.0,94.8,79.2,76.7,74.7,-23.8
2,United,80.7,74.9,58.6,56.9,53.4,-33.8
3,Delta,65.8,63.0,58.4,55.6,48.6,-26.1
4,Continental,35.7,35.7,34.3,31.9,33.1,-7.3
5,Northwest,43.7,42.4,38.2,38.4,31.0,-29.0
6,US Airways,34.6,27.8,26.5,24.1,19.9,-42.6
7,Alaska,9.8,10.2,9.9,9.2,9.0,-8.0
,Total,368.4,348.7,305.1,292.7,269.8,-26.8
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding,,,,,,,
Note: Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,