"Table 5: Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year Change, December 2004-2008",,,,
Percent Change from the previous year,,,,
,Network**,Low-Cost**,Regional*** ,All Passenger Airlines****
2004,-3.5,1.1,N/A,N/A
2005,-8.5,-1.1,2.2,-5.8
2006,-2.9,1.8,3.0,-0.9
2007,7.5,-10.6,4.9,3.7
2008,-6.3,-3.3,-5.2,-6.7
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,
"** America West’s employment numbers were included with the low-cost airlines prior to October 2007.  Beginning with October 2007, America West’s numbers are combined with US Airways numbers in the network category.",,,,
"*** Some regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2005, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2005.",,,,
"**** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,
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