Table 10: Change in Low-Cost Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year**,,,,
Percent change compared to same month the previous year,,,,
Month,2006,2007,2008,2009
January,-5.0,4.8,-9.7,-3.1
February,-3.7,5.3,-10.2,-3.0
March***,-2.6,4.7,-13.3,
April,-1.8,6.0,-15.2,
May,-1.7,5.6,-14.8,
June,-1.6,5.6,-14.9,
July,-2.1,6.1,-16.1,
August,-0.3,5.5,-16.4,
September,0.1,6.2,-17.3,
October,1.2,-11.3,-1.5,
November,1.3,-10.3,-2.8,
December,1.8,-10.6,-3.3,
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 West’s numbers in the network category.  ",,,,
"*** ATA Airlines ceased operating on April 3, 2008 and stopped reporting employment data effective in March.",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,
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