Table 1: Change in Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group,,,,
Percent change compared to same month the previous year for the most recent 13 months,,,,
Month,Network Carriers**    (Pct. Change)   From Table 7,Low-Cost Carriers (Pct. Change)   From Table 10,Regional Carriers    (Pct. Change)   From Table13,All Passenger Airlines***   (Pct. Change)  From Table 2
Jan. 2007-Jan. 2008,7.5,-11.4,3.7,3.4
Feb. 2007-Feb. 2008,7.7,-11.9,1.1,3.0
Mar 2007-Mar 2008,7.5,-15.2,0.6,1.6
Apr. 2007-Apr. 2008,7.1,-15.9,2.0,1.3
May 2007-May 2008,6.4,-15.4,1.3,0.8
June 2007-June 2008,5.3,-15.6,1.8,0.1
July 2007-July 2008,4.3,-16.8,1.4,-0.8
Aug. 2007-Aug. 2008,2.7,-17.1,0.3,-2.1
Sept. 2007-Sept. 2008,-0.2,-17.9,-2.1,-4.5
Oct. 2007-Oct. 2008,-5.4,-1.9,-5.3,-5.7
Nov. 2007-Nov. 2008,-6.2,-2.8,-6.0,-6.5
Dec. 2007-Dec. 2008,-6.3,-3.3,-5.2,-6.7
Jan. 2008-Jan. 2009,-6.3,-3.1,-7.1,-6.9
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.  ",,,,
"*** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.  Other Carriers generally operate within specific niche markets.  They are: Casino Express Airlines, Continental Micronesia, Hawaiian Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and USA3000 Airlines.  ",,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,
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