Table 8: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month**,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,
,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,2005-2009,2008-2009
January,292.7,269.1,262.0,281.7,263.9,-9.8,-6.3
February,290.9,268.2,262.4,282.6,,,
March,289.3,267.8,264.1,283.9,,,
April,285.8,266.6,264.8,283.7,,,
May,285.8,265.8,266.6,283.6,,,
June,284.8,265.3,268.6,282.8,,,
July,288.2,264.9,268.7,280.3,,,
August,277.8,264.8,268.8,276.1,,,
September,275.4,264.0,268.8,268.4,,,
October,274.1,263.0,281.9,266.6,,,
November,272.4,263.0,282.7,265.2,,,
December,270.6,262.9,282.7,264.7,,,
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 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.  ",,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,