"Table 5: Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year Change, March 2004-2008",,,,
Percent Change from the previous year,,,,
,Network**,Low-Cost**,Regional*** ,All Passenger Airlines****
2004,-8.7,0.5,21.6,-4.1
2005,-5.0,0.0,13.7,-1.9
2006,-7.4,-3.0,0.5,-5.3
2007,-1.4,4.4,5.6,0.7
2008,7.5,-15.2,0.6,1.6
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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