Table 3: Total Passenger Airline* Full-time Equivalent Employees** by Month ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Month,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
January,435.0,431.5,405.7,404.3,418.1,-3.9,3.4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
February,435.0,428.9,404.5,406.0,418.3,-3.8,3.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
March,435.9,427.7,405.1,408.0,414.8,-4.8,1.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
April,437.8,424.1,404.5,410.2,415.5,-5.1,1.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
May,439.6,424.4,403.6,412.4,415.6,-5.4,0.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
June,440.9,424.3,403.8,414.0,414.6,-6.0,0.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
July,444.1,428.5,403.3,414.6,411.1,-7.4,-0.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
August,443.0,417.5,404.7,415.4,406.8,-8.2,-2.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
September,440.0,414.5,403.7,416.3,397.4,-9.7,-4.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
October,439.1,412.7,403.6,417.9,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
November,439.5,411.0,404.5,419.4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
December,434.0,408.8,405.0,419.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
12-Month Average,438.7,421.2,404.3,413.2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Jan-Sept Average,439.0,424.6,404.3,411.2,412.5,-6.1,0.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"* Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
** Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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