| Average annual employee count | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 672,416 |
| 2001 | 668,000 |
| 2002 | 601,650 |
| 2003 | 574,842 |
| 2004 | 571,720 |
| 2005 | 562,260 |
| 2006 | 545,189 |
| 2007 | 556,601 |
| 2008 | 553,186 |
| 2009 | 522,777 |
NOTE: 1 Part Time Employee = 0.5 Full Time Employee
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Airline Employment Data by Month, available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of July 2010.