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Table 14: Regional Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month 2012-2016

Dataset Table:

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Percent Change
2012-2016 2015-2016
January 52,800 50,640 50,425 49,477 50,482 -4.4 2.0
February 52,835 50,191 50,458 50,318 50,416 -4.6 0.2
March 52,584 50,181 50,623 50,361 50,424 -4.1 0.1
April 51,858 49,387 50,526 50,326 50,374 -2.9 0.1
May 51,884 49,424 50,633 50,469 50,554 -2.6 0.2
June 51,666 49,415 50,336 50,373 50,823 -1.6 0.9
July 52,715 49,387 51,107 49,403 51,021 -3.2 3.3
August 52,082 49,434 50,671 49,320 50,957 -2.2 3.3
September 51,085 49,546 50,574 49,231 50,663 -0.8 2.9
October 50,131 49,890 49,789 50,486
November 50,102 49,851 50,605 50,522
December 50,425 50,191 50,083 50,521
12-Month Average 51,681 49,795 50,486 50,067
Jan-Sep Average 52,168 49,734 50,595 49,920 50,635 -2.9 1.4

Notes:

Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics