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U.S. airline employment down, Southwest bucks trend

U.S. airlines have 10 percent fewer employees than they did four years ago and 6 percent fewer workers than they did one year ago, according to a government report.
The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics says U.S. carriers had about 394,000 workers in October, down from 418,000 in October 2007 and 439,000 in October 2004. More... Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Flight Tracker: Track Any flight - Priority Bags: No More Lost Luggage