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Retirement
Eligibility Statistics
Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
Selected Agencies as of September 30,
1997
| Total Employment |
FERS Employment |
Early-Out Eligibles |
Voluntary Eligibles |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||||
| All Agencies | 1,836,052 | 931,667 | 7,621 | 0.8 | 59,774 | 6.4 | |
| Department of Agriculture | 108,775 | 45,913 | 352 | 0.8 | 2,328 | 5.1 | |
| Department of Commerce | 34,822 | 18,272 | 134 | 0.7 | 931 | 5.1 | |
| Department of Defense (Total) | 739,236 | 369,782 | 3,437 | 0.9 | 29,607 | 8.0 | |
| Department of the Air Force | 171,989 | 86,745 | 684 | 0.8 | 6,807 | 7.8 | |
| Department of the Army | 241,919 | 122,452 | 1,297 | 1.1 | 9,852 | 8.0 | |
| Department of the Navy | 202,361 | 98,587 | 932 | 0.9 | 7,702 | 7.8 | |
| Department of Defense (Excluding Military Departments) |
122,967 | 61,998 | 524 | 0.8 | 5,246 | 8.5 | |
| Department of Education | 4,807 | 2,330 | 20 | 0.9 | 99 | 4.2 | |
| Department of Energy | 17,075 | 7,989 | 110 | 1.4 | 524 | 6.6 | |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
57,359 | 29,994 | 277 | 0.9 | 1,615 | 5.4 | |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development |
10,442 | 4,656 | 45 | 1.0 | 403 | 8.7 | |
| Department of the Interior | 71,601 | 33,349 | 267 | 0.8 | 1,711 | 5.1 | |
| Department of Justice | 116,751 | 82,543 | 284 | 0.3 | 1,583 | 1.9 | |
| Department of Labor | 15,844 | 7,335 | 54 | 0.7 | 432 | 5.9 | |
| Department of State | 15,134 | 2,935 | 31 | 1.1 | 192 | 6.5 | |
| Department of Transportation | 64,178 | 32,497 | 237 | 0.7 | 1,566 | 4.8 | |
| Department of the Treasury | 141,418 | 77,657 | 526 | 0.7 | 4,859 | 6.3 | |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 245,542 | 132,372 | 797 | 0.6 | 9,020 | 6.8 | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 18,393 | 10,140 | 60 | 0.6 | 366 | 3.6 | |
| General Services Administration | 14,326 | 7,239 | 73 | 1.0 | 514 | 7.1 | |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 20,117 | 9,772 | 78 | 0.8 | 342 | 3.5 | |
| Office of Personnel Management | 3,711 | 1,572 | 14 | 0.9 | 225 | 14.3 | |
| Small Business Administration | 4,330 | 2,319 | 18 | 0.8 | 214 | 9.2 | |
| Social Security Administration | 67,328 | 22,821 | 542 | 2.4 | 1,494 | 6.5 | |
| All Other Agencies | 64,863 | 30,180 | 265 | 0.9 | 1,749 | 5.8 | |
| Notes: | Data are
calculated under current law provisions. Employment and eligibility figures include those employees subject to 5 U.S.C. Paragraph 8336(c). |
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| Source: | Central Personnel Data File (CPDF) Office of Personnel Management (202) 606-2869. OWI@OPM.GOV |
