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TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO NOVEMBER 2003

MONTH
AND YEAR

TOTAL

CHANGE
FROM
YEAR AGO

LEGISLATIVE

JUDICIAL

EXECUTIVE
TOTAL

DEFENSE

HEALTH
AND HUMAN
SERVICES

TREASURY

AGRICULTURE

INTERIOR

TRANSPORTATION

TOTAL, ALL AREAS
NOVEMBER 2002
2,749,752
**
+51,989
31,027
**
34,600
2,684,125
**
673,781
67,181
150,301
105,647
71,441
132,768
DECEMBER 2002
2,744,613
**
+54,779
30,878
**
34,392
2,679,343
**
674,224
67,105
147,823
102,906
70,096
135,417
JANUARY 2003
2,735,510
**
+55,846
30,742
**
34,308
2,670,460
**
670,865
**
66,786
155,925
101,177
69,922
**
134,656
FEBRUARY 2003
2,740,684
**
+54,274
30,937
34,277
2,675,470
**
669,885
**
67,328
159,639
100,929
70,119
134,160
MARCH 2003
2,738,347
**
+48,114
31,033
34,209
2,673,105
**
664,446
67,091
131,872
**
98,879
**
71,005
58,819
APRIL 2003
2,737,692
**
+45,448
31,114
34,259
2,672,319
**
661,879
66,732
133,344
**
100,149
72,432
58,470
MAY 2003
2,748,470
**
+53,481
31,509
34,295
2,682,666
**
663,762
67,430
126,176
108,896
78,466
58,405
JUNE 2003
2,759,046
**
+45,805
32,319
*
34,611
2,692,116
**
669,001
68,031
117,638
116,490
80,933
58,499
JULY 2003
2,754,252
**
+36,045
32,317
**
34,641
2,687,294
**
671,374
67,863
115,289
116,134
81,148
58,430
AUGUST 2003
2,748,070
**
+35,329
31,366
34,851
2,681,853
**
674,961
67,353
113,892
113,931
80,225
58,397
SEPTEMBER 2003
2,725,950
**
+10,463
31,564
34,726
2,659,660
**
664,524
66,859
110,195
111,146
77,691
58,668
OCTOBER 2003
2,718,975
-15,397
30,559
34,777
2,653,639
662,778
66,858
111,721
108,261
74,633
58,590
NOVEMBER 2003*
2,714,727
-35,025
30,568
34,520
2,649,639
665,027
61,460
114,085
103,843
71,735
58,528
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*
2,738,338
+30,398
31,275
34,498
2,672,566
667,137
66,708
126,343
107,258
75,301
72,329
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*
2,716,851
-25,211
30,564
34,649
2,651,639
663,903
64,159
112,903
106,052
73,184
58,559
UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 2002
2,657,345
**
+49,503
31,020
**
34,161
2,592,164
**
619,074
66,895
148,723
104,297
70,931
131,421
DECEMBER 2002
2,652,226
**
+52,322
30,871
**
33,955
2,587,400
**
619,867
66,814
146,256
101,548
69,589
133,917
JANUARY 2003
2,642,294
**
+52,193
30,734
**
33,871
2,577,689
**
616,466
**
66,499
154,285
99,824
69,582
**
133,153
FEBRUARY 2003
2,648,010
**
+51,367
30,930
33,842
2,583,238
**
615,082
**
67,039
158,045
99,583
69,777
132,646
MARCH 2003
2,644,904
**
+44,164
31,026
33,776
2,580,102
**
610,132
66,802
131,212
**
97,667
**
70,664
58,434
APRIL 2003
2,644,272
**
+41,041
31,107
33,825
2,579,340
**
607,673
66,441
132,684
**
98,929
72,089
58,101
MAY 2003
2,654,680
**
+49,020
31,503
33,862
2,589,315
**
609,299
67,143
125,519
107,669
78,121
58,039
JUNE 2003
2,663,636
**
+41,371
32,313
*
34,174
2,597,149
**
612,874
67,745
116,987
115,253
80,582
58,133
JULY 2003
2,659,060
**
+31,842
32,311
**
34,204
2,592,545
**
615,604
67,571
114,643
114,903
80,780
58,069
AUGUST 2003
2,649,929
**
+27,196
31,360
34,416
2,584,153
**
616,264
67,054
113,263
112,698
79,855
58,035
SEPTEMBER 2003
2,633,248
**
+8,545
31,558
34,290
2,567,400
**
611,199
66,556
109,638
109,916
77,327
58,302
OCTOBER 2003
2,626,411
-15,977
30,553
34,338
2,561,520
609,757
66,555
111,064
107,041
74,274
58,226
NOVEMBER 2003*
2,621,607
-35,738
30,562
34,088
2,556,957
611,615
61,217
113,460
102,613
71,372
58,167
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*
2,644,368
+26,820
31,269
34,062
2,579,037
612,360
66,420
125,527
106,009
74,948
71,755
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*
2,624,009
-25,858
30,558
34,213
2,559,239
610,686
63,886
112,262
104,827
72,823
58,197
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
NOVEMBER 2002
335,877
**
+10,290
29,880
**
2,049
303,948
**
62,913
30,146
23,145
11,735
10,695
13,876
DECEMBER 2002
338,234
**
+11,483
29,745
**
1,919

MONTH AND YEAR	TOTAL		CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO	LEGISLATIVE		JUDICIAL	EXECUTIVE TOTAL		DEFENSE		HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	TREASURY		AGRICULTURE		INTERIOR		TRANSPORTATION

TOTAL, ALL AREAS
NOVEMBER 2002	2,749,752	**	+51,989	31,027	**	34,600	2,684,125	**	673,781		67,181	150,301		105,647		71,441		132,768
DECEMBER 2002	2,744,613	**	+54,779	30,878	**	34,392	2,679,343	**	674,224		67,105	147,823		102,906		70,096		135,417
JANUARY 2003	2,735,510	**	+55,846	30,742	**	34,308	2,670,460	**	670,865	**	66,786	155,925		101,177		69,922	**	134,656
FEBRUARY 2003	2,740,684	**	+54,274	30,937		34,277	2,675,470	**	669,885	**	67,328	159,639		100,929		70,119		134,160
MARCH 2003	2,738,347	**	+48,114	31,033		34,209	2,673,105	**	664,446		67,091	131,872	**	98,879	**	71,005		58,819
APRIL 2003	2,737,692	**	+45,448	31,114		34,259	2,672,319	**	661,879		66,732	133,344	**	100,149		72,432		58,470
MAY 2003	2,748,470	**	+53,481	31,509		34,295	2,682,666	**	663,762		67,430	126,176		108,896		78,466		58,405
JUNE 2003	2,759,046	**	+45,805	32,319	*	34,611	2,692,116	**	669,001		68,031	117,638		116,490		80,933		58,499
JULY 2003	2,754,252	**	+36,045	32,317	**	34,641	2,687,294	**	671,374		67,863	115,289		116,134		81,148		58,430
AUGUST 2003	2,748,070	**	+35,329	31,366		34,851	2,681,853	**	674,961		67,353	113,892		113,931		80,225		58,397
SEPTEMBER 2003	2,725,950	**	+10,463	31,564		34,726	2,659,660	**	664,524		66,859	110,195		111,146		77,691		58,668
OCTOBER 2003	2,718,975		-15,397	30,559		34,777	2,653,639		662,778		66,858	111,721		108,261		74,633		58,590
NOVEMBER 2003*	2,714,727		-35,025	30,568		34,520	2,649,639		665,027		61,460	114,085		103,843		71,735		58,528
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	2,738,338		+30,398	31,275		34,498	2,672,566		667,137		66,708	126,343		107,258		75,301		72,329
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,716,851		-25,211	30,564		34,649	2,651,639		663,903		64,159	112,903		106,052		73,184		58,559
UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 2002	2,657,345	**	+49,503	31,020	**	34,161	2,592,164	**	619,074		66,895	148,723		104,297		70,931		131,421
DECEMBER 2002	2,652,226	**	+52,322	30,871	**	33,955	2,587,400	**	619,867		66,814	146,256		101,548		69,589		133,917
JANUARY 2003	2,642,294	**	+52,193	30,734	**	33,871	2,577,689	**	616,466	**	66,499	154,285		99,824		69,582	**	133,153
FEBRUARY 2003	2,648,010	**	+51,367	30,930		33,842	2,583,238	**	615,082	**	67,039	158,045		99,583		69,777		132,646
MARCH 2003	2,644,904	**	+44,164	31,026		33,776	2,580,102	**	610,132		66,802	131,212	**	97,667	**	70,664		58,434
APRIL 2003	2,644,272	**	+41,041	31,107		33,825	2,579,340	**	607,673		66,441	132,684	**	98,929		72,089		58,101
MAY 2003	2,654,680	**	+49,020	31,503		33,862	2,589,315	**	609,299		67,143	125,519		107,669		78,121		58,039
JUNE 2003	2,663,636	**	+41,371	32,313	*	34,174	2,597,149	**	612,874		67,745	116,987		115,253		80,582		58,133
JULY 2003	2,659,060	**	+31,842	32,311	**	34,204	2,592,545	**	615,604		67,571	114,643		114,903		80,780		58,069
AUGUST 2003	2,649,929	**	+27,196	31,360		34,416	2,584,153	**	616,264		67,054	113,263		112,698		79,855		58,035
SEPTEMBER 2003	2,633,248	**	+8,545	31,558		34,290	2,567,400	**	611,199		66,556	109,638		109,916		77,327		58,302
OCTOBER 2003	2,626,411		-15,977	30,553		34,338	2,561,520		609,757		66,555	111,064		107,041		74,274		58,226
NOVEMBER 2003*	2,621,607		-35,738	30,562		34,088	2,556,957		611,615		61,217	113,460		102,613		71,372		58,167
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	2,644,368		+26,820	31,269		34,062	2,579,037		612,360		66,420	125,527		106,009		74,948		71,755
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,624,009		-25,858	30,558		34,213	2,559,239		610,686		63,886	112,262		104,827		72,823		58,197
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
NOVEMBER 2002	335,877	**	+10,290	29,880	**	2,049	303,948	**	62,913		30,146	23,145		11,735		10,695		13,876
DECEMBER 2002	338,234	**	+11,483	29,745	**	1,919