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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		306,570	**	63,510		30,047		23,182		11,781		10,656		13,934
JANUARY 2003	332,858	**	+7,465		29,617	**	1,911		301,330	**	62,765	**	29,996		23,055		11,704		7,962	**	13,910
FEBRUARY 2003	332,162	**	+6,176		29,831		1,905		300,426	**	62,766	**	30,215		21,706		11,705		7,931		13,949
MARCH 2003	332,853	**	+6,208		29,923		1,913		301,017	**	62,391		30,036		16,004	**	11,644	**	7,916		9,560
APRIL 2003	332,653	**	+6,300		30,011		1,911		300,731	**	62,359		29,786		15,629	**	11,674		7,978		9,492
MAY 2003	334,566	**	+4,532		30,391		1,993		302,182	**	62,511		30,203		15,641		11,765		8,187		9,501
JUNE 2003	339,248	**	+3,748		31,180	*	2,015		306,053	**	63,755		30,500		15,724		12,016		8,309		9,603
JULY 2003	339,736	**	+3,778		31,179	**	2,045		306,512	**	64,257		30,307		15,747		12,033		8,344		9,573
AUGUST 2003	336,912	**	+2,197		30,287		1,963		304,662	**	63,875		30,030		15,675		11,929		8,255		9,464
SEPTEMBER 2003	336,292	**	+2,149		30,472		1,968		303,852	**	63,503		29,834		15,623		11,837		8,156		9,467
OCTOBER 2003	334,766		-321		29,504		1,967		303,295		63,342		30,001		15,583		11,740		8,039		9,447
NOVEMBER 2003*	333,923		-1,954		29,539		1,964		302,420		63,612		28,396		15,636		11,787		8,019		9,471
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	335,088		+3,662		30,176		1,960		302,953		63,194		29,937		16,911		11,803		8,100		10,312
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	334,345		-1,138		29,522		1,966		302,858		63,477		29,199		15,610		11,764		8,029		9,459

MONTH AND YEAR	JUSTICE		COMMERCE		STATE		ENERGY		HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		LABOR		VETERANS AFFAIRS		HOMELAND SECURITY		GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE ADMINISTRATION		POSTAL SERVICE
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
NOVEMBER 2002	132,693		37,306	**	29,698	**	16,006		10,785		16,214		223,556				14,373		18,881		818,317
DECEMBER 2002	133,091		37,220	**	29,821		16,050		10,765		17,096		224,416				14,422		18,802		815,617
JANUARY 2003	133,039		36,713		31,669		15,862		10,661		16,175		224,395				14,394		18,788		806,167
FEBRUARY 2003	138,097		37,293		29,799		15,885		10,672		16,164		224,724				14,428		18,820		804,249
MARCH 2003	101,392		37,087		31,916		15,789		10,643		16,144		225,159				13,158		18,831		801,808
APRIL 2003	101,608		37,035		31,994		15,688		10,617		16,105		225,540				13,143		18,825		799,202
MAY 2003	101,778		37,250		32,177		15,678		10,625		16,194		225,897				13,158		18,929		797,709
JUNE 2003	102,081		38,165		32,438		15,791		10,674		16,371		227,909				13,193		19,102		795,383
JULY 2003	102,448		37,762		32,665		15,789		10,659		16,392		229,206				13,197		19,135		792,346
AUGUST 2003	102,402		37,518		32,411		15,721		10,582		16,294		229,622				12,784		18,961		789,973
SEPTEMBER 2003	102,705		37,418		32,448		15,630		10,557		16,228		230,406				12,757		18,954		787,818
OCTOBER 2003	102,742		37,265		32,452		15,519		10,526		16,213		230,964				12,739		18,955		786,330
NOVEMBER 2003*	102,975		37,525		32,565		15,499		10,499		16,210		231,520				12,753		18,985		788,141
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	108,297		37,366		32,049		15,714		10,610		16,226		227,758				13,246		18,935		795,375
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	102,859		37,395		32,509		15,509		10,513		16,212		231,242				12,746		18,970		787,236
UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 2002	130,100		36,546	**	11,601	**	15,997		10,686		16,171		220,348				14,292		18,864		814,388
DECEMBER 2002	130,475		36,460	**	11,691		16,041		10,668		17,054		221,183				14,344		18,786		811,585
JANUARY 2003	130,425		35,955		12,422		15,853		10,565		16,133		221,140				14,319		18,771		802,323
FEBRUARY 2003	135,440		36,532		11,613		15,876		10,578		16,122		221,456				14,353		18,803		800,306
MARCH 2003	99,650		36,320		12,520		15,780		10,551		16,102		221,850				13,094		18,814		797,855
APRIL 2003	99,846		36,271		12,543		15,677		10,525		16,064		222,206				13,079		18,808		795,302
MAY 2003	100,007		36,488		12,578		15,669		10,534		16,153		222,577				13,094		18,912		793,833
JUNE 2003	100,312		37,384		12,870		15,780		10,584		16,331		224,590				13,129		19,084		791,541
JULY 2003	100,676		36,980		12,991		15,778		10,571		16,352		225,873				13,131		19,116		788,482
AUGUST 2003	100,635		36,734		12,757		15,710		10,494		16,254		226,274				12,720		18,943		786,117
SEPTEMBER 2003	100,948		36,643		12,769		15,619		10,468		16,188		227,032				12,692		18,936		784,006
OCTOBER 2003	100,989		36,494		12,742		15,508		10,437		16,174		227,552				12,672		18,938		782,498
NOVEMBER 2003*	101,220		36,755		12,749		15,488		10,410		16,171		228,068				12,688		18,968		784,322
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	106,377		36,596		12,596		15,703		10,520		16,186		224,420				13,179		18,918		791,508
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	101,105		36,625		12,746		15,498		10,424		16,173		227,810				12,680		18,953		783,410
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
NOVEMBER 2002	21,616		20,621	**	10,084	**	5,297		3,436		5,457		6,964				4,949		4,171		19,982
DECEMBER 2002	22,638		20,564	**	10,159		5,310		3,436		6,309		6,996				4,979		4,170		20,040
JANUARY 2003	22,527		20,460		10,927		5,277		3,411		5,476		6,923				4,964		4,164		19,697
FEBRUARY 2003	23,770		20,405		10,083		5,286		3,411		5,471		6,920				4,969		4,177		19,729
MARCH 2003	21,690		20,353		10,988		5,249		3,398		5,452		6,917				4,636		4,199		19,654
APRIL 2003	21,717		20,313		10,990		5,213		3,383		5,442		6,964				4,638		4,198		19,563
MAY 2003	21,675		20,330		11,027		5,234		3,404		5,507		6,968				4,661		4,234		19,610
JUNE 2003	21,808		20,709		11,311		5,281		3,457		5,622		7,017				4,704		4,280		19,560
JULY 2003	21,883		20,649		11,406		5,273		3,462		5,631		7,059				4,714		4,299		19,487
AUGUST 2003	21,930		20,529		11,171		5,242		3,418		5,542		7,040				4,646		4,255		19,478
SEPTEMBER 2003	22,000		20,488		11,190		5,205		3,407		5,494		7,056				4,618		4,281		19,393
OCTOBER 2003	21,932		20,453		11,140		5,177		3,407		5,482		7,124				4,603		4,305		19,376
NOVEMBER 2003*	22,054		20,462		11,139		5,173		3,388		5,482		7,134				4,603		4,307		19,384
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	22,090		20,468		11,034		5,237		3,413		5,509		7,011				4,705		4,245		19,539
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	21,993		20,458		11,140		5,175		3,398		5,482		7,129				4,603		4,306		19,380

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH. **REVISED.