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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


SEPTEMBER 2003

AUGUST 2003

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE







TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


AUGUST
2003


SEPTEMBER
2002


CALENDAR
YEAR
2003*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR 2002


FISCAL
YEAR
2003*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/

2,725,948

100.00

2,748,070

100.00

-22,122

+10,461

2,743,113

+42,756

2,743,063

+43,701

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

2,479,236

90.95

2,502,995

91.08

-23,759

+11,479

2,490,925

+47,030

2,489,153

+50,775

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,314,919

84.92

2,317,649

84.34

-2,730

-15,732

2,325,255

+12,569

2,328,540

+18,158

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS      

164,317

6.03

185,346

6.74

-21,029

+27,211

165,670

+34,461

160,613

+32,616

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

151,613

5.56

149,050

5.42

+2,563

-2,072

153,607

-3,971

154,119

-4,540

   INTERMITTENT            

95,099

3.49

96,025

3.49

-926

+1,054

98,582

-302

99,791

-2,533

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   U.S. CITIZENS            

2,694,520

98.85

2,712,510

98.71

-17,990

+10,065

2,711,312

+42,892

2,711,449

+44,214

   NON U.S. CITIZENS            

31,428

1.15

35,560

1.29

-4,132

+396

31,801

-136

31,614

-513

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   UNITED STATES, TOTAL            

2,633,246

96.60

2,649,929

96.43

-16,683

+8,543

2,648,892

+38,526

2,649,333

+39,959

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

336,290

12.34

336,912

12.26

-622

+2,147

335,253

+4,728

335,540

+6,177

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

2,296,956

84.26

2,313,017

84.17

-16,061

+6,396

2,313,639

+33,798

2,313,793

+33,782

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   OVERSEAS, TOTAL            

92,702

3.40

98,141

3.57

-5,439

+1,918

94,221

+4,230

93,731

+3,744

      U.S. CITIZENS         

66,577

2.44

67,882

2.47

-1,305

+1,784

67,600

+4,437

67,267

+4,351

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

26,125

.96

30,259

1.10

-4,134

+134

26,621

-208

26,463

-609

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   TERRITORIES            

18,419

.68

18,586

.68

-167

+128

18,662

+864

18,711

+856

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,400

.67

18,564

.68

-164

+125

18,649

+866

18,699

+859

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

19

...

22

...

-3

+3

13

-2

13

-3

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FOREIGN COUNTRIES            

74,283

2.73

79,555

2.89

-5,272

+1,790

75,559

+3,366

75,019

+2,887

      U.S. CITIZENS         

48,177

1.77

49,318

1.79

-1,141

+1,659

48,951

+3,571

48,569

+3,493

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

26,106

.96

30,237

1.10

-4,131

+131

26,608

-205

26,451

-605

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL

2,659,658

97.57

2,681,853

97.59

-22,195

+9,756

2,677,216

+41,800

2,677,294

+42,625

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,415,455

88.61

2,439,313

88.76

-23,858

+10,708

2,427,578

+46,007

2,425,945

+49,663

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,324,455

85.27

2,328,996

84.75

-4,541

-4,190

2,334,397

+27,811

2,339,023

+33,874

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

91,000

3.34

110,317

4.01

-19,317

+14,898

93,180

+18,196

86,922

+15,789

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,270,813

83.30

2,274,098

82.75

-3,285

-16,455

2,281,968

+11,896

2,285,253

+17,377

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

144,642

5.31

165,215

6.01

-20,573

+27,163

145,609

+34,111

140,693

+32,287

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

149,429

5.48

146,910

5.35

+2,519

-2,011

151,432

-3,938

151,927

-4,518

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

123,692

4.54

124,191

4.52

-499

-5,155

126,242

-7,086

126,719

-7,482

         WITH TEMPORARY AND      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

25,737

.94

22,719

.83

+3,018

+3,144

25,191

+3,149

25,208

+2,964

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INTERMITTENT, TOTAL            

94,774

3.48

95,630

3.48

-856

+1,059

98,206

-269

99,422

-2,521

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL            

1,356,972

49.78

1,363,540

49.62

-6,568

-4,441

1,362,467

-1,556

1,360,879

-103

      PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

1,309,734

48.05

1,312,711

47.77

-2,977

-4,653

1,317,831

-3,559

1,317,849

-1,464

      TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         APPOINTMENTS      

47,238

1.73

50,829

1.85

-3,591

+212

44,636

+2,003

43,030

+1,361

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,302,686

47.79

1,318,313

47.97

-15,627

+14,197

1,314,749

+43,356

1,316,415

+42,728

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,091,973

40.06

1,092,463

39.75

-490

-15,532

1,096,925

+8,996

1,100,554

+12,006

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

210,713

7.73

225,850

8.22

-15,137

+29,729

217,824

+34,360

215,861

+30,721

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL

31,564

1.16

31,366

1.14

+198

+678

31,433

+591

31,297

+572

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

30,906

1.13

30,660

1.12

+246

+731

30,687

+638

30,551

+597

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

441

.02

418

.02

+23

-34

450

-13

454

-10

   INTERMITTENT            

217

.01

288

.01

-71

-19

297

-33

293

-14

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL

34,726

1.27

34,851

1.27

-125

+27

34,464

+365

34,472

+504

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

32,875

1.21

33,022

1.20

-147

+40

32,660

+385

32,657

+515

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,743

.06

1,722

.06

+21

-27

1,724

-21

1,738

-12

   INTERMITTENT            

108

...

107

...

+1

+14

80

+1

77

+2

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

A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

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