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TABLE 12 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY

					COMPETITIVE SERVICE							EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
AGENCY		TOTAL*			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2003		2,633,246			1,333,116		1,287,421		45,695			1,300,130		1,097,796		202,334
AUGUST 2003		2,649,929	**		1,339,564	**	1,290,764	**	48,800	**		1,310,365	**	1,097,469	**	212,896	**
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2003		31,558			2,849		2,840		9			28,709		9,572		19,137
AUGUST 2003		31,360			2,919		2,910		9			28,441		9,510		18,931
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2003		3,342			...		...		...			3,342		3,217		125
AUGUST 2003		3,289			...		...		...			3,289		3,197		92
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2003		2,815			2,727		2,720		7			88		88		...
AUGUST 2003		2,881			2,797		2,790		7			84		84		...
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SEPTEMBER 2003		4,432			...		...		...			4,432		4,100		332
AUGUST 2003		4,402			...		...		...			4,402		4,081		321
JUDICIAL BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2003		34,290			...		...		...			34,290		32,732		1,558
AUGUST 2003		34,416			...		...		...			34,416		32,170		2,246
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2003		2,567,398			1,330,267		1,284,581		45,686			1,237,131		1,055,492		181,639
AUGUST 2003		2,584,153	**		1,336,645	**	1,287,854	**	48,791	**		1,247,508	**	1,055,789	**	191,719	**
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SEPTEMBER 2003		1,690			709		703		6			981		544		437
AUGUST 2003		1,681			700		696		4			981		574		407
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2003		1,600,530			1,189,664		1,145,456		44,208			410,866		310,428		100,438
AUGUST 2003		1,615,627	*		1,196,343	*	1,149,085	*	47,258	*		419,284	*	309,844	*	109,440	*
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEPTEMBER 2003		12,769			7,670		6,500		1,170			5,099		4,137		962
AUGUST 2003		12,757			7,620		6,451		1,169			5,137		4,078		1,059
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEPTEMBER 2003		109,638			104,264		103,146		1,118			5,374		4,761		613
AUGUST 2003		113,263			107,831		106,577		1,254			5,432		4,746		686
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEPTEMBER 2003		611,199			517,315		504,099		13,216			93,884		77,153		16,731
AUGUST 2003		616,264			519,119		505,393		13,726			97,145		76,266		20,879
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
SEPTEMBER 2003		207,609			171,477		165,172		6,305			36,132		29,211		6,921
AUGUST 2003		210,085			172,297		165,533		6,764			37,788		29,138		8,650
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SEPTEMBER 2003		175,958			158,917		156,062		2,855			17,041		14,773		2,268
AUGUST 2003		176,178			158,468		156,478		1,990			17,710		14,946		2,764
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
SEPTEMBER 2003		145,157			113,722		111,506		2,216			31,435		27,180		4,255
AUGUST 2003		146,837			114,691		111,603		3,088			32,146		26,234		5,912
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2003		20,584			19,518		19,302		216			1,066		598		468
AUGUST 2003		20,776			19,613		19,403		210			1,163		611		552
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
SEPTEMBER 2003		61,891			53,681		52,057		1,624			8,210		5,391		2,819
AUGUST 2003		62,388			54,050		52,376		1,674			8,338		5,337		3,001
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEPTEMBER 2003		100,948			58,688		58,273		415			42,260		39,357		2,903
AUGUST 2003		100,635			58,507		58,085		422			42,128		39,122		3,006
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SEPTEMBER 2003		77,327			64,840		57,197		7,643			12,487		3,499		8,988
AUGUST 2003		79,855			65,947		57,163		8,784			13,908		3,616		10,292
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE																	&nb