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TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 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
SEPTEMBER 2002	2,715,487	**	+5,531		30,886		34,699		2,649,902	**	670,166	**	66,837		147,159	**	112,278	**	77,393		102,826
OCTOBER 2002	2,734,372	**	+32,846		30,760		34,498		2,669,114	**	670,445		67,117		149,526		110,161	**	74,334		124,456
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*	2,725,948		+10,461		31,564		34,726		2,659,658		664,524		66,859		110,195		111,146		77,691		58,668
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	2,743,113		+42,756		31,433		34,464		2,677,216		667,855		67,275		129,330		107,526		75,771		75,389
FISCAL YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	2,743,063		+43,701		31,297		34,472		2,677,294		669,096		67,240		134,302		107,204		74,818		89,262
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2002	2,624,703	**	+4,411		30,878		34,257		2,559,568	**	616,331	**	66,557		145,675	**	110,921	**	76,871		101,905
OCTOBER 2002	2,642,388	**	+30,938		30,752		34,053		2,577,583	**	616,126		66,832		147,964		108,816	**	73,816		123,144
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*	2,633,246		+8,543		31,558		34,290		2,567,398		611,199		66,556		109,638		109,916		77,327		58,302
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	2,648,892		+38,526		31,427		34,029		2,583,437		612,733		66,983		128,475		106,271		75,420		74,768
FISCAL YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	2,649,333		+39,958		31,290		34,036		2,584,006		614,138		66,949		133,268		105,925		74,426		88,450
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2002	334,143	**	+8,349		29,737		1,930		302,476	**	63,275	**	29,909		23,151	**	11,771	**	10,806		12,831
OCTOBER 2002	335,087	**	+9,797		29,612		1,933		303,542	**	63,122		30,101		23,132		11,732	**	10,735		13,675
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*	336,290		+2,147		30,472		1,968		303,850		63,503		29,834		15,623		11,837		8,156		9,467
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	335,253		+4,728		30,321		1,958		302,974		63,131		30,101		17,200		11,812		8,115		10,502
FISCAL YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	335,540		+6,177		30,177		1,960		303,402		63,144		30,100		18,689		11,796		8,760		11,334
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2002	131,378		37,744	**	29,078	**	16,098		10,470		16,302		222,985				14,359		18,826		811,643
OCTOBER 2002	131,771		37,197	**	29,783	**	15,992		10,674		16,174		223,217	**			14,372		18,871		810,039
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		151,833		13,158		18,831	**	801,808
APRIL 2003	101,608		37,035		31,994		15,688		10,617		16,105		225,540		152,603		13,143		18,825	*	799,202
MAY 2003	101,778		37,250		32,177		15,678		10,625		16,194		225,897		152,286		13,158		18,929	*	797,709
JUNE 2003	102,081		38,165		32,438		15,791		10,674		16,371		227,909		151,554		13,193		19,102	**	795,383
JULY 2003	102,448		37,762		32,665		15,789		10,659		16,392		229,206		148,552		13,197		19,135	**	792,346
AUGUST 2003	102,402		37,518		32,411		15,721		10,582		16,294		229,622		148,662		12,784		18,961	*	789,973
SEPTEMBER 2003*	102,705		37,418		32,448		15,630		10,557		16,228		230,406		146,963		12,757		18,954		787,818
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	109,506		37,360		31,946		15,759		10,632		16,230		226,984		131,557		13,357		18,927		797,184
FISCAL YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	115,259		37,330		31,402		15,823		10,660		16,296		226,171		131,557		13,615		18,908		801,552
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2002	128,782		36,964	**	11,199	**	16,089		10,374		16,258		219,782				14,277		18,808		807,721
OCTOBER 2002	129,178		36,426	**	11,660	**	15,983		10,578		16,131		220,018	**			14,290		18,854		806,142
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		148,325		13,094		18,814	**	797,855
APRIL 2003	99,846		36,271		12,543		15,677		10,525		16,064		222,206		149,035		13,079		18,808	*	795,302
MAY 2003	100,007		36,488		12,578		15,669		10,534		16,153		222,577		148,718		13,094		18,912	*	793,833
JUNE 2003	100,312		37,384		12,870		15,780		10,584		16,331		224,590		147,995		13,129		19,084	**	791,541
JULY 2003	100,676		36,980		12,991		15,778		10,571		16,352		225,873		145,015		13,131		19,116	**	788,482
AUGUST 2003	100,635		36,734		12,757		15,710		10,494		16,254		226,274		145,065		12,720		18,943	*	786,117
SEPTEMBER 2003*	100,948		36,643		12,769		15,619		10,468		16,188		227,032		143,366		12,692		18,936		784,006
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	107,549		36,590		12,563		15,749		10,541		16,189		223,666		128,440		13,290		18,910		793,307
FISCAL YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	113,141		36,562		12,335		15,814		10,567		16,255		222,879		128,440		13,545		18,891		797,657
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2002	21,557		20,967	**	9,680	**	5,318		3,346		5,499		6,984				4,956		4,146		19,488
OCTOBER 2002	21,529		20,606	**	10,142	**	5,287		3,438		5,447		6,965	**			4,955		4,150		19,817
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		15,855		4,636		4,199	**	19,654
APRIL 2003	21,717		20,313		10,990		5,213		3,383		5,442		6,964		16,304		4,638		4,198	*	19,563
MAY 2003	21,675		20,330		11,027		5,234		3,404		5,507		6,968		16,304		4,661		4,234	*	19,610
JUNE 2003	21,808		20,709		11,311		5,281		3,457		5,622		7,017		16,510		4,704		4,280	**	19,560
JULY 2003	21,883		20,649		11,406		5,273		3,462		5,631		7,059		16,529		4,714		4,299	**	19,487
AUGUST 2003	21,930		20,529		11,171		5,242		3,418		5,542		7,040		16,728		4,646		4,255	*	19,478
SEPTEMBER 2003*	22,000		20,488		11,190		5,205		3,407		5,494		7,056		16,781		4,618		4,281		19,393
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	22,111		20,471		11,010		5,251		3,417		5,515		6,985		14,376		4,728		4,232		19,575
FISCAL YEAR 2003 AVERAGE*	22,065		20,502		10,790		5,263		3,422		5,571		6,982		14,376		4,786		4,215		19,668

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