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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

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