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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


JANUARY 2004

DECEMBER 2003

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE







TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


DECEMBER
2003


JANUARY
2003


CALENDAR
YEAR
2004*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR 2003


FISCAL
YEAR
2004*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,701,015

100.00

2,705,097

100.00

-4,082

-34,473

2,701,015

-34,473

2,709,954

-31,102

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

2,449,827

90.70

2,451,119

90.61

-1,292

-30,735

2,449,827

-30,735

2,457,664

-25,355

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,307,106

85.42

2,306,946

85.28

+160

-25,738

2,307,106

-25,738

2,310,586

-26,421

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS      

142,721

5.28

144,173

5.33

-1,452

-4,997

142,721

-4,997

147,079

+1,067

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

154,265

5.71

152,184

5.63

+2,081

-728

154,265

-728

153,106

-2,384

   INTERMITTENT            

96,923

3.59

101,794

3.76

-4,871

-3,010

96,923

-3,010

99,183

-3,365

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   U.S. CITIZENS            

2,669,495

98.83

2,673,890

98.85

-4,395

-34,879

2,669,495

-34,879

2,678,638

-31,349

   NON U.S. CITIZENS            

31,520

1.17

31,207

1.15

+313

+398

31,520

+398

31,316

+244

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   UNITED STATES, TOTAL            

2,607,764

96.55

2,611,854

96.55

-4,090

-34,508

2,607,764

-34,508

2,616,909

-31,649

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

333,462

12.35

333,973

12.35

-511

+626

333,462

+626

334,031

-1,478

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

2,274,302

84.20

2,277,881

84.21

-3,579

-35,134

2,274,302

-35,134

2,282,878

-30,171

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   OVERSEAS, TOTAL            

93,251

3.45

93,243

3.45

+8

+35

93,251

+35

93,045

+546

      U.S. CITIZENS         

67,164

2.49

67,179

2.48

-15

-32

67,164

-32

66,998

+498

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

26,087

.97

26,064

.96

+23

+71

26,087

+71

26,047

+49

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   TERRITORIES            

18,733

.69

18,802

.70

-69

+1

18,733

+1

18,659

-169

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,713

.69

18,783

.69

-70

-9

18,713

-9

18,639

-176

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

20

...

19

...

+1

+10

20

+10

20

+7

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FOREIGN COUNTRIES            

74,518

2.76

74,441

2.75

+77

+34

74,518

+34

74,386

+715

      U.S. CITIZENS         

48,451

1.79

48,396

1.79

+55

-23

48,451

-23

48,359

+674

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

26,067

.97

26,045

.96

+22

+61

26,067

+61

26,027

+42

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,636,305

97.60

2,640,332

97.61

-4,027

-34,133

2,636,305

-34,133

2,644,979

-30,776

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,387,528

88.39

2,388,793

88.31

-1,265

-30,508

2,387,528

-30,508

2,395,138

-25,157

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,308,421

85.46

2,314,042

85.54

-5,621

-34,819

2,308,421

-34,819

2,314,559

-35,925

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

79,107

2.93

74,751

2.76

+4,356

+4,311

79,107

+4,311

80,579

+10,768

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,264,124

83.82

2,263,688

83.68

+436

-25,634

2,264,124

-25,634

2,267,349

-26,420

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

123,404

4.57

125,105

4.62

-1,701

-4,874

123,404

-4,874

127,789

+1,263

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

152,104

5.63

150,000

5.55

+2,104

-722

152,104

-722

150,916

-2,348

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

121,865

4.51

121,240

4.48

+625

-5,811

121,865

-5,811

122,429

-5,603

         WITH TEMPORARY AND      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

30,239

1.12

28,760

1.06

+1,479

+5,089

30,239

+5,089

28,487

+3,254

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INTERMITTENT, TOTAL            

96,673

3.58

101,539

3.75

-4,866

-2,903

96,673

-2,903

98,925

-3,271

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL            

1,347,435

49.89

1,343,946

49.68

+3,489

-7,556

1,347,435

-7,556

1,348,821

-7,014

      PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

1,312,423

48.59

1,309,216

48.40

+3,207

-5,645

1,312,423

-5,645

1,311,820

-6,124

      TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         APPOINTMENTS      

35,012

1.30

34,730

1.28

+282

-1,911

35,012

-1,911

37,002

-889

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,288,870

47.72

1,296,386

47.92

-7,516

-26,537

1,288,870

-26,537

1,296,158

-23,753

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,081,285

40.03

1,082,967

40.03

-1,682

-24,427

1,081,285

-24,427

1,085,408

-24,600

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

207,585

7.69

213,419

7.89

-5,834

-2,110

207,585

-2,110

210,750

+848

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

30,377

1.12

30,236

1.12

+141

-365

30,377

-365

30,435

-417

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,741

1.10

29,602

1.09

+139

-238

29,741

-238

29,795

-306

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

446

.02

444

.02

+2

-20

446

-20

450

-15

   INTERMITTENT            

190

.01

190

.01

+0

-107

190

-107

190

-96

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

34,333

1.27

34,529

1.28

-196

+25

34,333

+25

34,540

+90

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

32,558

1.21

32,724

1.21

-166

+11

32,558

+11

32,731

+108

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,715

.06

1,740

.06

-25

+14

1,715

+14

1,740

-21

   INTERMITTENT            

60

...

65

...

-5

+0

60

+0

69

+3

*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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