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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO JANUARY 2004

MONTH
AND YEAR

TOTAL

CHANGE
FROM
YEAR AGO

LEGISLATIVE

JUDICIAL

EXECUTIVE
TOTAL

DEFENSE

HEALTH
AND HUMAN
SERVICES

TREASURY

AGRICULTURE

INTERIOR

TRANSPORTATION

TOTAL, ALL AREAS
JANUARY 2003
2,735,488
**
+55,824
30,742
**
34,308
2,670,438
**
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
2,725,950
**
+10,463
31,564
34,726
2,659,660
**
664,524
66,859
110,195
111,146
77,691
58,668
OCTOBER 2003
2,718,975
-15,397
30,559
34,777
2,653,639
662,778
66,858
111,721
108,261
74,633
58,590
NOVEMBER 2003
2,714,727
**
-35,025
30,568
34,520
2,649,639
**
665,027
61,460
114,085
103,843
71,735
58,528
DECEMBER 2003
2,705,097
**
-39,516
30,236
**
34,529
2,640,332
**
666,230
61,417
110,487
100,651
70,558
58,460
JANUARY 2004*
2,701,015
*
-34,473
30,377
*
34,333
2,636,305
663,380
60,668
117,215
100,457
69,612
57,869
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*
2,701,015
*
-34,473
30,377
*
34,333
2,636,305
663,380
60,668
117,215
100,457
69,612
57,869
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*
2,709,954
*
-31,103
30,435
*
34,540
2,644,979
664,354
62,601
113,377
103,303
71,635
58,362
UNITED STATES
JANUARY 2003
2,642,272
**
+52,171
30,734
**
33,871
2,577,667
**
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
2,633,248
**
+8,545
31,558
34,290
2,567,400
**
611,199
66,556
109,638
109,916
77,327
58,302
OCTOBER 2003
2,626,411
-15,977
30,553
34,338
2,561,520
609,757
66,555
111,064
107,041
74,274
58,226
NOVEMBER 2003
2,621,607
**
-35,738
30,562
34,088
2,556,957
**
611,615
61,217
113,460
102,613
71,372
58,167
DECEMBER 2003
2,611,854
**
-40,372
30,230
**
34,100
2,547,524
**
612,936
61,173
109,912
99,420
70,198
58,100
JANUARY 2004*
2,607,764
*
-34,508
30,370
*
33,892
2,543,502
610,223
60,428
116,565
99,219
69,265
57,509
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*
2,607,764
*
-34,508
30,370
*
33,892
2,543,502
610,223
60,428
116,565
99,219
69,265
57,509
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*
2,616,909
*
-31,649
30,429
*
34,105
2,552,376
611,133
62,343
112,750
102,073
71,277
58,001
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
JANUARY 2003
332,836
**
+7,443
29,617
**
1,911
301,308
**
62,765
**
29,996
23,055
11,704
7,962
**
13,910
FEBRUARY 2003
332,162
**
+6,176
29,831
1,905
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MONTH AND YEAR	TOTAL		CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO	LEGISLATIVE		JUDICIAL		EXECUTIVE TOTAL		DEFENSE		HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	TREASURY		AGRICULTURE		INTERIOR		TRANSPORTATION

TOTAL, ALL AREAS
JANUARY 2003	2,735,488	**	+55,824	30,742	**	34,308		2,670,438	**	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	2,725,950	**	+10,463	31,564		34,726		2,659,660	**	664,524		66,859	110,195		111,146		77,691		58,668
OCTOBER 2003	2,718,975		-15,397	30,559		34,777		2,653,639		662,778		66,858	111,721		108,261		74,633		58,590
NOVEMBER 2003	2,714,727	**	-35,025	30,568		34,520		2,649,639	**	665,027		61,460	114,085		103,843		71,735		58,528
DECEMBER 2003	2,705,097	**	-39,516	30,236	**	34,529		2,640,332	**	666,230		61,417	110,487		100,651		70,558		58,460
JANUARY 2004*	2,701,015	*	-34,473	30,377	*	34,333		2,636,305		663,380		60,668	117,215		100,457		69,612		57,869
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,701,015	*	-34,473	30,377	*	34,333		2,636,305		663,380		60,668	117,215		100,457		69,612		57,869
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,709,954	*	-31,103	30,435	*	34,540		2,644,979		664,354		62,601	113,377		103,303		71,635		58,362
UNITED STATES
JANUARY 2003	2,642,272	**	+52,171	30,734	**	33,871		2,577,667	**	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	2,633,248	**	+8,545	31,558		34,290		2,567,400	**	611,199		66,556	109,638		109,916		77,327		58,302
OCTOBER 2003	2,626,411		-15,977	30,553		34,338		2,561,520		609,757		66,555	111,064		107,041		74,274		58,226
NOVEMBER 2003	2,621,607	**	-35,738	30,562		34,088		2,556,957	**	611,615		61,217	113,460		102,613		71,372		58,167
DECEMBER 2003	2,611,854	**	-40,372	30,230	**	34,100		2,547,524	**	612,936		61,173	109,912		99,420		70,198		58,100
JANUARY 2004*	2,607,764	*	-34,508	30,370	*	33,892		2,543,502		610,223		60,428	116,565		99,219		69,265		57,509
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,607,764	*	-34,508	30,370	*	33,892		2,543,502		610,223		60,428	116,565		99,219		69,265		57,509
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,616,909	*	-31,649	30,429	*	34,105		2,552,376		611,133		62,343	112,750		102,073		71,277		58,001
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
JANUARY 2003	332,836	**	+7,443	29,617	**	1,911		301,308	**	62,765	**	29,996	23,055		11,704		7,962	**	13,910
FEBRUARY 2003	332,162	**	+6,176	29,831		1,905	</