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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


MARCH 2004

FEBRUARY 2004

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE







TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


FEBRUARY
2004


MARCH
2003


CALENDAR
YEAR
2004*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR 2003


FISCAL
YEAR
2004*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,704,959

100.00

2,701,399

100.00

+3,560

-33,388

2,702,455

-35,718

2,707,694

-32,849

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

2,450,299

90.59

2,448,031

90.62

+2,268

-30,628

2,449,383

-32,841

2,454,830

-28,201

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,309,473

85.38

2,308,119

85.44

+1,354

-24,338

2,308,229

-27,007

2,309,987

-26,828

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS      

140,826

5.21

139,912

5.18

+914

-6,290

141,154

-5,834

144,843

-1,373

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

157,097

5.81

156,659

5.80

+438

+15

156,007

-190

154,364

-1,562

   INTERMITTENT            

97,563

3.61

96,709

3.58

+854

-2,775

97,065

-2,687

98,501

-3,085

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   U.S. CITIZENS            

2,673,221

98.83

2,670,117

98.84

+3,104

-34,060

2,670,928

-36,143

2,676,307

-33,158

   NON U.S. CITIZENS            

31,738

1.17

31,282

1.16

+456

+672

31,527

+423

31,387

+307

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   UNITED STATES, TOTAL            

2,611,068

96.53

2,608,013

96.54

+3,055

-33,836

2,608,946

-36,116

2,614,452

-33,406

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

331,722

12.26

331,371

12.27

+351

-1,131

332,182

-435

333,202

-1,306

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

2,279,346

84.27

2,276,642

84.28

+2,704

-32,705

2,276,763

-35,682

2,281,250

-32,099

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   OVERSEAS, TOTAL            

93,891

3.47

93,386

3.46

+505

+448

93,509

+398

93,243

+558

      U.S. CITIZENS         

67,804

2.51

67,250

2.49

+554

+296

67,393

+276

67,168

+476

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

26,087

.96

26,136

.97

-49

+152

26,117

+124

26,075

+82

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   TERRITORIES            

18,501

.68

18,570

.69

-69

-309

18,601

-193

18,618

-209

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,471

.68

18,550

.69

-79

-330

18,578

-206

18,596

-219

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

30

...

20

...

+10

+21

23

+13

21

+9

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FOREIGN COUNTRIES            

75,390

2.79

74,816

2.77

+574

+757

74,908

+591

74,625

+767

      U.S. CITIZENS         

49,333

1.82

48,700

1.80

+633

+626

48,815

+483

48,571

+694

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

26,057

.96

26,116

.97

-59

+131

26,093

+110

26,054

+73

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,640,212

97.61

2,637,160

97.62

+3,052

-32,893

2,637,890

-35,114

2,642,880

-32,386

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,387,990

88.28

2,386,190

88.33

+1,800

-30,218

2,387,233

-32,348

2,392,454

-27,860

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,300,949

85.06

2,299,682

85.13

+1,267

-36,153

2,303,014

-38,249

2,309,809

-37,272

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

87,041

3.22

86,508

3.20

+533

+5,935

84,219

+5,901

82,644

+9,410

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,266,616

83.79

2,265,320

83.86

+1,296

-24,219

2,265,350

-26,856

2,266,887

-26,769

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

121,374

4.49

120,870

4.47

+504

-5,999

121,883

-5,492

125,567

-1,091

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

154,910

5.73

154,503

5.72

+407

+0

153,839

-181

152,180

-1,535

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

122,998

4.55

122,862

4.55

+136

-5,282

122,575

-5,567

122,596

-5,550

         WITH TEMPORARY AND      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

31,912

1.18

31,641

1.17

+271

+5,282

31,264

+5,386

29,584

+4,015

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INTERMITTENT, TOTAL            

97,312

3.60

96,467

3.57

+845

-2,675

96,817

-2,586

98,247

-2,989

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL            

1,357,546

50.19

1,353,627

50.11

+3,919

-4,687

1,352,866

-7,177

1,351,075

-7,004

      PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

1,319,827

48.79

1,318,423

48.81

+1,404

-4,748

1,316,887

-6,323

1,314,253

-6,303

      TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         APPOINTMENTS      

37,719

1.39

35,204

1.30

+2,515

+61

35,979

-854

36,822

-701

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,282,666

47.42

1,283,533

47.51

-867

-28,206

1,285,024

-27,924

1,291,805

-25,375

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,077,314

39.83

1,077,342

39.88

-28

-23,726

1,078,647

-24,939

1,082,715

-24,798

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

205,352

7.59

206,191

7.63

-839

-4,480

206,376

-2,986

209,091

-576

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

30,348

1.12

29,953

1.11

+395

-685

30,226

-678

30,340

-556

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,711

1.10

29,332

1.09

+379

-565

29,595

-553

29,704

-441

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

445

.02

437

.02

+8

-19

443

-23

447

-18

   INTERMITTENT            

192

.01

184

.01

+8

-101

189

-101

189

-97

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

34,399

1.27

34,286

1.27

+113

+190

34,339

+74

34,474

+93

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

32,598

1.21

32,509

1.20

+89

+155

32,555

+60

32,672

+100

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,742

.06

1,719

.06

+23

+34

1,725

+14

1,737

-9

   INTERMITTENT            

59

...

58

...

+1

+1

59

+0

65

+2

*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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