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TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 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
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	2,718,984	**	-15,388		30,568	**	34,777		2,653,639		662,778		66,858		111,721		108,261		74,633		58,590
NOVEMBER 2003	2,714,733	**	-35,019		30,574	**	34,520		2,649,639	**	665,027		61,460		114,085		103,843		71,735		58,528
DECEMBER 2003	2,705,216	**	-39,397		30,355	**	34,529		2,640,332	**	666,230		61,417		110,487		100,651		70,558		58,460
JANUARY 2004	2,701,126	**	-34,362		30,496	**	34,333		2,636,297	**	663,380		60,668		117,215		100,457		69,612		57,869
FEBRUARY 2004	2,701,518	**	-39,166		30,071	**	34,286		2,637,161	**	664,260		60,862		124,615		98,781		69,628		57,765
MARCH 2004	2,704,713	**	-33,634		30,469	**	34,399		2,639,845	**	667,192		60,632		126,408		98,803		70,240		57,668
APRIL 2004	2,705,529	**	-32,163		30,136	**	34,268		2,641,125	**	667,064		60,461		128,004		99,616		72,166		57,492
MAY 2004	2,721,306	**	-27,164		30,307	**	34,303		2,656,696	**	669,745		61,023		122,880		108,755		77,531		57,449
JUNE 2004	2,735,359	**	-23,687		31,075	**	34,316	**	2,669,968	**	676,234		61,426		116,073		114,804		80,274		57,464
JULY 2004	2,731,842	**	-22,410		30,931	*	33,513	**	2,667,398	**	676,520	**	61,469		113,293		115,606		80,624		57,358
AUGUST 2004	2,716,117	**	-31,953		30,003	**	33,588		2,652,526		669,389		61,032		112,353		113,673		79,796		57,183
SEPTEMBER 2004*	2,713,229	*	-12,721		30,049		33,861		2,649,319	*	668,287		60,628		110,996		110,981		77,207		57,153
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,714,527	*	-28,584		30,393		34,096		2,650,037	*	669,119		60,911		119,093		106,831		75,231		57,489
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,714,139	*	-28,922		30,420		34,224		2,649,495	*	668,009		61,495		117,344		106,186		74,500		57,748
UNITED STATES
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	2,626,420	**	-15,968		30,562	**	34,338		2,561,520		609,757		66,555		111,064		107,041		74,274		58,226
NOVEMBER 2003	2,621,613	**	-35,732		30,568	**	34,088		2,556,957	**	611,615		61,217		113,460		102,613		71,372		58,167
DECEMBER 2003	2,611,973	**	-40,253		30,349	**	34,100		2,547,524	**	612,936		61,173		109,912		99,420		70,198		58,100
JANUARY 2004	2,607,875	**	-34,397		30,489	**	33,892		2,543,494	**	610,223		60,428		116,565		99,219		69,265		57,509
FEBRUARY 2004	2,608,132	**	-39,878		30,063	**	33,851		2,544,218	**	610,797		60,622		123,968		97,543		69,275		57,407
MARCH 2004	2,610,895	**	-34,009		30,461	**	33,962		2,546,472	**	613,365		60,387		125,763		97,568		69,890		57,311
APRIL 2004	2,612,021	**	-32,251		30,128	**	33,834		2,548,059	**	613,408		60,216		127,359		98,377		71,825		57,137
MAY 2004	2,628,011	**	-26,669		30,299	**	33,870		2,563,842	**	616,399		60,775		122,241		107,517		77,190		57,092
JUNE 2004	2,640,325	**	-23,311		31,067	**	33,883	**	2,575,375	**	621,122		61,175		115,437		113,545		79,924		57,111
JULY 2004	2,637,546	**	-21,514		30,923	*	33,104	**	2,573,519	**	622,252	**	61,217		112,711		114,350		80,281		57,002
AUGUST 2004	2,624,902	**	-25,027		29,995	**	33,173		2,561,734		618,187		60,775		111,772		112,414		79,462		56,832
SEPTEMBER 2004*	2,620,556	*	-12,692		30,041		33,442		2,557,073	*	615,889		60,372		110,412		109,721		76,867		56,804
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,621,140	*	-27,750		30,385		33,668		2,557,087	*	615,738		60,663		118,470		105,584		74,887		57,134
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,620,856	*	-28,475		30,412		33,795		2,556,649	*	614,663		61,243		116,722		104,944		74,152		57,392
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2003	336,292	**	+2,149		30,472		1,968		303,852	**	63,503		29,834		15,623		11,837		8,156		9,467
OCTOBER 2003	334,775	**	-312		29,513	**	1,967		303,295		63,342		30,001		15,583		11,740		8,039		9,447
NOVEMBER 2003	333,929	**	-1,948		29,545	**	1,964		302,420	**	63,612		28,396		15,636		11,787		8,019		9,471
DECEMBER 2003	334,092	**	-4,142		29,321	**	1,964		302,807	**	64,058		28,276		15,570		11,769		8,036		9,495
JANUARY 2004	333,573	**	+737		29,452	**	1,921		302,200	**	63,714		27,917		15,563		11,825		7,874		9,417
FEBRUARY 2004	331,490	**	-672		29,047	**	1,914		300,529	**	63,778		28,044		15,296		11,673		7,834		9,418
MARCH 2004	331,880	**	-973		29,447	**	1,926		300,507	**	64,046		27,842		15,191		11,633		7,834		9,416
APRIL 2004	329,158	**	-3,495		29,119	**	1,920		298,119	**	63,963		27,734		15,109		11,608		7,877		9,360
MAY 2004	331,543	**	-3,023		29,267	**	2,001		300,275	**	64,526		28,100		15,214		11,747		8,060		9,379
JUNE 2004	335,450	**	-3,798		30,008	**	2,014	**	303,428	**	65,288		28,260		15,268		11,908		8,169		9,459
JULY 2004	335,774	**	-3,962		29,856	*	1,974	**	303,944	**	65,239	**	28,289		15,303		11,953		8,220		9,445
AUGUST 2004	332,381	**	-4,531		28,957	**	1,900		301,524		64,684		28,029		15,213		11,859		8,141		9,352
SEPTEMBER 2004*	332,511	*	-3,781		28,996		1,933		301,582	*	64,289		27,912		15,156		11,775		8,040		9,358
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	332,640	*	-2,611		29,350		1,945		301,345	*	64,392		28,014		15,257		11,776		8,005		9,400
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	333,046	*	-2,492		29,377		1,950		301,719	*	64,212		28,233		15,342		11,773		8,012		9,418

MONTH AND YEAR	JUSTICE		COMMERCE		STATE		ENERGY		HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		LABOR		VETERANS AFFAIRS		HOMELAND SECURITY		GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE ADMINISTRATION		POSTAL SERVICE
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2003	102,705		37,418		32,448		15,630		10,557		16,228		230,406		146,963		12,757		18,954		787,818
OCTOBER 2003	102,742		37,265		32,452		15,519		10,526		16,213		230,964		146,963		12,739		18,955		786,330
NOVEMBER 2003	102,975		37,525		32,565		15,499		10,499		16,210		231,520		148,395		12,753		18,985		788,141
DECEMBER 2003	103,159		37,135		32,645		15,488		10,462		16,246		232,060		148,044		12,797		18,985		785,817
JANUARY 2004	102,903		37,497		32,738		15,159		10,463		16,872		232,172		149,250	**	12,684		18,939		780,313
FEBRUARY 2004	103,183		37,008		32,775		15,157		10,343		16,029		232,508		149,059	**	12,700		19,018		776,114
MARCH 2004	103,318		37,126		32,997		15,140		10,330		16,009		232,818		148,691	**	12,710		19,066		773,695
APRIL 2004	103,387		37,329		32,976		15,134		10,332		15,942		232,971		148,210	**	12,707		19,018		771,627
MAY 2004	103,765		38,797		33,084		15,175		10,356		15,980		233,422		148,773	**	12,747		19,163		771,241
JUNE 2004	104,121		38,744		33,372		15,262		10,454		16,083		235,151		149,460		12,831		19,310		771,458
JULY 2004	104,292		37,953		33,615		15,271		10,446		15,969		235,876		149,519	**	12,904		19,355		769,345
AUGUST 2004	104,200		37,823		33,455		15,234		10,388		15,820		236,119		147,913		12,822		19,226		768,315
SEPTEMBER 2004*	104,383		37,495		33,477		15,142		10,332		15,771		236,427		152,845		12,773		19,242		767,616
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	103,728		37,752		33,165		15,186		10,383		16,053		234,163		149,302		12,764		19,149		772,192
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	103,536		37,641		33,013		15,265		10,411		16,095		233,501		148,927		12,764		19,105		775,834
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2003	100,948		36,643		12,769		15,619		10,468		16,188		227,032		143,366		12,692		18,936		784,006
OCTOBER 2003	100,989		36,494		12,742		15,508		10,437		16,174		227,552		143,366		12,672		18,938		782,498
NOVEMBER 2003	101,220		36,755		12,749		15,488		10,410		16,171		228,068		144,677		12,688		18,968		784,322
DECEMBER 2003	101,410		36,370		12,820		15,477		10,372		16,207		228,555		144,189		12,731		18,968		781,902
JANUARY 2004	101,153		36,736		12,752		15,147		10,372		16,834		228,659		145,398	**	12,618		18,922		776,511
FEBRUARY 2004	101,435		36,245		12,801		15,146		10,253		15,991		228,987		145,336	**	12,632		19,000		772,322
MARCH 2004	101,562		36,369		12,835		15,129		10,240		15,971		229,276		145,041	**	12,642		19,048		769,927
APRIL 2004	101,629		36,573		12,870		15,123		10,242		15,904		229,420		144,612	**	12,639		18,999		767,877
MAY 2004	102,005		38,039		12,903		15,164		10,267		15,942		229,845		145,212	**	12,679		19,144		767,464
JUNE 2004	102,348		37,987		13,196		15,251		10,363		16,045		231,553		145,910		12,758		19,291		767,708
JULY 2004	102,522		37,190		13,286		15,262		10,356		15,930		232,252		145,919	**	12,832		19,337		765,630
AUGUST 2004	102,426		37,066		13,187		15,225		10,301		15,781		232,465		144,322		12,750		19,207		764,574
SEPTEMBER 2004*	102,597		36,741		13,106		15,132		10,248		15,732		232,773		149,102		12,702		19,222		763,883
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	101,964		36,994		12,993		15,175		10,294		16,014		230,581		145,650		12,695		19,130		768,433
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	101,775		36,880		12,937		15,254		10,322		16,057		229,950		145,257		12,695		19,087		772,052
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2003	22,000		20,488		11,190		5,205		3,407		5,494		7,056		16,781		4,618		4,281		19,393
OCTOBER 2003	21,932		20,453		11,140		5,177		3,407		5,482		7,124		16,781		4,603		4,305		19,376
NOVEMBER 2003	22,054		20,462		11,139		5,173		3,388		5,482		7,134		17,109		4,603		4,307		19,384
DECEMBER 2003	22,022		20,386		11,206		5,168		3,387		5,521		7,117		17,157		4,620		4,305		19,376
JANUARY 2004	21,975		20,512		11,139		5,093		3,373		6,262		7,086		17,304	**	4,573		4,297		19,306
FEBRUARY 2004	22,028		20,178		11,187		5,078		3,327		5,438		7,082		17,265	**	4,574		4,308		19,227
MARCH 2004	22,079		20,142		11,230		5,066		3,308		5,433		7,081		17,301	**	4,576		4,297		19,140
APRIL 2004	22,134		20,049		11,243		5,058		3,296		5,402		7,052		17,317	**	4,584		4,315		17,051
MAY 2004	22,237		20,068		11,282		5,093		3,307		5,457		7,070		17,499	**	4,598		4,327		16,992
JUNE 2004	22,447		20,264		11,571		5,138		3,397		5,569		7,143		17,637		4,642		4,368		16,953
JULY 2004	22,524		20,252		11,663		5,147		3,399		5,525		7,183		17,796	**	4,671		4,382		16,892
AUGUST 2004	22,409		20,198		11,489		5,099		3,348		5,430		7,176		17,409		4,631		4,344		17,127
SEPTEMBER 2004*	22,462		20,226		11,373		5,066		3,343		5,391		7,181		18,421		4,611		4,377		17,094
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	22,255		20,210		11,353		5,093		3,344		5,545		7,117		17,550		4,607		4,335		17,754
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	22,192		20,266		11,305		5,113		3,357		5,533		7,119		17,416		4,607		4,328		18,160

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