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Federal Employment Statistics

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.

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