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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 4 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN PAYROLL (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 2004

MONTH
AND YEAR

TOTAL
($000)

CHANGE
FROM
YEAR AGO
($000)

LEGISLATIVE
($000)

JUDICIAL
($000)

EXECUTIVE
TOTAL
($000)

DEFENSE
($000)

HEALTH
AND HUMAN
SERVICES
($000)

TREASURY
($000)

AGRICULTURE
($000)

INTERIOR
($000)

TRANSPORTATION
($000)

TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2003
11,671,873
**
+562,643
159,722
157,543
11,354,608
**
2,418,293
368,829
535,738
476,527
348,219
443,342
OCTOBER 2003
11,694,826
**
+486,546
155,846
**
156,938
11,382,042
2,408,418
368,472
487,747
438,401
320,468
472,833
NOVEMBER 2003
14,758,043
**
+390,071
186,073
**
156,267
14,415,703
**
2,389,821
487,284
763,426
636,183
466,545
457,012
DECEMBER 2003
11,722,832
**
+397,544
161,906
**
156,323
11,404,603
**
2,421,287
324,061
499,744
411,281
303,495
462,619
JANUARY 2004
11,663,611
**
+273,410
159,260
**
169,240
11,335,111
**
2,403,260
329,024
508,977
413,757
303,903
469,817
FEBRUARY 2004
11,442,632
**
+263,994
155,353
**
170,429
11,116,850
**
2,394,373
330,284
527,322
407,542
302,252
421,725
MARCH 2004
11,701,793
**
+339,877
157,216
**
166,915
11,377,662
**
2,428,836
332,174
532,777
409,047
298,367
461,903
APRIL 2004
12,000,711
**
+587,585
158,210
**
176,003
11,666,498
**
2,425,210
335,056
580,006
443,287
321,819
505,433
MAY 2004
15,091,713
**
+201,997
194,325
**
154,207
14,743,181
**
2,422,882
530,630
817,116
655,173
477,407
469,127
JUNE 2004
11,917,604
**
+567,215
160,867
**
154,188
**
11,602,549
**
2,456,098
339,684
531,089
468,040
330,927
482,639
JULY 2004
11,971,253
**
+306,621
162,392
*
154,059
**
11,654,802
**
2,466,452
**
341,740
520,847
487,413
338,259
487,128
AUGUST 2004
11,944,624
**
+393,834
161,785
**
154,235
11,628,604
2,469,536
345,265
513,769
488,046
332,961
482,365
SEPTEMBER 2004*
12,127,454
*
+455,581
163,371
157,795
11,806,288
*
2,442,014
342,914
557,249
468,325
329,971
471,628
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL*
109,861,395
*
+3,390,114
1,472,779
1,457,071
106,931,545
*
21,908,661
3,226,771
5,089,152
4,240,630
3,035,866
4,251,765
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL*
148,037,096
*
+4,664,275
1,976,604
1,926,599
144,133,893
*
29,128,187
4,406,588
6,840,069
5,726,495
4,126,374
5,644,229
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2003
11,329,513
**
+544,884
159,672
155,833
11,014,008
**
2,272,512
366,933
533,357
472,490
346,939
440,795
OCTOBER 2003
11,308,882
**
+425,268
155,795
**
155,266
10,997,821
2,264,320
366,492
485,613
434,319
319,171
470,112
NOVEMBER 2003
14,386,865
**
+374,801
186,008
**
154,604
14,046,253
**
2,246,751
485,185
759,923
630,018
464,643
454,405
DECEMBER 2003
11,380,953
**
+386,137
161,853
**
154,660
11,064,440
**
2,277,733
322,650
497,594
407,076
302,221
459,995
JANUARY 2004
11,316,748
**
+259,522
159,199
**
167,360
10,990,189
**
2,260,174
327,628
506,698
409,561
302,686
467,161
FEBRUARY 2004
11,096,614
**
+251,807
155,275
**
168,540
10,772,799
**
2,251,079
328,797
524,934
403,311
301,142
419,344
MARCH 2004
11,349,208
**
+324,492
157,144
**
165,064
11,027,000
**
2,282,727
330,693
530,362
404,875
297,270
459,297
APRIL 2004
11,599,297
**
+522,292
158,143
**
174,105
11,267,049
**
2,279,858
333,438
577,468
438,924
320,677
502,697
MAY 2004
14,705,210
**
+227,707
194,168
**
152,546
14,358,496
**
2,278,410
528,241
813,580
648,796
475,728
466,468
JUNE 2004
11,549,612
**
+546,182
160,793
**
152,527
**
11,236,292
**
2,302,216
338,115
528,724
463,791
329,755
479,916
JULY 2004
11,598,403
**
+292,232
162,317
*
152,377
**
11,283,709
**
2,310,715
**
340,192
518,493
483,195
337,101
484,403
AUGUST 2004
11,585,584
**
+400,614
161,708
**
152,541
11,271,335
2,326,468
343,659
511,499
483,867
331,868
479,611
SEPTEMBER 2004*
11,718,392
*
+388,879
163,294
155,997
11,399,101
*
2,299,850
341,287
554,754
464,081
328,888
468,994
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL*
106,519,068
*
+3,213,727
1,472,041
1,441,057
103,605,970
*
20,591,497
3,212,050
5,066,512
4,200,401
3,025,115
4,227,891
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL*
143,595,768
*
+4,399,933
1,975,697
1,905,587
139,714,484
*
27,380,301
4,386,377
6,809,642
5,671,814
4,111,150
5,612,403
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

MONTH AND YEAR	TOTAL ($000)		CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO ($000)	LEGISLATIVE ($000)		JUDICIAL ($000)		EXECUTIVE TOTAL ($000)		DEFENSE ($000)		HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ($000)	TREASURY ($000)	AGRICULTURE ($000)	INTERIOR ($000)	TRANSPORTATION ($000)

TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2003	11,671,873	**	+562,643	159,722		157,543		11,354,608	**	2,418,293		368,829	535,738	476,527	348,219	443,342
OCTOBER 2003	11,694,826	**	+486,546	155,846	**	156,938		11,382,042		2,408,418		368,472	487,747	438,401	320,468	472,833
NOVEMBER 2003	14,758,043	**	+390,071	186,073	**	156,267		14,415,703	**	2,389,821		487,284	763,426	636,183	466,545	457,012
DECEMBER 2003	11,722,832	**	+397,544	161,906	**	156,323		11,404,603	**	2,421,287		324,061	499,744	411,281	303,495	462,619
JANUARY 2004	11,663,611	**	+273,410	159,260	**	169,240		11,335,111	**	2,403,260		329,024	508,977	413,757	303,903	469,817
FEBRUARY 2004	11,442,632	**	+263,994	155,353	**	170,429		11,116,850	**	2,394,373		330,284	527,322	407,542	302,252	421,725
MARCH 2004	11,701,793	**	+339,877	157,216	**	166,915		11,377,662	**	2,428,836		332,174	532,777	409,047	298,367	461,903
APRIL 2004	12,000,711	**	+587,585	158,210	**	176,003		11,666,498	**	2,425,210		335,056	580,006	443,287	321,819	505,433
MAY 2004	15,091,713	**	+201,997	194,325	**	154,207		14,743,181	**	2,422,882		530,630	817,116	655,173	477,407	469,127
JUNE 2004	11,917,604	**	+567,215	160,867	**	154,188	**	11,602,549	**	2,456,098		339,684	531,089	468,040	330,927	482,639
JULY 2004	11,971,253	**	+306,621	162,392	*	154,059	**	11,654,802	**	2,466,452	**	341,740	520,847	487,413	338,259	487,128
AUGUST 2004	11,944,624	**	+393,834	161,785	**	154,235		11,628,604		2,469,536		345,265	513,769	488,046	332,961	482,365
SEPTEMBER 2004*	12,127,454	*	+455,581	163,371		157,795		11,806,288	*	2,442,014		342,914	557,249	468,325	329,971	471,628
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	109,861,395	*	+3,390,114	1,472,779		1,457,071		106,931,545	*	21,908,661		3,226,771	5,089,152	4,240,630	3,035,866	4,251,765
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	148,037,096	*	+4,664,275	1,976,604		1,926,599		144,133,893	*	29,128,187		4,406,588	6,840,069	5,726,495	4,126,374	5,644,229
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2003	11,329,513	**	+544,884	159,672		155,833		11,014,008	**	2,272,512		366,933	533,357	472,490	346,939	440,795
OCTOBER 2003	11,308,882	**	+425,268	155,795	**	155,266		10,997,821		2,264,320		366,492	485,613	434,319	319,171	470,112
NOVEMBER 2003	14,386,865	**	+374,801	186,008	**	154,604		14,046,253	**	2,246,751		485,185	759,923	630,018	464,643	454,405
DECEMBER 2003	11,380,953	**	+386,137	161,853	**	154,660		11,064,440	**	2,277,733		322,650	497,594	407,076	302,221	459,995
JANUARY 2004	11,316,748	**	+259,522	159,199	**	167,360		10,990,189	**	2,260,174		327,628	506,698	409,561	302,686	467,161
FEBRUARY 2004	11,096,614	**	+251,807	155,275	**	168,540		10,772,799	**	2,251,079		328,797	524,934	403,311	301,142	419,344
MARCH 2004	11,349,208	**	+324,492	157,144	**	165,064		11,027,000	**	2,282,727		330,693	530,362	404,875	297,270	459,297
APRIL 2004	11,599,297	**	+522,292	158,143	**	174,105		11,267,049	**	2,279,858		333,438	577,468	438,924	320,677	502,697
MAY 2004	14,705,210	**	+227,707	194,168	**	152,546		14,358,496	**	2,278,410		528,241	813,580	648,796	475,728	466,468
JUNE 2004	11,549,612	**	+546,182	160,793	**	152,527	**	11,236,292	**	2,302,216		338,115	528,724	463,791	329,755	479,916
JULY 2004	11,598,403	**	+292,232	162,317	*	152,377	**	11,283,709	**	2,310,715	**	340,192	518,493	483,195	337,101	484,403
AUGUST 2004	11,585,584	**	+400,614	161,708	**	152,541		11,271,335		2,326,468		343,659	511,499	483,867	331,868	479,611
SEPTEMBER 2004*	11,718,392	*	+388,879	163,294		155,997		11,399,101	*	2,299,850		341,287	554,754	464,081	328,888	468,994
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	106,519,068	*	+3,213,727	1,472,041		1,441,057		103,605,970	*	20,591,497		3,212,050	5,066,512	4,200,401	3,025,115	4,227,891
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	143,595,768	*	+4,399,933	1,975,697		1,905,587		139,714,484	*	27,380,301		4,386,377	6,809,642	5,671,814	4,111,150	5,612,403
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA