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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
SEPTEMBER 2003	1,850,790	**	+77,036		153,380		11,251		1,686,159	**	247,539		182,532		100,346		65,483		44,915		65,827
OCTOBER 2003	1,864,436	**	+97,839		149,487	**	11,104		1,703,845		246,550		180,921		96,559		65,614		43,587		68,142
NOVEMBER 2003	2,427,516	**	+112,731		176,773	**	11,089		2,239,654	**	244,015		250,325		153,493		97,855		65,186		65,474
DECEMBER 2003	1,867,498	**	+70,812		155,758	**	11,133		1,700,607	**	250,680		166,577		98,940		68,765		43,629		67,313
JANUARY 2004	1,854,079	**	+96,364		152,311	**	11,824		1,689,944	**	245,786		169,265		98,336		67,183		43,492		67,786
FEBRUARY 2004	1,828,163	**	+73,774		148,968	**	11,333		1,667,862	**	245,835		170,059		99,158		65,543		43,538		63,930
MARCH 2004	1,844,992	**	+63,122		150,971	**	11,277		1,682,744	**	245,764		170,077		96,376		66,259		42,650		68,330
APRIL 2004	1,924,659	**	+136,465		151,424	**	11,463		1,761,772	**	244,916		171,642		101,842		70,928		45,756		75,450
MAY 2004	2,477,562	**	+30,759		184,579	**	11,199		2,281,784	**	246,618		274,432		146,934		100,768		65,653		69,803
JUNE 2004	1,884,083	**	+87,131		154,393	**	11,180	**	1,718,510	**	250,083		174,726		97,489		68,045		44,569		68,620
JULY 2004	1,893,421	**	+64,051		155,787	*	11,218	**	1,726,416	**	252,515	**	176,815		98,207		67,954		44,963		70,607
AUGUST 2004	1,903,683	**	+78,782		155,304	**	10,428		1,737,951		250,176		177,869		96,988		68,168		44,192		72,500
SEPTEMBER 2004*	1,949,027	*	+98,237		156,936		10,553		1,781,538	*	255,469		177,493		101,436		68,793		43,794		68,501
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	17,559,669	*	+728,685		1,410,673		100,475		16,048,521	*	2,237,162		1,662,378		936,766		643,641		418,607		625,527
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	23,719,119	*	+1,010,067		1,892,691		133,801		21,692,627	*	2,978,407		2,260,201		1,285,758		875,875		571,009		826,456

MONTH AND YEAR	JUSTICE ($000)		COMMERCE ($000)		STATE ($000)		ENERGY ($000)		HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ($000)		LABOR ($000)		VETERANS AFFAIRS ($000)		HOMELAND SECURITY ($000)		GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ($000)		NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE ADMINISTRATION ($000)		POSTAL SERVICE ($000)
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2003	568,507		194,186		174,346		104,309		63,302		86,530		1,062,870		629,883		71,401		128,527		2,804,127
OCTOBER 2003	578,616		191,405		252,837		101,376		60,320		85,954		1,090,277		657,745		69,526		126,495		2,816,086
NOVEMBER 2003	744,724		300,039		180,835		142,261		90,097		134,475		958,438		859,827		106,177		182,831		4,272,643
DECEMBER 2003	576,802		200,463		178,076		107,974		60,286		97,950		1,101,566		644,567		68,768		123,262		2,955,203
JANUARY 2004	577,508		194,318		177,035		105,661		60,898		92,677		1,074,346		674,634	**	69,434		123,573		2,886,192
FEBRUARY 2004	562,071		192,282		183,739		100,691		60,771		97,787		975,876		629,661	**	70,285		125,015		2,886,284
MARCH 2004	580,908		192,338		184,060		99,380		60,692		91,812		1,157,519		648,850	**	71,394		125,230		2,836,334
APRIL 2004	599,458		205,335		269,005		105,112		65,585		88,695		1,097,422		684,869	**	75,470		128,219		2,839,841
MAY 2004	803,883		300,196		189,876		152,421		93,944		133,251		1,046,877		874,040	**	110,710		202,824		4,219,779
JUNE 2004	601,986		203,830		192,636		101,909		65,225		88,996		1,128,681		711,057		73,134		131,115		2,818,513
JULY 2004	599,783		201,819		193,080		102,171		64,908		88,686		1,118,406		713,064	**	72,000		130,932		2,849,157
AUGUST 2004	598,833		199,729		201,528		103,264		67,153		88,786		1,120,327		689,841		72,530		130,932		2,837,038
SEPTEMBER 2004*	609,456		201,083		276,741		105,524		62,509		88,370		1,142,491		728,425		79,616		131,012		2,867,170
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	5,533,886		1,890,930		1,867,700		976,133		601,685		859,060		9,861,945		6,354,441		694,573		1,228,852		27,040,308
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	7,434,028		2,582,837		2,479,448		1,327,744		812,388		1,177,439		13,012,226		8,516,580		939,044		1,661,440		37,084,240
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2003	558,134		190,624		66,391		104,224		62,798		86,331		1,050,706		614,286		71,085		128,407		2,789,085
OCTOBER 2003	568,030		189,286		100,699		101,291		59,842		85,762		1,077,426		640,832		69,217		126,375		2,800,739
NOVEMBER 2003	730,918		296,628		72,011		142,124		89,386		134,186		947,136		836,143		105,684		182,711		4,249,472
DECEMBER 2003	566,130		198,288		70,528		107,887		59,808		97,731		1,088,484		627,237		68,459		123,142		2,938,908
JANUARY 2004	567,217		189,105		66,470		105,536		60,412		92,478		1,061,495		656,593	**	69,124		123,451		2,870,834
FEBRUARY 2004	552,000		188,604		69,941		100,585		60,274		97,568		964,177		613,030	**	69,975		124,886		2,870,770
MARCH 2004	570,282		188,513		69,096		99,295		60,200		91,611		1,143,807		632,355	**	71,071		125,101		2,820,886
APRIL 2004	588,771		201,299		105,250		105,025		65,073		88,497		1,084,406		667,951	**	75,149		128,082		2,824,556
MAY 2004	789,601		295,130		71,733		152,284		93,189		132,955		1,034,329		850,548	**	110,184		202,618		4,196,719
JUNE 2004	591,166		197,126		74,523		101,823		64,719		88,798		1,115,032		693,638		72,789		130,978		2,803,008
JULY 2004	588,646		195,142		73,319		102,104		64,400		88,485		1,104,762		695,418	**	71,649		130,800		2,833,432
AUGUST 2004	588,212		196,214		78,525		103,200		66,632		88,581		1,106,898		672,143		72,181		130,800		2,821,430
SEPTEMBER 2004*	598,023		197,702		107,535		105,455		62,027		88,165		1,128,687		710,094		79,268		130,834		2,852,060
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	5,433,918		1,848,835		716,392		975,307		596,926		857,138		9,743,593		6,191,770		691,390		1,227,550		26,893,695
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	7,298,996		2,533,037		959,630		1,326,609		805,962		1,174,817		12,856,639		8,295,982		934,750		1,659,778		36,882,814
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2003	139,513		121,197		54,872		39,206		22,374		32,215		40,536		97,572		28,839		29,640		79,923
OCTOBER 2003	144,842		122,423		83,354		37,155		21,327		32,123		41,308		101,163		27,871		30,197		81,130
NOVEMBER 2003	175,867		192,844		60,078		56,616		31,549		50,007		36,091		143,601		42,335		42,884		122,384
DECEMBER 2003	140,966		130,998		58,324		42,799		21,423		37,565		41,984		100,520		27,960		28,659		84,505
JANUARY 2004	140,682		121,505		55,308		39,902		21,240		37,845		40,784		101,714	**	27,851		28,845		86,727
FEBRUARY 2004	144,646		119,686		58,211		38,347		21,248		37,570		36,587		99,342	**	27,704		29,263		84,524
MARCH 2004	152,529		120,222		57,550		37,152		21,068		34,552		44,388		101,614	**	27,660		29,152		82,136
APRIL 2004	156,722		128,406		87,001		39,903		22,710		33,302		41,904		110,938	**	29,561		30,032		73,433
MAY 2004	201,292		185,485		59,128		56,565		32,658		49,969		39,494		132,509	**	44,052		47,388		109,080
JUNE 2004	156,618		123,884		61,770		37,939		22,721		33,698		42,308		109,761		30,650		30,182		72,661
JULY 2004	156,889		123,647		60,824		38,055		23,239		33,555		42,904		110,570	**	29,282		30,193		73,139
AUGUST 2004	157,458		123,504		65,411		38,115		23,990		33,464		42,479		110,177		29,322		30,193		74,144
SEPTEMBER 2004*	158,933		125,208		88,807		38,902		22,060		33,326		42,961		117,192		31,620		30,526		74,821
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	1,425,769		1,171,547		594,010		364,880		210,934		327,281		373,809		993,817		277,702		285,774		730,665
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL*	1,887,444		1,617,812		795,766		501,450		285,233		446,976		493,192		1,339,101		375,868		387,514		1,018,684

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