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TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 2004

					PERMANENT POSITIONS							TEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL ALL POSITIONS			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
SEPTEMBER 2003		2,659,660	**		2,464,777	**	2,324,458	**	140,319	**		194,883	**	91,000	**	103,883	**
OCTOBER 2003		2,653,639			2,461,326		2,320,921		140,405			192,313		87,312		105,001
NOVEMBER 2003		2,649,639	**		2,455,612	**	2,314,851	**	140,761	**		194,027	**	81,146	**	112,881	**
DECEMBER 2003		2,640,332	**		2,452,846	**	2,314,042	**	138,804	**		187,486	**	74,751	**	112,735	**
JANUARY 2004		2,636,297	**		2,447,682	**	2,308,411	**	139,271	**		188,615	**	79,108	**	109,507	**
FEBRUARY 2004		2,637,161	**		2,439,276	**	2,299,683	**	139,593	**		197,885	**	86,508	**	111,377	**
MARCH 2004		2,639,845	**		2,440,579	**	2,300,100	**	140,479	**		199,266	**	87,509	**	111,757	**
APRIL 2004		2,641,125	**		2,439,267	**	2,297,740	**	141,527	**		201,858	**	90,332	**	111,526	**
MAY 2004		2,656,696	**		2,443,479	**	2,305,351	**	138,128	**		213,217	**	102,270	**	110,947	**
JUNE 2004		2,669,968	**		2,464,183	**	2,319,752	**	144,431	**		205,785	**	100,948	**	104,837	**
JULY 2004		2,667,398	**		2,464,734	**	2,320,964	**	143,770	**		202,664	**	100,994	**	101,670	**
AUGUST 2004		2,652,526			2,457,927		2,312,823		145,104			194,599		92,707		101,892
SEPTEMBER 2004*		2,649,319	*		2,458,227	*	2,311,121	*	147,106	*		191,092	*	85,190	*	105,902	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,650,037			2,450,595		2,308,438		142,157			199,442		91,730		107,713
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,649,495			2,452,095		2,310,480		141,615			197,401		89,065		108,336
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		33,477			27,872		27,872		...			5,605		1,775		3,830
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		110,996			100,776		97,701		3,075			10,220		9,210		1,010
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		668,287			649,776		635,800		13,976			18,511		11,657		6,854
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		233,101			224,739		221,476		3,263			8,362		7,831		531
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		180,136			178,506		176,864		1,642			1,630		1,604		26
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		156,301			153,635		153,343		292			2,666		764		1,902
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,683			21,411		21,220		191			272		240		32
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		77,066			71,485		62,897		8,588			5,581		1,218		4,363
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		104,383			103,237		101,734		1,503			1,146		717		429
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		77,207			64,614		62,866		1,748			12,593		10,178		2,415
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		110,981			86,946		84,416		2,530			24,035		19,960		4,075
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		37,495			32,787		29,669		3,118			4,708		2,240		2,468
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		15,771			15,576		15,017		559			195		186		9
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		60,628			53,215		53,215		...			7,413		5,311		2,102
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		10,332			10,171		10,088		83			161		148		13
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		57,153			55,864		55,743		121			1,289		696		593
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,142			14,903		14,700		203			239		194		45
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,461			4,274		4,201		73			187		118		69
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		236,427			229,465		208,960		20,505			6,962		4,327		2,635
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		152,845			137,338		124,855		12,483			15,507		11,570		3,937
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		17,933			17,436		16,742		694			497		324		173
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,468			2,437		2,391		46			31		26		5
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		5,341			5,341		5,106		235			...		...		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,773			12,773		12,605		168			...		...		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		19,242			18,410		18,188		222			832		751		81
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,033			3,033		2,654		379			...		...		...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,908			1,889		1,810		79			19		15		4
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,166			3,067		2,964		103			99		65		34
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		3,476			3,476		2,641		835			...		...		...
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION		...			...		...		...			...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		4,156			2,743		2,720		23			1,413		1,391		22
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		5,049	*		4,738	*	4,624	*	114	*		311	*	276	*	35	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		65,368			62,740		60,736		2,004			2,628		2,169		459
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,269			2,258		2,235		23			11		...		11
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,360			2,177		2,161		16			183		165		18
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		767,616			693,120		611,574		81,546			74,496		198		74,298

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