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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


JANUARY 2005

DECEMBER 2004

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE


EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES




TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


DECEMBER
2004


JANUARY
2004


CALENDAR
YEAR
2005*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR


FISCAL
YEAR
2005*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,686,591

100.00

2,717,910

100.00

-31,319

-14,535

2,686,591

-14,535

2,704,776

-5,239

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FULL-TIME      

2,434,231

90.61

2,443,387

89.90

-9,156

-15,706

2,434,231

-15,706

2,443,852

-13,873

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,304,541

85.78

2,311,246

85.04

-6,705

-2,554

2,304,541

-2,554

2,311,668

+1,085

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS            

129,690

4.83

132,141

4.86

-2,451

-13,152

129,690

-13,152

132,184

-14,959

         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)      

153,269

5.70

152,299

5.60

+970

-997

153,269

-997

153,626

+519

         INTERMITTENT      

99,091

3.69

122,224

4.50

-23,133

+2,168

99,091

+2,168

107,299

+8,116

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         U.S. CITIZENS      

2,655,818

98.85

2,687,122

98.87

-31,304

-13,748

2,655,818

-13,748

2,673,837

-4,852

         NON U.S. CITIZENS      

30,973

1.15

30,788

1.13

+185

-587

30,973

-587

30,989

-337

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         UNITED STATES, TOTAL      

2,593,622

96.54

2,624,860

96.58

-31,238

-14,253

2,593,622

-14,253

2,611,861

-5,109

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

330,380

12.30

333,854

12.28

-3,474

-3,193

330,380

-3,193

332,355

-1,737

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

2,263,242

84.24

2,291,006

84.29

-27,764

-11,060

2,263,242

-11,060

2,279,506

-3,372

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         OVERSEAS, TOTAL      

92,945

3.46

93,050

3.42

-105

-306

92,945

-306

92,909

-136

      U.S. CITIZENS         

67,511

2.51

67,640

2.49

-129

+387

67,511

+387

67,359

+371

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

25,434

.95

25,410

.93

+24

-693

25,434

-693

25,551

-506

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         TERRITORIES      

18,437

.69

18,747

.69

-310

-296

18,437

-296

18,554

-105

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,420

.69

18,731

.69

-311

-293

18,420

-293

18,535

-104

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

17

...

16

...

+1

-3

17

-3

19

-1

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FOREIGN COUNTRIES      

74,508

2.77

74,303

2.73

+205

-10

74,508

-10

74,356

-30

      U.S. CITIZENS         

49,091

1.83

48,909

1.80

+182

+680

49,091

+680

48,824

+475

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

25,417

.95

25,394

.93

+23

-690

25,417

-690

25,532

-505

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,623,011

97.63

2,654,132

97.65

-31,121

-13,286

2,623,011

-13,286

2,641,183

-3,794

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,373,039

88.33

2,382,032

87.64

-8,993

-14,480

2,373,039

-14,480

2,382,676

-12,460

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,304,485

85.78

2,315,781

85.20

-11,296

-3,926

2,304,485

-3,926

2,313,118

-1,438

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

68,554

2.55

66,251

2.44

+2,303

-10,554

68,554

-10,554

69,558

-11,021

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,262,604

84.22

2,269,248

83.49

-6,644

-1,509

2,262,604

-1,509

2,269,704

+2,358

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

110,435

4.11

112,784

4.15

-2,349

-12,971

110,435

-12,971

112,972

-14,817

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

151,121

5.63

150,129

5.52

+992

-984

151,121

-984

151,449

+533

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

127,974

4.76

127,232

4.68

+742

+6,109

127,974

+6,109

128,142

+5,713

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

23,147

.86

22,897

.84

+250

-7,093

23,147

-7,093

23,307

-5,180

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      INTERMITTENT, TOTAL         

98,851

3.68

121,971

4.49

-23,120

+2,178

98,851

+2,178

107,059

+8,134

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL         

1,312,410

48.85

1,338,877

49.26

-26,467

-35,015

1,312,410

-35,015

1,335,430

-13,389

   PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS            

1,277,652

47.56

1,304,252

47.99

-26,600

-34,759

1,277,652

-34,759

1,299,511

-12,306

   TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

34,758

1.29

34,625

1.27

+133

-256

34,758

-256

35,919

-1,083

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,310,601

48.78

1,315,255

48.39

-4,654

+21,729

1,310,601

+21,729

1,305,753

+9,595

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,119,815

41.68

1,098,816

40.43

+20,999

+38,529

1,119,815

+38,529

1,105,113

+19,705

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

190,786

7.10

216,439

7.96

-25,653

-16,800

190,786

-16,800

200,640

-10,110

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

29,880

1.11

30,120

1.11

-240

-616

29,880

-616

29,950

-548

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,269

1.09

29,499

1.09

-230

-591

29,269

-591

29,346

-513

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

427

.02

429

.02

-2

-19

427

-19

424

-26

   INTERMITTENT            

184

.01

192

.01

-8

-6

184

-6

180

-10

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

33,708

1.25

33,664

1.24

+44

-625

33,708

-625

33,649

-891

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

31,927

1.19

31,860

1.17

+67

-631

31,927

-631

31,833

-898

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,721

.06

1,741

.06

-20

+6

1,721

+6

1,753

+13

   INTERMITTENT            

60

...

63

...

-3

+0

60

+0

63

-6

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

A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

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