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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


MARCH 2005

FEBRUARY 2005

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE







TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


FEBRUARY
2005


MARCH
2004


CALENDAR
YEAR
2005*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR 2004


FISCAL
YEAR
2005*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,699,026

100.00

2,697,494

100.00

+1,532

-5,687

2,694,499

-7,953

2,702,668

-5,047

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

2,443,849

90.55

2,441,155

90.50

+2,694

-6,190

2,439,863

-9,512

2,443,461

-11,387

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,315,896

85.80

2,312,319

85.72

+3,577

+6,605

2,311,027

+2,858

2,312,535

+2,578

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS      

127,953

4.74

128,836

4.78

-883

-12,795

128,837

-12,370

130,926

-13,965

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

154,903

5.74

154,623

5.73

+280

-3,062

154,282

-2,015

154,013

-495

   INTERMITTENT            

100,274

3.72

101,716

3.77

-1,442

+3,565

100,353

+3,573

105,194

+6,836

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   U.S. CITIZENS            

2,668,404

98.87

2,666,639

98.86

+1,765

-4,573

2,663,682

-7,244

2,671,763

-4,565

   NON U.S. CITIZENS            

30,622

1.13

30,855

1.14

-233

-1,114

30,817

-709

30,905

-482

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   UNITED STATES, TOTAL            

2,606,045

96.56

2,604,266

96.54

+1,779

-4,850

2,601,447

-7,520

2,609,694

-4,791

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

330,100

12.23

331,209

12.28

-1,109

-1,780

330,575

-1,739

331,794

-1,496

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

2,275,945

84.32

2,273,057

84.27

+2,888

-3,070

2,270,873

-5,780

2,277,900

-3,295

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   OVERSEAS, TOTAL            

92,981

3.44

93,228

3.46

-247

-837

93,052

-433

92,975

-255

      U.S. CITIZENS         

67,752

2.51

67,819

2.51

-67

+20

67,694

+325

67,501

+345

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

25,229

.93

25,409

.94

-180

-857

25,357

-759

25,474

-601

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   TERRITORIES            

18,229

.68

18,443

.68

-214

-196

18,370

-206

18,481

-124

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,211

.67

18,429

.68

-218

-185

18,354

-199

18,463

-121

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

18

...

14

...

+4

-11

16

-7

18

-3

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FOREIGN COUNTRIES            

74,752

2.77

74,785

2.77

-33

-641

74,682

-227

74,493

-132

      U.S. CITIZENS         

49,541

1.84

49,390

1.83

+151

+205

49,341

+525

49,038

+466

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

25,211

.93

25,395

.94

-184

-846

25,341

-752

25,456

-598

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,636,191

97.67

2,634,854

97.68

+1,337

-3,654

2,631,488

-6,280

2,639,364

-3,455

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,383,438

88.31

2,380,940

88.26

+2,498

-4,171

2,379,265

-7,841

2,382,576

-9,814

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,308,014

85.51

2,307,227

85.53

+787

+7,914

2,306,638

+3,907

2,311,317

+1,649

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

75,424

2.79

73,713

2.73

+1,711

-12,085

72,627

-11,748

71,260

-11,462

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,274,844

84.28

2,271,411

84.20

+3,433

+8,410

2,269,734

+4,445

2,270,902

+4,045

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

108,594

4.02

109,529

4.06

-935

-12,581

109,531

-12,286

111,674

-13,860

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

152,733

5.66

152,452

5.65

+281

-3,045

152,120

-2,009

151,839

-485

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

129,195

4.79

128,889

4.78

+306

+5,754

128,703

+5,980

128,450

+5,780

         WITH TEMPORARY AND      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

23,538

.87

23,563

.87

-25

-8,799

23,417

-7,989

23,389

-6,266

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INTERMITTENT, TOTAL            

100,020

3.71

101,462

3.76

-1,442

+3,562

100,104

+3,571

104,949

+6,845

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL            

1,324,850

49.09

1,323,595

49.07

+1,255

-32,549

1,320,416

-32,401

1,331,760

-19,290

      PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

1,288,444

47.74

1,287,617

47.73

+827

-31,245

1,284,694

-32,147

1,295,746

-18,484

      TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         APPOINTMENTS      

36,406

1.35

35,978

1.33

+428

-1,304

35,721

-255

36,014

-807

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,311,341

48.59

1,311,259

48.61

+82

+28,895

1,311,073

+26,123

1,307,605

+15,836

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,122,320

41.58

1,119,608

41.51

+2,712

+44,600

1,120,584

+41,801

1,110,398

+27,616

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

189,021

7.00

191,651

7.10

-2,630

-15,705

190,488

-15,680

197,206

-11,780

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

30,118

1.12

30,109

1.12

+9

-351

30,028

-317

30,001

-421

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,498

1.09

29,485

1.09

+13

-334

29,410

-304

29,391

-395

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

426

.02

428

.02

-2

-19

427

-16

425

-22

   INTERMITTENT            

194

.01

196

.01

-2

+2

191

+2

185

-4

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

32,724

1.21

32,540

1.21

+184

-1,675

32,991

-1,348

33,310

-1,164

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

30,917

1.15

30,734

1.14

+183

-1,681

31,193

-1,362

31,497

-1,175

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,744

.06

1,743

.06

+1

+2

1,736

+11

1,750

+13

   INTERMITTENT            

63

...

63

...

+0

+4

62

+3

63

-2

*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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