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TABLE 11 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY

					COMPETITIVE SERVICE							EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
AGENCY		TOTAL*			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
NOVEMBER 2005		2,700,583	*		1,316,413	*	1,281,758	*	34,655	*		1,384,170	*	1,165,877	*	218,293	*
OCTOBER 2005		2,694,272	**		1,318,260	**	1,280,498	**	37,762	**		1,376,012	**	1,167,641	**	208,371	**
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
NOVEMBER 2005		30,493	*		2,416	*	2,384	*	32	*		28,077	*	9,280	*	18,797	*
OCTOBER 2005		30,418	**		2,428	**	2,402	**	26	**		27,990	**	9,278	**	18,712	**
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
NOVEMBER 2005		3,352	*		1	*	1	*	...	*		3,351	*	3,144	*	207	*
OCTOBER 2005		3,352	*		1	*	1	*	...	*		3,351	*	3,144	*	207	*
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
NOVEMBER 2005		2,357			2,306		2,275		31			51		31		20
OCTOBER 2005		2,367	*		2,316	*	2,291	*	25	*		51	*	31	*	20	*
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
NOVEMBER 2005		4,279	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		4,279	*	3,950	*	329	*
OCTOBER 2005		4,279	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		4,279	*	3,950	*	329	*
JUDICIAL BRANCH
NOVEMBER 2005		34,064	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		34,064	*	31,789	*	2,275	*
OCTOBER 2005		34,065	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		34,065	*	31,790	*	2,275	*
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
NOVEMBER 2005		2,636,026	*		1,313,997	*	1,279,374	*	34,623	*		1,322,029	*	1,124,808	*	197,221	*
OCTOBER 2005		2,629,789	**		1,315,832	**	1,278,096	**	37,736	**		1,313,957	**	1,126,573	**	187,384	**
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
NOVEMBER 2005		1,699			701		695		6			998		170		828
OCTOBER 2005		1,704			704		697		7			1,000		170		830
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
NOVEMBER 2005		1,680,833	*		1,173,925	*	1,141,344	*	32,581	*		506,908	*	398,608	*	108,300	*
OCTOBER 2005		1,676,777	**		1,175,758	**	1,140,030	**	35,728	**		501,019	**	397,714	**	103,305	**
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
NOVEMBER 2005		33,922			8,008		6,800		1,208			25,914		21,414		4,500
OCTOBER 2005		33,929			8,011		6,793		1,218			25,918		21,393		4,525
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
NOVEMBER 2005		108,306	*		103,025	*	101,264	*	1,761	*		5,281	*	4,711	*	570	*
OCTOBER 2005		108,306			103,025		101,264		1,761			5,281		4,711		570
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NOVEMBER 2005		675,289			536,062		521,033		15,029			139,227		97,491		41,736
OCTOBER 2005		672,717			534,291		519,486		14,805			138,426		97,068		41,358
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
NOVEMBER 2005		242,596			190,297		181,448		8,849			52,299		33,535		18,764
OCTOBER 2005		241,121			189,293		180,542		8,751			51,828		33,155		18,673
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NOVEMBER 2005		176,595			153,250		151,402		1,848			23,345		17,421		5,924
OCTOBER 2005		176,377			153,197		151,352		1,845			23,180		17,268		5,912
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
NOVEMBER 2005		158,846			119,531		117,395		2,136			39,315		31,289		8,026
OCTOBER 2005		158,266			119,041		116,956		2,085			39,225		31,391		7,834
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
NOVEMBER 2005		21,286			20,123		19,277		846			1,163		1,024		139
OCTOBER 2005		21,283			20,120		19,237		883			1,163		1,016		147
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
NOVEMBER 2005		75,966			52,861		51,511		1,350			23,105		14,222		8,883
OCTOBER 2005		75,670			52,640		51,399		1,241			23,030		14,238		8,792
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
NOVEMBER 2005		106,178			60,584		60,224		360			45,594		42,999		2,595
OCTOBER 2005		105,918			60,526		60,173		353			45,392		42,821		2,571
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NOVEMBER 2005		69,249			59,754		55,650		4,104			9,495		2,963		6,532
OCTOBER 2005		71,690			61,300		56,110		5,190			10,390		3,147		7,243
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NOVEMBER 2005		100,008			88,567		84,140		4,427			11,441		3,187		8,254
OCTOBER 2005		102,840			91,211		84,727		6,484			11,629		3,372		8,257
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOVEMBER 2005		40,157			30,717		30,451		266			9,440		6,481		2,959
OCTOBER 2005		40,026			30,704		30,431		273			9,322		6,084		3,238
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
NOVEMBER 2005		15,504			14,132		14,039		93			1,372		1,087		285
OCTOBER 2005		15,459			14,096		14,028		68			1,363		1,072		291
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NOVEMBER 2005		60,993			48,996		48,349		647			11,997		5,328		6,669
OCTOBER 2005		60,760			48,920		48,265		655			11,840		4,826		7,014
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
NOVEMBER 2005		9,879			9,037		9,026		11			842		642		200
OCTOBER 2005		9,883			9,038		9,027		11			845		632		213
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NOVEMBER 2005		53,932			8,162		8,116		46			45,770		44,713		1,057
OCTOBER 2005		53,878			8,162		8,113		49			45,716		44,715		1,001
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
NOVEMBER 2005		14,973			13,057		13,016		41			1,916		1,608		308
OCTOBER 2005		14,969			13,059		13,016		43			1,910		1,603		307
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2005		4,296			3,436		3,430		6			860		577		283
OCTOBER 2005		4,330			3,449		3,442		7			881		578		303
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
NOVEMBER 2005		235,902			115,471		112,841		2,630			120,431		103,549		16,882
OCTOBER 2005		235,447			115,367		112,684		2,683			120,080		103,327		16,753
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
NOVEMBER 2005		152,245			74,917		72,965		1,952			77,328		61,858		15,470
OCTOBER 2005		151,691	**		74,699	**	72,707	**	1,992	**		76,992	**	62,245	**	14,747	**
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
NOVEMBER 2005		953,494	*		139,371	*	137,335	*	2,036	*		814,123	*	726,030	*	88,093	*
OCTOBER 2005		951,308	**		139,370	**	137,369	**	2,001	**		811,938	**	728,689	**	83,249	**
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
NOVEMBER 2005		1,869			...		...		...			1,869		1,850		19
OCTOBER 2005		1,863			...		...		...			1,863		1,844		19
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
NOVEMBER 2005		17,782			15,658		15,597		61			2,124		1,462		662
OCTOBER 2005		17,885			15,605		15,551		54			2,280		1,505		775
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2005		2,339			1,755		1,696		59			584		559		25
OCTOBER 2005		2,346			1,761		1,702		59			585		560		25
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2005		1,873			1,307		1,307		...			566		540		26
OCTOBER 2005		1,874			1,310		1,310		...			564		537		27
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
NOVEMBER 2005		4,603			4,220		4,197		23			383		268		115
OCTOBER 2005		4,582			4,217		4,194		23			365		271		94
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2005		12,716			11,662		11,633		29			1,054		928		126
OCTOBER 2005		12,738			11,676		11,647		29			1,062		930		132
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2005		18,674			17,432		16,551		881			1,242		1,021		221
OCTOBER 2005		18,630			17,375		16,528		847			1,255		1,028		227
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2005		3,065			2,671		2,613		58			394		43		351
OCTOBER 2005		3,070			2,682		2,620		62			388		42		346
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
NOVEMBER 2005		1,849			1,031		1,031		...			818		793		25
OCTOBER 2005		1,856			1,034		1,034		...			822		799		23
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2005		3,231			...		...		...			3,231		3,110		121
OCTOBER 2005		3,245			...		...		...			3,245		3,114		131
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
NOVEMBER 2005		5,010			4,032		4,009		23			978		922		56
OCTOBER 2005		5,026			4,030		4,006		24			996		940		56
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
NOVEMBER 2005		1,015			999		999		...			16		12		4
OCTOBER 2005		1,012			996		996		...			16		12		4
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2005		3,839			2,210		2,152		58			1,629		1,531		98
OCTOBER 2005		3,862			2,223		2,165		58			1,639		1,539		100
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2005		6,204			2,353		2,247		106			3,851		216		3,635
OCTOBER 2005		5,739			2,358		2,251		107			3,381		218		3,163
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
NOVEMBER 2005		4,921			4,739		4,583		156			182		147		35
OCTOBER 2005		4,916			4,736		4,589		147			180		145		35
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2005		65,936			58,787		58,397		390			7,149		6,504		645
OCTOBER 2005		66,079			58,864		58,466		398			7,215		6,550		665
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
NOVEMBER 2005		2,170			1,401		1,395		6			769		665		104
OCTOBER 2005		2,171	**		1,400	**	1,394	**	6	**		771	**	667	**	104	**
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NOVEMBER 2005		2,515	*		1,006	*	986	*	20	*		1,509	*	889	*	620	*
OCTOBER 2005		2,515			1,006		986		20			1,509		889		620
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
NOVEMBER 2005		767,020			...		...		...			767,020		688,060		78,960
OCTOBER 2005		764,997			...		...		...			764,997		690,566		74,431

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