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TABLE 12 -- 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		2,608,523	*		1,290,694	*	1,257,656	*	33,038	*		1,317,829	*	1,127,667	*	190,162	*
OCTOBER 2005		2,602,987	**		1,292,717	**	1,256,435	**	36,282	**		1,310,270	**	1,129,429	**	180,841	**
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
NOVEMBER 2005		30,486	*		2,416	*	2,384	*	32	*		28,070	*	9,273	*	18,797	*
OCTOBER 2005		30,411	**		2,428	**	2,402	**	26	**		27,983	**	9,271	**	18,712	**
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
NOVEMBER 2005		3,351	*		1	*	1	*	...	*		3,350	*	3,143	*	207	*
OCTOBER 2005		3,351	*		1	*	1	*	...	*		3,350	*	3,143	*	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		4,273	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		4,273	*	3,944	*	329	*
OCTOBER 2005		4,273	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		4,273	*	3,944	*	329	*
JUDICIAL BRANCH
NOVEMBER 2005		33,635	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		33,635	*	31,390	*	2,245	*
OCTOBER 2005		33,636	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		33,636	*	31,391	*	2,245	*
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
NOVEMBER 2005		2,544,402	*		1,288,278	*	1,255,272	*	33,006	*		1,256,124	*	1,087,004	*	169,120	*
OCTOBER 2005		2,538,940	**		1,290,289	**	1,254,033	**	36,256	**		1,248,651	**	1,088,767	**	159,884	**
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
NOVEMBER 2005		1,686			697		691		6			989		164		825
OCTOBER 2005		1,693			700		693		7			993		163		830
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
NOVEMBER 2005		1,595,733	*		1,148,869	*	1,117,893	*	30,976	*		446,864	*	365,790	*	81,074	*
OCTOBER 2005		1,592,506	**		1,150,874	**	1,116,614	**	34,260	**		441,632	**	364,941	**	76,691	**
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
NOVEMBER 2005		13,262			7,965		6,757		1,208			5,297		4,247		1,050
OCTOBER 2005		13,304			7,968		6,750		1,218			5,336		4,207		1,129
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
NOVEMBER 2005		107,680	*		102,412	*	100,664	*	1,748	*		5,268	*	4,706	*	562	*
OCTOBER 2005		107,680			102,412		100,664		1,748			5,268		4,706		562
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NOVEMBER 2005		624,034			517,564		503,861		13,703			106,470		86,747		19,723
OCTOBER 2005		621,720			515,944		502,324		13,620			105,776		86,363		19,413
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
NOVEMBER 2005		220,765			179,818		171,817		8,001			40,947		32,031		8,916
OCTOBER 2005		219,383			178,843		170,915		7,928			40,540		31,650		8,890
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NOVEMBER 2005		169,365			150,263		148,635		1,628			19,102		16,985		2,117
OCTOBER 2005		169,143			150,210		148,583		1,627			18,933		16,835		2,098
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
NOVEMBER 2005		152,829			117,133		115,075		2,058			35,696		30,843		4,853
OCTOBER 2005		152,285			116,645		114,633		2,012			35,640		30,951		4,689
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
NOVEMBER 2005		20,450			19,532		18,701		831			918		805		113
OCTOBER 2005		20,463			19,529		18,661		868			934		812		122
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
NOVEMBER 2005		60,625			50,818		49,633		1,185			9,807		6,083		3,724
OCTOBER 2005		60,446			50,717		49,532		1,185			9,729		6,115		3,614
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
NOVEMBER 2005		104,368			59,526		59,178		348			44,842		42,292		2,550
OCTOBER 2005		104,118			59,467		59,127		340			44,651		42,123		2,528
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NOVEMBER 2005		68,907			59,451		55,411		4,040			9,456		2,952		6,504
OCTOBER 2005		71,353			61,002		55,875		5,127			10,351		3,137		7,214
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NOVEMBER 2005		98,761			87,941		83,539		4,402			10,820		2,917		7,903
OCTOBER 2005		101,601			90,585		84,127		6,458			11,016		3,101		7,915
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOVEMBER 2005		39,366			30,630		30,366		264			8,736		5,836		2,900
OCTOBER 2005		39,240			30,616		30,345		271			8,624		5,490		3,134
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
NOVEMBER 2005		15,465			14,093		14,000		93			1,372		1,087		285
OCTOBER 2005		15,420			14,057		13,989		68			1,363		1,072		291
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NOVEMBER 2005		60,738			48,777		48,144		633			11,961		5,318		6,643
OCTOBER 2005		60,506			48,702		48,061		641			11,804		4,819		6,985
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
NOVEMBER 2005		9,802			8,964		8,953		11			838		639		199
OCTOBER 2005		9,807			8,966		8,955		11			841		629		212
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NOVEMBER 2005		53,607			8,148		8,102		46			45,459		44,404		1,055
OCTOBER 2005		53,550			8,148		8,099		49			45,402		44,403		999
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
NOVEMBER 2005		14,961			13,048		13,007		41			1,913		1,606		307
OCTOBER 2005		14,956			13,049		13,006		43			1,907		1,601		306
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2005		4,290			3,431		3,426		5			859		577		282
OCTOBER 2005		4,324			3,444		3,438		6			880		578		302
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
NOVEMBER 2005		232,294			114,029		111,507		2,522			118,265		101,636		16,629
OCTOBER 2005		231,834			113,919		111,348		2,571			117,915		101,404		16,511
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
NOVEMBER 2005		148,198			72,890		70,978		1,912			75,308		60,826		14,482
OCTOBER 2005		147,658	**		72,667	**	70,715	**	1,952	**		74,991	**	61,207	**	13,784	**
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
NOVEMBER 2005		946,983	*		138,712	*	136,688	*	2,024	*		808,271	*	721,050	*	87,221	*
OCTOBER 2005		944,741	**		138,715	**	136,726	**	1,989	**		806,026	**	723,663	**	82,363	**
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		17,729			15,613		15,552		61			2,116		1,457		659
OCTOBER 2005		17,832			15,560		15,506		54			2,272		1,500		772
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2005		2,329			1,746		1,687		59			583		558		25
OCTOBER 2005		2,336			1,752		1,693		59			584		559		25
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2005		1,871			1,305		1,305		...			566		540		26
OCTOBER 2005		1,872			1,308		1,308		...			564		537		27
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
NOVEMBER 2005		4,592			4,209		4,186		23			383		268		115
OCTOBER 2005		4,571			4,206		4,183		23			365		271		94
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2005		12,645			11,593		11,564		29			1,052		926		126
OCTOBER 2005		12,667			11,607		11,578		29			1,060		928		132
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2005		18,661			17,427		16,546		881			1,234		1,017		217
OCTOBER 2005		18,617			17,370		16,523		847			1,247		1,024		223
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		1,828			1,020		1,020		...			808		784		24
OCTOBER 2005		1,836			1,023		1,023		...			813		790		23
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2005		3,230			...		...		...			3,230		3,109		121
OCTOBER 2005		3,244			...		...		...			3,244		3,113		131
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
NOVEMBER 2005		4,994			4,025		4,002		23			969		913		56
OCTOBER 2005		5,008			4,023		3,999		24			985		929		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		6,152			2,328		2,222		106			3,824		215		3,609
OCTOBER 2005		5,689			2,333		2,226		107			3,356		217		3,139
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
NOVEMBER 2005		4,893			4,738		4,583		155			155		120		35
OCTOBER 2005		4,888			4,735		4,589		146			153		118		35
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2005		65,496			58,382		57,994		388			7,114		6,477		637
OCTOBER 2005		65,641			58,461		58,065		396			7,180		6,523		657
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
NOVEMBER 2005		1,697			1,390		1,384		6			307		220		87
OCTOBER 2005		1,692	**		1,389	**	1,383	**	6	**		303	**	216	**	87	**
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NOVEMBER 2005		1,585	*		1,005	*	985	*	20	*		580	*	250	*	330	*
OCTOBER 2005		1,585			1,005		985		20			580		250		330
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
NOVEMBER 2005		763,412			...		...		...			763,412		684,764		78,648
OCTOBER 2005		761,337			...		...		...			761,337		687,234		74,103

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