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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


SEPTEMBER 2005

AUGUST 2005

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE


EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES




TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


AUGUST
2004


SEPTEMBER
2004


CALENDAR
YEAR
2005*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR


FISCAL
YEAR
2005*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,700,965

100.00

2,708,835

100.00

-7,870

-12,268

2,707,506

-7,021

2,708,339

-5,801

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FULL-TIME      

2,451,794

90.77

2,462,604

90.91

-10,810

-5,994

2,455,360

-6,858

2,453,284

-8,460

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,310,318

85.54

2,310,088

85.28

+230

-4,406

2,312,947

+1,025

2,313,221

+1,343

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS            

141,476

5.24

152,516

5.63

-11,040

-1,588

142,413

-7,883

140,063

-9,803

         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)      

152,762

5.66

149,553

5.52

+3,209

-1,369

152,703

-1,789

152,964

-1,085

         INTERMITTENT      

96,409

3.57

96,678

3.57

-269

-4,905

99,442

+1,626

102,090

+3,744

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         U.S. CITIZENS      

2,670,880

98.89

2,678,777

98.89

-7,897

-11,123

2,676,621

-6,611

2,677,426

-5,430

         NON U.S. CITIZENS      

30,085

1.11

30,058

1.11

+27

-1,145

30,885

-410

30,912

-371

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         UNITED STATES, TOTAL      

2,610,035

96.63

2,619,203

96.69

-9,168

-10,525

2,615,048

-6,093

2,615,771

-5,085

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

324,030

12.00

324,658

11.99

-628

-8,485

329,128

-3,512

330,099

-2,948

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

2,286,005

84.64

2,294,545

84.71

-8,540

-2,040

2,285,920

-2,580

2,285,672

-2,137

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         OVERSEAS, TOTAL      

90,930

3.37

89,632

3.31

+1,298

-1,743

92,457

-929

92,567

-717

      U.S. CITIZENS         

65,833

2.44

64,538

2.38

+1,295

-1,007

67,303

-117

67,304

+3

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

25,097

.93

25,094

.93

+3

-736

25,154

-812

25,263

-720

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         TERRITORIES      

17,783

.66

17,792

.66

-9

-464

18,045

-252

18,182

-199

      U.S. CITIZENS         

17,772

.66

17,781

.66

-9

-452

18,029

-246

18,165

-195

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

11

...

11

...

+0

-12

15

-7

16

-5

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FOREIGN COUNTRIES      

73,147

2.71

71,840

2.65

+1,307

-1,279

74,413

-677

74,386

-517

      U.S. CITIZENS         

48,061

1.78

46,757

1.73

+1,304

-555

49,274

+129

49,139

+198

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

25,086

.93

25,083

.93

+3

-724

25,139

-805

25,247

-715

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,636,085

97.60

2,644,435

97.62

-8,350

-13,238

2,643,375

-6,663

2,644,341

-5,155

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,389,317

88.46

2,400,607

88.62

-11,290

-6,997

2,393,644

-6,524

2,391,705

-7,840

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,307,675

85.44

2,312,733

85.38

-5,058

-3,450

2,311,325

+2,886

2,312,492

+2,012

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

81,642

3.02

87,874

3.24

-6,232

-3,547

82,320

-9,409

79,213

-9,852

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,268,164

83.98

2,267,916

83.72

+248

-4,409

2,271,058

+1,555

2,271,311

+2,078

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

121,153

4.49

132,691

4.90

-11,538

-2,588

122,587

-8,078

120,394

-9,918

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

150,615

5.58

147,410

5.44

+3,205

-1,341

150,544

-1,787

150,797

-1,081

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

129,267

4.79

129,191

4.77

+76

-79

128,971

+3,552

128,777

+4,058

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

21,348

.79

18,219

.67

+3,129

-1,262

21,573

-5,338

22,020

-5,139

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      INTERMITTENT, TOTAL         

96,153

3.56

96,418

3.56

-265

-4,900

99,186

+1,647

101,838

+3,765

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL         

1,321,389

48.92

1,324,271

48.89

-2,882

-32,273

1,324,839

-32,270

1,329,405

-25,748

   PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS            

1,277,890

47.31

1,277,777

47.17

+113

-31,598

1,282,770

-32,117

1,288,777

-25,293

   TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

43,499

1.61

46,494

1.72

-2,995

-675

42,069

-153

40,628

-455

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,314,696

48.68

1,320,164

48.74

-5,468

+19,035

1,318,536

+25,608

1,314,936

+20,593

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,127,054

41.73

1,126,323

41.58

+731

+27,820

1,124,312

+37,237

1,118,287

+31,286

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

187,642

6.95

193,841

7.16

-6,199

-8,785

194,223

-11,631

196,649

-10,693

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

30,816

1.14

30,338

1.12

+478

+767

30,423

+30

30,310

-110

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

30,248

1.12

29,768

1.10

+480

+801

29,823

+63

29,710

-75

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

385

.01

383

.01

+2

-33

411

-15

414

-19

   INTERMITTENT            

183

.01

187

.01

-4

-1

189

-18

186

-16

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

34,064

1.26

34,062

1.26

+2

+203

33,711

-385

33,690

-534

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

32,229

1.19

32,229

1.19

+0

+202

31,893

-397

31,870

-545

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,762

.07

1,760

.06

+2

+5

1,749

+14

1,753

+14

   INTERMITTENT            

73

...

73

...

+0

-4

68

-3

67

-4

*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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