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TABLE 4 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN PAYROLL (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 2005

MONTH AND YEAR	TOTAL ($000)		CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO ($000)		LEGISLATIVE ($000)		JUDICIAL ($000)		EXECUTIVE TOTAL ($000)		DEFENSE ($000)		HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ($000)		TREASURY ($000)		AGRICULTURE ($000)		INTERIOR ($000)		TRANSPORTATION ($000)
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2004	12,127,809	**	+455,936		163,371		157,795		11,806,643	**	2,442,014		342,914		557,249		468,325		329,971		471,628
OCTOBER 2004	15,092,599	**	+3,397,773		193,103	**	154,291		14,745,244	**	2,414,263		512,505		757,791		677,334		474,087		485,985
NOVEMBER 2004	12,070,159	**	-2,687,884		167,227	*	154,142		11,748,832	**	2,425,086		340,462		529,094	**	432,592		305,817		469,925
DECEMBER 2004	11,931,650	**	+208,818		169,876	*	155,369		11,606,452	**	2,441,616		340,763		516,162		429,070		301,704		471,324
JANUARY 2005	12,034,211	**	+370,600		157,469	**	154,620		11,722,199	**	2,419,509		351,365		525,387	**	434,653		304,080		483,309	**
FEBRUARY 2005	11,901,184	**	+458,552		166,935		149,359		11,584,955	**	2,420,388		355,734		542,623		430,399		314,390		438,196
MARCH 2005	12,324,480	**	+622,687		163,118	*	149,763		12,011,663	**	2,446,982		353,964		553,926		434,103		310,020		479,954
APRIL 2005	15,522,227	**	+3,521,516		194,346	*	163,630		15,164,251	**	2,431,136		533,664		843,554		652,680		472,735		456,155
MAY 2005	12,146,085	**	-2,945,628		164,212	*	163,591		11,818,282	**	2,444,082		356,043		554,989		449,183		325,008		468,127
JUNE 2005	12,339,016	**	+421,412		165,618	**	163,542	*	12,009,856	**	2,477,924		359,705		542,923		475,001		329,772		470,334
JULY 2005	11,981,866	**	+10,613		167,951	*	164,338	*	11,649,577	**	2,478,017		360,390		531,666		500,998		338,309		485,183
AUGUST 2005	12,363,059	**	+418,435		169,014	*	163,608	*	12,030,437	**	2,472,394		363,484		527,335		502,672		340,432		470,431
SEPTEMBER 2005*	12,512,011	*	+384,202		170,876	*	163,495	*	12,177,640	*	2,459,227		363,881		572,076		494,488		341,396		475,912
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	113,124,139	*	+3,262,389		1,519,539	*	1,435,946	*	110,168,860	*	22,049,659		3,398,230		5,194,479		4,374,177		3,076,142		4,227,601
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	152,218,547	*	+4,181,096		2,049,745	*	1,899,748	*	148,269,388	*	29,330,624		4,591,960		6,997,526		5,913,173		4,157,750		5,654,835
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2004	11,718,747	**	+389,234		163,294		155,997		11,399,456	**	2,299,850		341,287		554,754		464,081		328,888		468,994
OCTOBER 2004	14,713,293	**	+3,404,411		192,987	**	152,557		14,367,788	**	2,272,785		510,154		754,377		670,892		472,447		483,232
NOVEMBER 2004	11,716,203	**	-2,670,662		167,152	*	152,388		11,396,705	**	2,282,570		338,872		526,720	**	428,220		304,735		467,301
DECEMBER 2004	11,586,332	**	+205,379		169,807	*	153,618		11,262,954	**	2,299,417		339,193		513,729		424,721		300,620		468,647
JANUARY 2005	11,680,532	**	+363,784		157,400	**	152,881		11,370,328	**	2,278,876		349,778		522,906	**	430,327		303,002		480,590	**
FEBRUARY 2005	11,540,622	**	+444,008		166,864		147,711		11,226,112	**	2,278,677		354,132		540,035		425,940		313,273		435,794
MARCH 2005	11,904,991	**	+555,783		163,042	*	148,107		11,593,906	**	2,304,592		352,359		551,303		429,754		308,904		477,262
APRIL 2005	15,219,270	**	+3,619,973		194,225	*	161,811		14,863,234	**	2,288,896		531,208		839,730		646,114		471,041		453,544
MAY 2005	11,775,733	**	-2,929,477		164,131	*	161,772		11,449,830	**	2,301,775		354,383		552,407		444,831		323,872		465,489
JUNE 2005	12,053,301	**	+503,689		165,539	**	161,723	*	11,726,039	**	2,329,131		358,050		540,414		470,590		328,643		467,717
JULY 2005	11,615,905	**	+17,502		167,881	*	162,519	*	11,285,505	**	2,327,664		358,807		529,159		496,556		337,181		482,433
AUGUST 2005	11,996,639	**	+411,055		168,944	*	161,789	*	11,665,906	**	2,331,585		361,810		525,034		498,310		339,313		467,780
SEPTEMBER 2005*	12,090,624	*	+371,877		170,806	*	161,676	*	11,758,142	*	2,319,090		362,243		569,504		490,080		340,278		473,174
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	109,877,617	*	+3,358,194		1,518,832	*	1,419,989	*	106,939,002	*	20,760,286		3,382,770		5,170,492		4,332,502		3,065,507		4,203,783
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	147,893,445	*	+4,297,322		2,048,778	*	1,878,552	*	143,966,449	*	27,615,058		4,570,989		6,965,318		5,856,335		4,143,309		5,622,963
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2004	1,949,382	**	+98,592		156,936		10,553		1,781,893	**	255,469		177,493		101,436		68,793		43,794		68,501
OCTOBER 2004	2,459,527	**	+595,091		183,381	**	10,425		2,265,738	**	247,841		263,337		145,251		103,935		65,217		70,663
NOVEMBER 2004	1,918,895	**	-508,621		160,876	*	10,448		1,747,586	**	247,067		174,522		107,435	**	68,474		42,992		68,771
DECEMBER 2004	1,931,789	**	+64,291		163,468	*	11,258		1,757,091	**	253,259		175,264		101,667		73,380		42,968		70,582
JANUARY 2005	1,913,016	**	+58,937		150,839	**	10,390		1,751,814	**	249,962		181,056		100,721	**	71,105		44,015		72,075	**
FEBRUARY 2005	1,923,998	**	+95,835		159,797		10,512		1,753,716	**	248,665		180,941		99,183		69,930		45,097		64,876
MARCH 2005	1,974,859	**	+129,867		156,606	*	10,331		1,807,949	**	253,083		181,258		99,708		70,882		44,077		71,387
APRIL 2005	2,572,440	**	+647,781		184,598	*	10,864		2,376,978	**	250,746		272,812		148,853		104,853		66,128		67,768
MAY 2005	1,938,797	**	-538,765		157,702	*	10,811		1,770,284	**	252,622		182,414		99,381		69,637		44,283		68,665
JUNE 2005	1,972,273	**	+88,190		158,986	**	10,762	*	1,802,525	**	255,316		185,565		98,932		70,098		44,891		67,815
JULY 2005	1,821,354	**	-72,067		161,336	*	11,558	*	1,648,460	**	256,474		185,676		98,848		70,521		45,359		69,132
AUGUST 2005	1,920,119	**	+16,436		162,417	*	10,828	*	1,746,874	**	256,345		186,822		99,404		69,807		45,166		68,692
SEPTEMBER 2005*	1,961,808	*	+12,426		164,287	*	10,715	*	1,786,806	*	255,661		186,305		103,747		71,008		45,060		68,002
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	17,998,664	*	+438,640		1,456,568	*	96,771	*	16,445,406	*	2,278,874		1,742,849		948,777		667,841		424,076		618,412
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	24,308,875	*	+589,401		1,964,293	*	128,902	*	22,215,821	*	3,027,041		2,355,972		1,303,130		913,630		575,253		828,428

MONTH AND YEAR	JUSTICE ($000)		COMMERCE ($000)		STATE ($000)		ENERGY ($000)		HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ($000)		LABOR ($000)		VETERANS AFFAIRS ($000)		HOMELAND SECURITY ($000)		GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ($000)		NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE ADMINISTRATION ($000)		POSTAL SERVICE ($000)
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2004	609,456		201,083		276,741		105,524		62,509		88,370		1,142,491		728,425		79,616		131,012		2,867,170
OCTOBER 2004	811,949		299,142		191,336		118,969		93,673		132,359		1,070,547		728,425	*	109,137		195,066		4,388,940
NOVEMBER 2004	609,759		211,457		193,702		104,331		62,355		95,375		1,132,660		722,030		75,466		130,166		2,970,178
DECEMBER 2004	612,773		214,289		182,403		72,305		61,813		101,617		943,886		743,640		72,239		130,362		3,081,623
JANUARY 2005	608,833		202,363		191,912		109,322		64,883	**	90,744		1,112,712		728,767		75,270		131,334		3,022,220
FEBRUARY 2005	598,882		208,931		201,123		105,708		63,776		91,543		1,027,529		696,809		75,539		132,831		2,971,914
MARCH 2005	626,725		207,427		292,809		104,954		63,245		90,223		1,207,256		726,279		75,121		133,189		2,985,453
APRIL 2005	818,461		309,187		107,162		157,259		95,113		133,210		1,100,403		940,386		110,856		198,580		4,459,676
MAY 2005	617,965		210,767		203,507		104,927		63,400		90,727		1,150,204		721,497		73,983		131,387	**	2,927,627
JUNE 2005	578,409	**	210,812		108,449		105,169		65,798		91,185		1,163,011		982,848	**	74,735		131,818	**	2,920,085
JULY 2005	669,378		212,753		147,812		104,878		64,988		91,312		1,109,994		741,959	**	74,656		132,431		2,949,118
AUGUST 2005	630,917		216,196		205,453		105,449		67,027		90,950		1,216,099		741,959	*	74,769		132,042		2,944,113
SEPTEMBER 2005*	652,261		213,774		292,441		108,537		63,422		90,349		1,190,714		741,959	*	76,896		132,168		2,971,703
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	5,801,831		1,992,210		1,750,668		1,006,203		611,652		860,243		10,277,922		7,022,463	*	711,825		1,255,780		28,151,909
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	7,836,312		2,717,098		2,318,109		1,301,808		829,493		1,189,594		13,425,015		9,216,558	*	968,667		1,711,374		38,592,650
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2004	598,023		197,702		107,535		105,455		62,027		88,165		1,128,687		710,094		79,268		130,834		2,852,060
OCTOBER 2004	797,255		294,694		73,245		118,885		92,957		132,041		1,057,580		710,094	*	108,607		194,815		4,365,352
NOVEMBER 2004	599,014		206,299		76,152		104,241		61,875		95,147		1,123,653		702,492		75,075		130,004		2,954,204
DECEMBER 2004	601,628		210,307		74,855		72,252		61,334		101,408		932,547		724,397		71,895		130,200		3,064,476
JANUARY 2005	597,974		198,435		70,908		109,211		64,373	**	90,526		1,099,413		710,267		74,907		131,167		3,006,214
FEBRUARY 2005	588,294		204,949		76,636		105,621		63,298		91,338		1,014,867		678,760		75,191		132,669		2,955,794
MARCH 2005	615,745		203,281		113,250		104,860		62,765		90,017		1,192,588		707,749		74,759		133,026		2,969,361
APRIL 2005	803,629		304,158		75,406		157,128		94,393		132,898		1,087,191		915,635		110,342		198,347		4,435,599
MAY 2005	606,888		205,969		76,272		104,839		62,925		90,519		1,136,423		703,764		73,617		131,236	**	2,911,587
JUNE 2005	568,132	**	206,713		76,276		105,063		65,303		90,969		1,149,089		956,447	**	74,388		131,672	**	2,904,089
JULY 2005	657,727		209,116		20,100		104,759		64,506		91,098		1,096,734		723,665	**	74,292		132,308		2,933,160
AUGUST 2005	619,871		212,601		76,458		105,342		66,530		90,735		1,201,655		723,665	*	74,404		131,921		2,928,212
SEPTEMBER 2005*	640,683		208,027		111,569		108,437		62,955		90,140		1,176,732		723,665	*	76,517		132,027		2,955,930
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	5,698,943		1,953,249		696,875		1,005,260		607,048		858,240		10,154,692		6,843,617	*	708,417		1,254,373		27,999,946
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	7,696,840		2,664,549		921,127		1,300,638		823,214		1,186,836		13,268,472		8,980,600	*	963,994		1,709,392		38,383,978
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2004	158,933		125,208		88,807		38,902		22,060		33,326		42,961		117,192		31,620		30,526		74,821
OCTOBER 2004	203,712		188,420		60,322		42,882		32,956		49,919		39,914		117,192	*	44,084		45,667		114,293
NOVEMBER 2004	157,131		132,324		63,656		39,978		21,745		35,848		42,657		115,668		30,162		30,534		76,348
DECEMBER 2004	160,858		139,794		62,411		28,889		21,728		38,648		37,162		118,412		29,427		30,618		79,909
JANUARY 2005	159,086		126,141		59,285		41,741		23,587	**	33,990		43,097		117,261		30,337		31,102		83,599
FEBRUARY 2005	156,545		129,910		64,180		39,836		22,469		34,856		41,201		114,264		29,506		31,749		77,459
MARCH 2005	166,238		127,692		94,131		38,845		22,167		33,911		47,282		117,440		29,017		31,874		77,892
APRIL 2005	205,318		192,105		62,453		58,405		33,245		50,018		43,079		160,658		44,187		47,618		115,718
MAY 2005	162,333		129,637		63,045		38,937		22,325		34,173		45,208		118,859		29,052		31,743	**	75,378
JUNE 2005	146,904	**	130,186		62,906		39,471		23,273		34,534		45,818		164,265	**	30,474		31,828	**	68,938
JULY 2005	176,761		131,744		6,688		39,384		23,164		34,639		43,990		121,350	**	30,037		31,989		68,979
AUGUST 2005	167,285		133,202		62,811		39,724		23,631		34,404		48,640		121,350	*	30,043		32,149		69,082
SEPTEMBER 2005*	177,086		131,258		91,398		40,615		22,520		33,996		47,284		121,350	*	30,139		32,065		69,512
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	1,517,556		1,231,875		566,897		376,958		216,381		324,521		405,599		1,156,797	*	282,792		302,117		706,557
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	2,039,257		1,692,413		753,286		488,707		292,810		448,936		525,332		1,508,069	*	386,465		408,936		977,107

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

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