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TABLE 7 -- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTED AGENCY, SEPTEMBER 2005

		TOTAL EMPLOYMENT									FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
		SEPTEMBER 2005				CHANGE FROM			FISCAL YEAR		SEPTEMBER 2005				CHANGE FROM			FISCAL YEAR
AGENCY		TOTAL*		PERCENT		AUGUST 2005	SEPTEMBER 2004		2005 AVERAGE TO DATE*		TOTAL*		PERCENT		AUGUST 2005	SEPTEMBER 2004		2005 AVERAGE TO DATE*
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/		2,700,965	*	100.00		-7,870	-12,268		2,708,339		2,310,318	*	100.00		+230	-4,406		2,313,221
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH		30,816	*	1.14		+478	+767		30,310		11,389	*	.49		-18	-225		11,477
CONGRESS		17,829		.66		+520	+843		17,381		NR		...		NR	NR		NR
U.S. SENATE		6,949		.26		+126	+295		6,848		NR		...		NR	NR		NR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY		10,880		.40		+394	+548		10,533		NR		...		NR	NR		NR
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE		3,352	*	.12		...	-16		3,261		3,044	*	.13		...	-69		3,051
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE		2,367		.09		-22	-36		2,395		2,315		.10		-15	-48		2,351
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS		4,279	*	.16		...	-86		4,297		3,774	*	.16		...	-95		3,813
JUDICIAL BRANCH		34,064	*	1.26		+2	+203		33,690		30,765	*	1.33		...	+228		30,434
EXECUTIVE BRANCH		2,636,085	*	97.60		-8,350	-13,238		2,644,341		2,268,164	*	98.18		+248	-4,409		2,271,311
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		33,948		1.26		+5	+471		33,808		27,632		1.20		+89	+498		27,335
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		107,950		4.00		-507	-3,046		114,194		102,817		4.45		-115	-3,028		107,426
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		671,364		24.86		-1,949	+3,077		670,790		604,542		26.17		+450	+2,527		601,570
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		239,825		8.88		-1,298	+6,724		237,436		210,695		9.12		+298	+5,290		207,623
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		177,430		6.57		+147	-2,706		177,569		168,577		7.30		+351	-2,822		168,752
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		157,444		5.83		-1,830	+1,143		157,788		146,461		6.34		+107	+2,425		145,367
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,325		.79		-133	-358		21,586		20,108		.87		-70	-317		20,213
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		75,340		2.79		+1,165	-1,726		76,411		58,701		2.54		-236	-2,049		59,616
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		105,458		3.90		+93	+1,075		105,102		101,665		4.40		+159	+1,329		101,061
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		75,973		2.81		-2,372	-1,234		73,599		58,323		2.52		-258	-998		58,293
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		107,852		3.99		-3,133	-3,129		104,989		87,399		3.78		-470	-1,483		87,356
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		39,836		1.47		-466	+2,341		38,927		31,477		1.36		+104	+640		31,029
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		15,383		.57		-72	-388		15,599		14,556		.63		-25	-348		14,729
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		60,736		2.25		-244	+108		60,944		51,817		2.24		+98	+538		51,566
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,941		.37		-98	-391		10,086		9,647		.42		-60	-258		9,788
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		55,559		2.06		-44	-1,594		55,975		54,077		2.34		+8	-1,619		54,509
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,010		.56		-57	-132		15,050		14,459		.63		-52	-195		14,518
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,321		.16		-32	-140		4,429		3,949		.17		-3	-128		4,039
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		235,210		8.71		+218	-1,217		236,363		201,387		8.72		+77	+1,446		201,412
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		146,670	*	5.43		...	-6,175		149,553		128,028	*	5.54		...	+1,670		128,188
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		17,824		.66		-33	-109		17,964		16,321		.71		+53	-304		16,255
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,360		.09		-11	-108		2,421		2,237		.10		-8	-125		2,295
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,635		.17		-85	-706		4,998		4,315		.19		-105	-691		4,701
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,769		.47		+10	-4		12,685		12,418		.54		+11	...		12,332
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,752		.69		-28	-490		19,105		17,493		.76		-82	-775		17,967
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,029		.11		-1	-4		3,048		2,524		.11		-2	-23		2,532
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,869		.07		+3	-39		1,882		1,767		.08		-1	-34		1,777
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,242		.12		-17	+76		3,230		3,033		.13		-6	+60		3,022
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		4,939		.18		+8	+1,463		4,333		4,097		.18		+5	+1,544		3,456
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		4,343		.16		+1,004	+187		4,288		2,560		.11		-4	-253		2,691
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,901		.18		-26	-152		4,981		4,586		.20		-10	-15		4,600
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		66,144		2.45		-629	+776		65,861		62,688		2.71		-377	+415		62,717
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,175		.08		-4	-94		2,212		2,051		.09		-5	-95		2,087
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,493		.09		-10	+133		2,436		1,884		.08		+51	+44		1,840
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		764,165		28.29		+229	-3,451		767,972		605,078		26.19		+703	-4,458		606,685
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCLUDING
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		1,871,920		69.31		-8,579	-9,787		1,876,369		1,663,086		71.99		-455	+49		1,664,626

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH.
NR - NOT REPORTED TO THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
A/ INCLUDES 12 AGENCIES FOR WHICH AUGUST 2005 FIGURES WERE USED FOR SEPTEMBER 2005, DUE TO LATE REPORTING.

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