U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce
Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment
- Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch
- Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service
- Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment
- Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area
Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch for January 2006
Executive Branch (97.6%) - 2,613,476
Judicial Branch (1.3%) - 34,443
Legislative Branch (1.1%) - 30,090
Executive Branch Non Postal Service = 1,855,441
Postal Service = 758,035
Executive Branch = 2,616,476
Total Employment = 2,677,999
Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service
January 2006
Excepted & SES (51%) - 1,371,138
Competitive (49%) - 1,306,861
Total Employment: 2,677,999
* Percentages exclude Legislative and Judicial Branches.
Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment January 2006
Full-time Permanent (85.9%) - 2,302,527
Part-time (5.6%) - 149,344
Full-time Temporary (4.7%) - 126,468
Intermittent (3.8%) - 99,660
Total Employment: 2,677,999
Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area for January 2006
United States Outside Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (85%) - 2,258,899 *
Washington, Dc-MD-VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (12%) - 327,270
Overseaes (3%) - 91,830
Total Employment: 2,677,999
*Washington, Dc-MD-VA-WV MSA Area includes the District of Columbia; Calvert, charles, Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; Arlington, Clarke, Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Price William, Spotsylvania, stafford, and Warren Counties, and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas and Manassas Park in Virginia; and Berkeley and Jefferson Counties in west Virgina.
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