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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


JANUARY 2006

DECEMBER 2005

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE


EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES




TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


DECEMBER
2005


JANUARY
2005


CALENDAR
YEAR
2006*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR


FISCAL
YEAR
2006*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,677,999

100.00

2,706,443

100.00

-28,444

-8,978

2,677,999

-8,978

2,694,463

-10,409

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FULL-TIME      

2,428,995

90.70

2,437,121

90.05

-8,126

-5,591

2,428,995

-5,591

2,437,359

-6,581

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,302,527

85.98

2,308,105

85.28

-5,578

-2,338

2,302,527

-2,338

2,307,731

-4,018

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS            

126,468

4.72

129,016

4.77

-2,548

-3,253

126,468

-3,253

129,627

-2,565

         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)      

149,344

5.58

149,977

5.54

-633

-3,977

149,344

-3,977

151,066

-2,573

         INTERMITTENT      

99,660

3.72

119,345

4.41

-19,685

+590

99,660

+590

106,039

-1,255

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         U.S. CITIZENS      

2,647,758

98.87

2,676,282

98.89

-28,524

-8,246

2,647,758

-8,246

2,664,318

-9,566

         NON U.S. CITIZENS      

30,241

1.13

30,161

1.11

+80

-732

30,241

-732

30,145

-844

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         UNITED STATES, TOTAL      

2,586,169

96.57

2,614,308

96.60

-28,139

-7,862

2,586,169

-7,862

2,602,634

-9,329

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

327,270

12.22

330,445

12.21

-3,175

-3,145

327,270

-3,145

326,334

-6,030

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

2,258,899

84.35

2,283,863

84.39

-24,964

-4,717

2,258,899

-4,717

2,276,300

-3,299

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         OVERSEAS, TOTAL      

91,830

3.43

92,135

3.40

-305

-1,116

91,830

-1,116

91,829

-1,081

      U.S. CITIZENS         

66,884

2.50

67,235

2.48

-351

-628

66,884

-628

66,883

-476

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,946

.93

24,900

.92

+46

-488

24,946

-488

24,946

-605

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         TERRITORIES      

18,128

.68

18,456

.68

-328

-310

18,128

-310

18,185

-369

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,117

.68

18,446

.68

-329

-304

18,117

-304

18,175

-360

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

11

...

10

...

+1

-6

11

-6

11

-8

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FOREIGN COUNTRIES      

73,702

2.75

73,679

2.72

+23

-806

73,702

-806

73,644

-712

      U.S. CITIZENS         

48,767

1.82

48,789

1.80

-22

-324

48,767

-324

48,708

-116

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,935

.93

24,890

.92

+45

-482

24,935

-482

24,936

-596

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,613,476

97.59

2,641,753

97.61

-28,277

-9,944

2,613,476

-9,944

2,629,836

-11,449

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,366,792

88.38

2,374,766

87.74

-7,974

-6,624

2,366,792

-6,624

2,375,086

-7,684

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,303,947

86.03

2,313,016

85.46

-9,069

-726

2,303,947

-726

2,310,074

-3,091

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

62,845

2.35

61,750

2.28

+1,095

-5,898

62,845

-5,898

65,013

-4,592

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,260,048

84.39

2,265,660

83.71

-5,612

-2,899

2,260,048

-2,899

2,265,322

-4,468

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

106,744

3.99

109,106

4.03

-2,362

-3,725

106,744

-3,725

109,764

-3,217

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

147,216

5.50

147,851

5.46

-635

-3,958

147,216

-3,958

148,922

-2,540

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

125,586

4.69

126,153

4.66

-567

-2,439

125,586

-2,439

126,916

-1,238

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

21,630

.81

21,698

.80

-68

-1,519

21,630

-1,519

22,006

-1,302

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      INTERMITTENT, TOTAL         

99,468

3.71

119,136

4.40

-19,668

+638

99,468

+638

105,828

-1,225

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL         

1,304,457

48.71

1,308,616

48.35

-4,159

-8,345

1,304,457

-8,345

1,310,320

-25,208

   PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS            

1,271,295

47.47

1,275,189

47.12

-3,894

-6,727

1,271,295

-6,727

1,275,561

-24,043

   TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

33,162

1.24

33,427

1.24

-265

-1,618

33,162

-1,618

34,759

-1,166

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,309,019

48.88

1,333,137

49.26

-24,118

-1,599

1,309,019

-1,599

1,319,516

+13,759

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,123,175

41.94

1,124,940

41.57

-1,765

+3,350

1,123,175

+3,350

1,124,868

+19,752

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

185,844

6.94

208,197

7.69

-22,353

-4,949

185,844

-4,949

194,648

-5,993

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

30,090

1.12

30,254

1.12

-164

+233

30,090

+233

30,259

+315

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,575

1.10

29,724

1.10

-149

+328

29,575

+328

29,730

+390

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

382

.01

380

.01

+2

-44

382

-44

385

-39

   INTERMITTENT            

133

...

150

.01

-17

-51

133

-51

145

-35

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

34,433

1.29

34,436

1.27

-3

+725

34,433

+725

34,368

+719

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

32,628

1.22

32,631

1.21

-3

+701

32,628

+701

32,543

+710

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,746

.07

1,746

.06

+0

+25

1,746

+25

1,760

+7

   INTERMITTENT            

59

...

59

...

+0

-1

59

-1

66

+3

*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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