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TABLE 4 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN PAYROLL (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO JANUARY 2006

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
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	15,526,127	**	+3,525,416		198,246	**	163,630		15,164,251	**	2,431,136		533,664		843,554		652,680		472,735		456,155
MAY 2005	12,140,849	**	-2,950,864		158,976	**	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	12,355,455	**	+410,831		168,997	**	163,608	*	12,022,850	**	2,472,394		363,484		527,335		502,672		340,432		470,431
SEPTEMBER 2005	12,524,906	**	+397,097		171,017	**	163,495	*	12,190,394	**	2,459,227		363,881		572,076		494,488		341,396		475,912
OCTOBER 2005	14,912,738	**	-179,861		165,954	**	163,538	*	14,583,246	**	2,449,211		356,679		526,795		470,993		494,839		686,246
NOVEMBER 2005	12,362,946	**	+292,787		175,015	**	147,979	**	12,039,952	**	2,465,187		356,708		532,990	**	447,374		316,241		400,371
DECEMBER 2005	12,581,457	**	+649,807		177,412	**	167,582		12,236,463	**	2,462,922		355,875		529,810		439,741		311,553		400,575
JANUARY 2006*	12,526,488	*	+492,277		167,722	*	166,777	*	12,191,989	*	2,454,584		370,156		540,560		441,315		310,985		404,459
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	12,526,488	*	+492,277		167,722	*	166,777	*	12,191,989	*	2,454,584		370,156		540,560		441,315		310,985		404,459
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	52,383,629	*	+1,255,010		686,103	*	645,876	*	51,051,650	*	9,831,904		1,439,418		2,130,155		1,799,423		1,433,618		1,891,651
UNITED STATES
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	15,223,170	**	+3,623,873		198,125	**	161,811		14,863,234	**	2,288,896		531,208		839,730		646,114		471,041		453,544
MAY 2005	11,770,497	**	-2,934,713		158,895	**	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	11,989,199	**	+403,615		168,927	**	161,789	*	11,658,483	**	2,331,585		361,810		525,034		498,310		339,313		467,780
SEPTEMBER 2005	12,102,057	**	+383,310		170,947	**	161,676	*	11,769,434	**	2,319,090		362,243		569,504		490,080		340,278		473,174
OCTOBER 2005	14,530,204	**	-183,089		165,884	**	161,719	*	14,202,601	**	2,310,005		355,025		524,301		466,446		493,181		682,434
NOVEMBER 2005	11,991,744	**	+275,541		174,946	**	146,100	**	11,670,698	**	2,325,300		355,025		530,485	**	442,896		315,130		398,335
DECEMBER 2005	12,228,556	**	+642,224		177,342	**	165,731		11,885,483	**	2,322,851		354,223		527,248		435,190		310,400		398,569
JANUARY 2006*	12,095,755	*	+415,223		167,653	*	164,926	*	11,763,176	*	2,314,323		368,460		537,890		436,847		309,831		402,415
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	12,095,755	*	+415,223		167,653	*	164,926	*	11,763,176	*	2,314,323		368,460		537,890		436,847		309,831		402,415
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	50,846,259	*	+1,149,899		685,825	*	638,476	*	49,521,958	*	9,272,479		1,432,733		2,119,924		1,781,379		1,428,542		1,881,753
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
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	2,576,328	**	+651,669		188,486	**	10,864		2,376,978	**	250,746		272,812		148,853		104,853		66,128		67,768
MAY 2005	1,933,564	**	-543,998		152,469	**	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	1,920,172	**	+16,489		162,400	**	10,828	*	1,746,944	**	256,345		186,822		99,404		69,807		45,166		68,692
SEPTEMBER 2005	1,966,858	**	+17,476		164,428	**	10,715	*	1,791,715	**	255,661		186,305		103,747		71,008		45,060		68,002
OCTOBER 2005	2,190,656	**	-268,871		159,383	**	10,758	*	2,020,515	**	254,445		181,890		101,359		71,701		67,266		103,418
NOVEMBER 2005	1,945,319	**	+26,424		167,766	**	11,141	**	1,766,412	**	256,203		181,555		104,923	**	70,693		44,190		68,297
DECEMBER 2005	2,073,130	**	+141,341		171,681	**	11,944		1,889,505	**	253,705		182,666		104,861		74,929		44,008		68,690
JANUARY 2006*	1,996,683	*	+83,667		161,332	*	11,139	*	1,824,212	*	255,918		190,218		103,407		71,550		44,592		69,129
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	1,996,683	*	+83,667		161,332	*	11,139	*	1,824,212	*	255,918		190,218		103,407		71,550		44,592		69,129
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	8,205,788	*	-17,439		660,162	*	44,982	*	7,500,644	*	1,020,271		736,329		414,550		288,873		200,056		309,534

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
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		734,364	**	74,769		132,042		2,944,113
SEPTEMBER 2005	652,261		213,774		292,441		108,537		63,422		90,349		1,190,714		746,967	**	76,896		132,168		2,971,703
OCTOBER 2005	844,170		215,771		202,283		153,942		63,211		136,540		1,119,525		763,482	**	113,596		198,029		4,519,172
NOVEMBER 2005	632,451		224,886		204,652		106,945		63,634		97,810		1,192,586		782,345		77,455		132,107		3,072,589
DECEMBER 2005	632,661		228,605		241,582		120,351		63,856		109,663		1,202,147		747,479	**	83,738		132,309		3,167,822
JANUARY 2006*	652,566		217,144		267,812		110,695		65,214		93,494		1,221,154		757,659		78,574		132,676		3,130,045
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	652,566		217,144		267,812		110,695		65,214		93,494		1,221,154		757,659		78,574		132,676		3,130,045
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	2,761,848		886,406		916,329		491,933		255,915		437,507		4,735,412		3,050,965		353,363		595,121		13,889,628
UNITED STATES
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		716,239	**	74,404		131,921		2,928,212
SEPTEMBER 2005	640,683		208,027		111,569		108,437		62,955		90,140		1,176,732		727,380	**	76,517		132,027		2,955,930
OCTOBER 2005	829,325		211,593		75,684		153,778		62,739		136,210		1,106,249		742,713	**	113,026		197,845		4,495,374
NOVEMBER 2005	620,866		219,111		76,651		106,838		63,177		97,580		1,178,239		760,985		77,071		131,985		3,056,461
DECEMBER 2005	621,285		224,320		128,677		120,217		63,395		109,423		1,188,033		727,891	**	83,329		132,176		3,150,862
JANUARY 2006*	640,986		212,954		78,515		110,577		64,738		93,266		1,206,467		737,454		78,192		132,543		3,113,686
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	640,986		212,954		78,515		110,577		64,738		93,266		1,206,467		737,454		78,192		132,543		3,113,686
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	2,712,462		867,978		359,527		491,410		254,049		436,479		4,678,988		2,969,043		351,618		594,549		13,816,383
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
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		121,435	**	30,043		32,149		69,082
SEPTEMBER 2005	177,086		131,258		91,398		40,615		22,520		33,996		47,284		126,203	**	30,139		32,065		69,512
OCTOBER 2005	214,378		134,445		62,079		54,530		22,398		51,002		44,360		127,987	**	44,276		48,258		106,475
NOVEMBER 2005	168,942		138,829		63,606		40,625		22,485		36,524		48,001		128,768		30,132		32,392		71,913
DECEMBER 2005	171,337		148,483		116,062		47,478		22,921		41,032		50,330		126,620	**	33,387		32,398		73,877
JANUARY 2006*	173,637		135,295		65,000		43,070		22,977		34,424		49,095		124,974		30,284		32,413		78,968
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	173,637		135,295		65,000		43,070		22,977		34,424		49,095		124,974		30,284		32,413		78,968
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	728,294		557,052		306,747		185,703		90,781		162,982		191,786		508,349		138,079		145,461		331,233

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