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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


MARCH 2006

FEBRUARY 2006

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE







TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


FEBRUARY
2006


MARCH
2005


CALENDAR
YEAR
2006*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR 2005


FISCAL
YEAR
2006*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,688,096

100.00

2,687,557

100.00

+539

-10,930

2,684,296

-10,203

2,692,123

-10,545

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

2,436,294

90.63

2,436,136

90.64

+158

-7,556

2,433,561

-6,303

2,436,854

-6,607

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,309,354

85.91

2,308,742

85.90

+612

-6,543

2,306,648

-4,379

2,308,057

-4,478

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS      

126,940

4.72

127,394

4.74

-454

-1,013

126,914

-1,923

128,797

-2,129

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

149,674

5.57

149,863

5.58

-189

-5,229

149,620

-4,662

150,630

-3,383

   INTERMITTENT            

102,128

3.80

101,558

3.78

+570

+1,855

101,115

+762

104,640

-554

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   U.S. CITIZENS            

2,658,156

98.89

2,657,543

98.88

+613

-10,248

2,654,231

-9,452

2,662,034

-9,729

   NON U.S. CITIZENS            

29,940

1.11

30,014

1.12

-74

-682

30,065

-752

30,089

-816

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   UNITED STATES, TOTAL            

2,596,620

96.60

2,595,749

96.58

+871

-9,425

2,592,595

-8,853

2,600,358

-9,336

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

326,935

12.16

327,530

12.19

-595

-3,166

327,221

-3,354

326,621

-5,173

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

2,269,685

84.43

2,268,219

84.40

+1,466

-6,259

2,265,374

-5,498

2,273,737

-4,163

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   OVERSEAS, TOTAL            

91,476

3.40

91,808

3.42

-332

-1,505

91,701

-1,351

91,765

-1,210

      U.S. CITIZENS         

66,858

2.49

67,103

2.50

-245

-894

66,944

-750

66,913

-588

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,618

.92

24,705

.92

-87

-611

24,756

-601

24,851

-623

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   TERRITORIES            

18,219

.68

18,289

.68

-70

-10

18,208

-162

18,206

-275

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,208

.68

18,276

.68

-68

-3

18,196

-158

18,195

-268

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

11

...

13

...

-2

-7

12

-4

11

-7

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FOREIGN COUNTRIES            

73,257

2.73

73,519

2.74

-262

-1,495

73,493

-1,189

73,559

-934

      U.S. CITIZENS         

48,650

1.81

48,827

1.82

-177

-891

48,748

-593

48,718

-320

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,607

.92

24,692

.92

-85

-604

24,745

-596

24,840

-616

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,624,421

97.63

2,623,796

97.63

+625

-11,770

2,620,564

-10,925

2,627,926

-11,438

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,374,929

88.35

2,374,678

88.36

+251

-8,510

2,372,133

-7,132

2,374,992

-7,585

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,304,313

85.72

2,306,062

85.81

-1,749

-3,702

2,304,774

-1,865

2,308,445

-2,872

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

70,616

2.63

68,616

2.55

+2,000

-4,808

67,359

-5,268

66,547

-4,713

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,267,634

84.36

2,266,968

84.35

+666

-7,211

2,264,883

-4,852

2,265,982

-4,921

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

107,295

3.99

107,710

4.01

-415

-1,299

107,250

-2,281

109,010

-2,664

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

147,558

5.49

147,751

5.50

-193

-5,175

147,508

-4,612

148,499

-3,340

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

125,341

4.66

125,632

4.67

-291

-3,854

125,520

-3,183

126,439

-2,011

         WITH TEMPORARY AND      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

22,217

.83

22,119

.82

+98

-1,321

21,989

-1,428

22,060

-1,329

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INTERMITTENT, TOTAL            

101,934

3.79

101,367

3.77

+567

+1,915

100,923

+819

104,435

-514

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL            

1,315,551

48.94

1,313,887

48.89

+1,664

-9,299

1,311,298

-9,118

1,311,786

-19,974

      PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

1,279,356

47.59

1,278,267

47.56

+1,089

-9,088

1,276,306

-8,389

1,276,644

-19,102

      TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         APPOINTMENTS      

36,195

1.35

35,620

1.33

+575

-211

34,992

-729

35,142

-872

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,308,870

48.69

1,309,909

48.74

-1,039

-2,471

1,309,266

-1,807

1,316,140

+8,535

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,122,766

41.77

1,123,663

41.81

-897

+445

1,123,201

+2,616

1,124,317

+13,918

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

186,104

6.92

186,246

6.93

-142

-2,916

186,065

-4,423

191,824

-5,382

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

29,935

1.11

30,023

1.12

-88

-183

29,998

-30

30,157

+156

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,413

1.09

29,507

1.10

-94

-85

29,481

+71

29,631

+240

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

389

.01

386

.01

+3

-37

386

-41

386

-39

   INTERMITTENT            

133

...

130

...

+3

-61

131

-60

140

-45

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

33,740

1.26

33,738

1.26

+2

+1,016

33,733

+742

34,040

+730

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

31,952

1.19

31,951

1.19

+1

+1,035

31,947

+754

32,231

+734

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,727

.06

1,726

.06

+1

-17

1,725

-11

1,745

-5

   INTERMITTENT            

61

...

61

...

+0

-2

61

-1

65

+2

*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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