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TABLE 4 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN PAYROLL (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO MARCH 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
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	12,514,580	**	+480,369		167,969	**	154,622	**	12,191,989	*	2,454,584		370,156		540,560		441,315		310,985		404,459
FEBRUARY 2006	12,249,924	**	+348,740		169,485	**	159,378		11,921,061	*	2,459,779		365,882		551,027		441,096		323,122		425,569
MARCH 2006*	12,458,040	*	+133,560		165,057	*	159,378	*	12,133,605	*	2,456,535		369,369		563,528		441,272		316,498		411,412
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	37,222,544	*	+962,669		502,511	*	473,378	*	36,246,655	*	7,370,898		1,105,407		1,655,115		1,323,683		950,605		1,241,440
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	77,079,685	*	+1,725,402		1,020,892	*	952,477	*	75,106,316	*	14,748,218		2,174,669		3,244,710		2,681,791		2,073,238		2,728,632
UNITED STATES
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	12,083,959	**	+403,427		167,900	**	152,883	**	11,763,176	*	2,314,323		368,460		537,890		436,847		309,831		402,415
FEBRUARY 2006	11,881,076	**	+340,454		169,416	**	157,589		11,554,071	*	2,319,537		364,165		548,422		436,541		321,953		423,520
MARCH 2006*	12,082,015	*	+177,024		164,988	*	157,589	*	11,759,438	*	2,316,260		367,631		560,852		436,733		315,355		409,388
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	36,047,050	*	+920,905		502,304	*	468,061	*	35,076,685	*	6,950,120		1,100,256		1,647,164		1,310,121		947,139		1,235,323
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	74,797,554	*	+1,655,581		1,020,476	*	941,611	*	72,835,467	*	13,908,276		2,164,529		3,229,198		2,654,653		2,065,850		2,714,661
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
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	1,996,076	**	+83,060		161,472	**	10,392	**	1,824,212	*	255,918		190,218		103,407		71,550		44,592		69,129
FEBRUARY 2006	1,981,128	**	+57,130		162,379	**	11,039		1,807,710	*	256,856		187,599		101,858		71,906		46,356		72,966
MARCH 2006*	1,986,159	*	+11,300		158,602	*	11,039	*	1,816,518	*	255,256		189,261		102,113		71,092		44,801		70,362
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	5,963,363	*	+151,490		482,453	*	32,470	*	5,448,440	*	768,030		567,078		307,378		214,548		135,749		212,457
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	12,172,468	*	+50,384		981,283	*	66,313	*	11,124,872	*	1,532,383		1,113,189		618,521		431,871		291,213		452,862

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
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
FEBRUARY 2006	627,777		216,334		206,184		107,008		63,905		94,577		1,099,493		741,123		80,944		134,363		3,028,319
MARCH 2006*	656,248		217,484		209,542		107,238		63,888		94,474		1,257,139		753,324		78,691		134,214		3,049,743
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	1,936,591		650,962		683,538		324,941		193,007		282,545		3,577,786		2,252,106		238,209		401,253		9,208,107
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	4,045,873		1,320,224		1,332,055		706,179		383,708		626,558		7,092,044		4,545,412		512,998		863,698		19,967,690
UNITED STATES
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
FEBRUARY 2006	616,536		212,246		76,086		106,888		63,441		94,365		1,086,502		721,572		80,565		134,239		3,012,111
MARCH 2006*	644,355		213,460		75,367		107,119		63,413		94,286		1,242,235		733,380		78,287		134,080		3,033,564
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	1,901,877		638,660		229,968		324,584		191,592		281,917		3,535,204		2,192,406		237,044		400,862		9,159,361
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	3,973,353		1,293,684		510,980		705,417		380,903		625,130		7,007,725		4,423,995		510,470		862,868		19,862,058
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
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
FEBRUARY 2006	166,991		134,535		62,595		40,477		22,505		35,414		43,837		124,864		31,711		32,770		71,213
MARCH 2006*	176,724		134,511		62,414		40,401		22,535		35,231		50,550		126,447		30,875		32,712		70,753
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	517,352		404,341		190,009		123,948		68,017		105,069		143,482		376,285		92,870		97,895		220,934
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	1,072,009		826,098		431,756		266,581		135,821		233,627		286,173		759,660		200,665		210,943		473,199

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