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Federal Employment Statistics

Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch for May 2006

Pie Chart Explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch

Executive Branch (97.7%) - 2,646,892
Judicial Branch (1.2%) - 33,024
Legislative Branch (1.1%) - 29,850

Executive Branch Non Postal Service = 1,890,569
Postal Service = 756,323
Executive Branch = 2,646,892
Total Employment = 2,709,766


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service
May 2006

Pie Chart Explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service

Excepted & SES (51%) - 1,381,633
Competitive (49%) - 1,328,133
Total Employment: 2,709,766
* Percentages exclude Legislative and Judicial Branches.


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment May 2006

Pie Chart Explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment

Full-time Permanent (85.3%) - 2,311,484
Part-time (5.5%) - 151,943
Full-time Temporary (5.3%) - 143,667
Intermittent (3.9%) - 106,169
Total Employment: 2,713,263


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area for May 2006

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area

United States Outside Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (84.5%) - 2,289,971 *
Washington, Dc-MD-VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (12.2%) - 328,583
Overseaes (3.3%) - 91,212
Total Employment: 2,709,766

*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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