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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


MAY 2006

APRIL 2006

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE







TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


APRIL
2006


MAY
2005


CALENDAR
YEAR
2006*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR 2005


FISCAL
YEAR
2006*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,709,766

100.00

2,695,650

100.00

+14,116

-5,339

2,691,668

-9,312

2,694,774

-9,903

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

2,454,218

90.57

2,441,044

90.55

+13,174

-6,226

2,439,187

-6,605

2,439,547

-6,720

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,311,484

85.30

2,311,298

85.74

+186

-5,235

2,308,541

-5,167

2,308,888

-4,946

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS      

142,734

5.27

129,746

4.81

+12,988

-991

130,646

-1,438

130,659

-1,774

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

149,379

5.51

149,606

5.55

-227

-3,808

149,571

-4,647

150,347

-3,694

   INTERMITTENT            

106,169

3.92

105,000

3.90

+1,169

+4,695

102,910

+1,940

104,881

+512

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   U.S. CITIZENS            

2,679,812

98.89

2,665,839

98.89

+13,973

-3,558

2,661,675

-8,077

2,664,736

-8,800

   NON U.S. CITIZENS            

29,954

1.11

29,811

1.11

+143

-1,781

29,994

-1,234

30,038

-1,102

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   UNITED STATES, TOTAL            

2,618,554

96.63

2,604,323

96.61

+14,231

-3,808

2,600,140

-7,904

2,603,133

-8,622

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

328,583

12.13

326,554

12.11

+2,029

-2,692

327,365

-3,254

326,861

-4,656

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

2,289,971

84.51

2,277,769

84.50

+12,202

-1,116

2,272,774

-4,651

2,276,272

-3,966

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   OVERSEAS, TOTAL            

91,212

3.37

91,327

3.39

-115

-1,531

91,529

-1,407

91,641

-1,281

      U.S. CITIZENS         

66,696

2.46

66,879

2.48

-183

-728

66,882

-715

66,882

-607

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,516

.90

24,448

.91

+68

-803

24,647

-692

24,759

-674

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   TERRITORIES            

18,122

.67

18,174

.67

-52

+136

18,184

-54

18,192

-179

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,111

.67

18,163

.67

-52

+140

18,173

-48

18,181

-172

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

11

...

11

...

+0

-4

11

-6

11

-7

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FOREIGN COUNTRIES            

73,090

2.70

73,153

2.71

-63

-1,667

73,344

-1,354

73,449

-1,102

      U.S. CITIZENS         

48,585

1.79

48,716

1.81

-131

-868

48,709

-667

48,701

-435

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,505

.90

24,437

.91

+68

-799

24,635

-687

24,748

-667

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,646,892

97.68

2,633,139

97.68

+13,753

-3,795

2,628,352

-9,116

2,630,953

-10,180

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,393,684

88.34

2,380,868

88.32

+12,816

-4,784

2,378,188

-6,506

2,378,061

-7,081

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,309,800

85.24

2,306,407

85.56

+3,393

-1,796

2,305,956

-2,309

2,308,266

-2,898

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

83,884

3.10

74,461

2.76

+9,423

-2,988

72,232

-4,198

69,796

-4,182

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,270,607

83.79

2,270,573

84.23

+34

-3,932

2,267,162

-4,896

2,267,132

-4,930

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

123,077

4.54

110,295

4.09

+12,782

-852

111,025

-1,612

110,930

-2,150

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

147,250

5.43

147,474

5.47

-224

-3,756

147,452

-4,600

148,216

-3,651

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

126,071

4.65

125,206

4.64

+865

-3,332

125,568

-3,428

126,240

-2,456

         WITH TEMPORARY AND      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

21,179

.78

22,268

.83

-1,089

-424

21,884

-1,172

21,977

-1,193

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INTERMITTENT, TOTAL            

105,958

3.91

104,797

3.89

+1,161

+4,745

102,713

+1,991

104,676

+552

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL            

1,325,838

48.93

1,320,616

48.99

+5,222

-5,499

1,316,064

-8,267

1,314,643

-16,728

      PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

1,281,285

47.28

1,281,076

47.52

+209

-4,388

1,278,250

-7,409

1,277,775

-15,811

      TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         APPOINTMENTS      

44,553

1.64

39,540

1.47

+5,013

-1,111

37,814

-858

36,868

-917

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,321,054

48.75

1,312,523

48.69

+8,531

+1,704

1,312,288

-849

1,316,310

+6,548

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,124,759

41.51

1,123,841

41.69

+918

-1,628

1,123,644

+1,073

1,124,314

+10,128

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

196,295

7.24

188,682

7.00

+7,613

+3,332

188,644

-1,923

191,996

-3,580

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL            

29,850

1.10

29,666

1.10

+184

-491

29,903

-197

30,057

+4

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,318

1.08

29,137

1.08

+181

-415

29,380

-108

29,530

+86

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

385

.01

386

.01

-1

-35

386

-40

386

-39

   INTERMITTENT            

147

.01

143

.01

+4

-41

137

-49

141

-42

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

33,024

1.22

32,845

1.22

+179

-1,053

33,414

-2

33,764

+268

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

31,216

1.15

31,039

1.15

+177

-1,027

31,619

+7

31,955

+272

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,744

.06

1,746

.06

-2

-17

1,733

-7

1,745

-4

   INTERMITTENT            

64

...

60

...

+4

-9

61

-4

64

-1

*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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