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TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MAY 2006

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
MAY 2005		2,650,687	**		2,412,060	**	2,274,539	**	129,403	**	8,118	**		238,627	**	123,929	**	21,603	**	93,095	**
JUNE 2005		2,662,247	**		2,406,707	**	2,271,523	**	128,207	**	6,977	**		255,540	**	142,132	**	20,336	**	93,072	**
JULY 2005		2,660,263	**		2,406,844	**	2,271,628	**	129,093	**	6,123	**		253,419	**	144,120	**	18,973	**	90,326	**
AUGUST 2005		2,644,455	**		2,404,085	**	2,267,985	**	129,113	**	6,987	**		240,370	**	132,612	**	18,150	**	89,608	**
SEPTEMBER 2005		2,641,136	**		2,405,085	**	2,268,331	**	129,242	**	7,512	**		236,051	**	121,432	**	21,356	**	93,263	**
OCTOBER 2005		2,629,764	**		2,404,670	**	2,268,749	**	128,291	**	7,630	**		225,094	**	113,193	**	22,235	**	89,666	**
NOVEMBER 2005		2,634,348	**		2,402,443	**	2,266,831	**	127,633	**	7,979	**		231,905	**	110,013	**	22,460	**	99,432	**
DECEMBER 2005		2,641,753	**		2,400,129	**	2,265,660	**	126,153	**	8,316	**		241,624	**	109,106	**	21,698	**	110,820	**
JANUARY 2006		2,613,476	*		2,394,470	*	2,260,048	*	125,586	*	8,836	*		219,006	*	106,744	*	21,630	*	90,632	*
FEBRUARY 2006		2,623,796	**		2,401,931	**	2,266,969	**	125,632	**	9,330	**		221,865	**	107,709	**	22,119	**	92,037	**
MARCH 2006		2,624,456	**		2,402,109	**	2,267,615	**	125,344	**	9,150	**		222,347	**	107,301	**	22,223	**	92,823	**
APRIL 2006		2,633,139	**		2,404,917	**	2,270,573	**	125,206	**	9,138	**		228,222	**	110,295	**	22,268	**	95,659	**
MAY 2006*		2,646,892	*		2,406,044	*	2,270,607	*	126,071	*	9,366	*		240,848	*	123,077	*	21,179	*	96,592	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,628,352			2,401,894		2,267,162		125,568		9,164			226,458		111,025		21,884		93,549
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,630,953			2,402,089		2,267,132		126,240		8,718			228,864		110,930		21,977		95,958
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		33,844			28,394		27,794		155		445			5,450		2,349		851		2,250
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		117,553			111,207		107,932		2,962		313			6,346		3,962		465		1,919
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		678,327			620,088		608,800		9,182		2,106			58,239		48,799		7,886		1,554
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		246,054			217,246		215,459		1,550		237			28,808		27,520		917		371
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		176,344			168,523		167,606		916		1			7,821		7,196		498		127
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		159,411			148,706		147,436		1,208		62			10,705		9,774		809		122
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		20,877			20,297		20,179		102		16			580		532		48		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		75,641			65,316		58,120		5,406		1,790			10,325		3,777		5,614		934
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		106,025			103,267		102,300		962		5			2,758		1,980		688		90
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		74,399			58,561		57,291		1,158		112			15,838		13,453		1,515		870
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		104,885			87,963		86,336		1,364		263			16,922		12,156		2,463		2,303
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		41,567			38,911		31,846		2,566		4,499			2,656		784		121		1,751
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		15,320			14,878		14,380		497		1			442		373		53		16
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		60,478			54,163		53,119		1,002		42			6,315		5,266		386		663
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,665			9,395		9,345		50		...			270		251		15		4
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		53,375			52,306		51,890		411		5			1,069		873		194		2
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,762			14,397		14,227		170		...			365		308		51		6
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,212			3,925		3,836		89		...			287		225		46		16
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		236,939			217,897		203,677		13,169		1,051			19,042		11,638		4,814		2,590
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		153,454			136,891		128,599		8,271		21			16,563		8,234		566		7,763
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,234			16,904		16,234		652		18			1,330		577		99		654
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,287			2,170		2,130		40		...			117		104		12		1
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,564			4,388		4,192		196		...			176		153		23		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,429			12,244		12,113		130		1			185		170		15		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,369			17,254		17,083		171		...			1,115		1,083		23		9
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,064			2,643		2,530		78		35			421		130		276		15
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,825			1,803		1,717		86		...			22		17		5		...
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,307			3,154		3,050		103		1			153		72		5		76
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		4,900			4,840		4,138		268		434			60		49		4		7
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		6,086			2,461		2,438		22		1			3,625		3,380		5		240
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		5,040			4,862		4,749		107		6			178		128		25		25
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		64,023			63,076		61,514		1,562		...			947		534		366		47
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,159			2,056		2,044		12		...			103		97		...		6
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*		640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		756,323			680,590		600,428		80,162		...			75,733		2,249		17		73,467

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