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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT


UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

OVERSEAS

EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES

MAY
2006*

APRIL
2006**

MAY
2005**

MAY
2006*

APRIL
2006**

MAY
2005**

MAY
2006*

APRIL
2006**

MAY
2005**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT   2,709,766   2,695,650   2,715,105   

2,618,554

2,604,323

2,622,362

328,583

326,554

331,275

91,212

91,327

92,743

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   2,454,218   2,441,044   2,460,444   

2,371,561

2,358,294

2,376,902

316,673

314,839

319,242

82,657

82,750

83,542

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   149,379   149,606   153,187   

144,504

144,622

148,117

7,582

7,695

7,901

4,875

4,984

5,070

INTERMITTENT   106,169   105,000   101,474   

102,489

101,407

97,343

4,328

4,020

4,132

3,680

3,593

4,131

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   2,503,754   2,500,381   2,502,360   

2,422,248

2,418,776

2,419,978

294,652

293,539

296,352

81,506

81,605

82,382

FULL-TIME   2,350,582   2,346,984   2,353,646   

2,272,923

2,269,330

2,275,295

287,820

286,682

289,566

77,659

77,654

78,351

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   153,172   153,397   148,714   

149,325

149,446

144,683

6,832

6,857

6,786

3,847

3,951

4,031

TEMPORARY POSITION   206,012   195,269   212,745   

196,306

185,547

202,384

33,931

33,015

34,923

9,706

9,722

10,361

FULL-TIME   103,636   94,060   106,798   

98,638

88,964

101,607

28,853

28,157

29,676

4,998

5,096

5,191

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   102,376   101,209   105,947   

97,668

96,583

100,777

5,078

4,858

5,247

4,708

4,626

5,170

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   2,448,213   2,446,941   2,455,591   

2,386,143

2,384,945

2,392,894

287,795

287,162

288,389

62,070

61,996

62,697

FULL-TIME   2,311,484   2,311,298   2,316,719   

2,251,655

2,251,556

2,256,380

281,908

281,283

282,263

59,829

59,742

60,339

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   127,360   126,502   130,751   

126,415

125,566

129,744

5,441

5,483

5,718

945

936

1,007

INTERMITTENT   9,369   9,141   8,121   

8,073

7,823

6,770

446

396

408

1,296

1,318

1,351

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   261,553   248,709   259,514   

232,411

219,378

229,468

40,788

39,392

42,886

29,142

29,331

30,046

FULL-TIME   142,734   129,746   143,725   

119,906

106,738

120,522

34,765

33,556

36,979

22,828

23,008

23,203

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   22,019   23,104   22,436   

18,089

19,056

18,373

2,141

2,212

2,183

3,930

4,048

4,063

INTERMITTENT   96,800   95,859   93,353   

94,416

93,584

90,573

3,882

3,624

3,724

2,384

2,275

2,780

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   1,328,133   1,322,916   1,333,795   

1,302,685

1,297,365

1,307,795

210,943

210,568

212,653

25,448

25,551

26,000

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,283,563   1,283,359   1,288,114   

1,259,571

1,259,402

1,263,795

207,413

207,074

208,831

23,992

23,957

24,319

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   44,570   39,557   45,681   

43,114

37,963

44,000

3,530

3,494

3,822

1,456

1,594

1,681

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   1,381,633   1,372,734   1,381,310   

1,315,869

1,306,958

1,314,567

117,640

115,986

118,622

65,764

65,776

66,743

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,164,650   1,163,582   1,167,477   

1,126,572

1,125,543

1,129,099

80,382

80,088

79,558

38,078

38,039

38,378

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   216,983   209,152   213,833   

189,297

181,415

185,468

37,258

35,898

39,064

27,686

27,737

28,365

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   211,958   210,117   213,416   

205,721

203,798

206,991

11,545

11,507

11,778

6,237

6,319

6,425

POSTAL   756,323   757,107   765,469   

752,805

753,572

761,796

14,944

15,019

16,834

3,518

3,535

3,673

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   1,741,485   1,728,426   1,736,220   

1,660,028

1,646,953

1,653,575

302,094

300,028

302,663

81,457

81,473

82,645

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   2,679,812   2,665,839   2,683,370   

2,613,116

2,598,960

2,615,946

326,495

324,506

328,842

66,696

66,879

67,424

NON U.S. CITIZEN   29,954   29,811   31,735   

5,438

5,363

6,416

2,088

2,048

2,433

24,516

24,448

25,319

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   33,607   34,473   32,878   

30,848

31,649

29,493

4,833

5,247

5,647

2,759

2,824

3,385

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   29,850   29,666   30,341   

29,845

29,661

30,333

28,836

28,676

29,320

5

5

8

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   29,318   29,137   29,733   

29,313

29,132

29,725

28,344

28,184

28,758

5

5

8

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   385   386   420   

385

386

420

351

353

384

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   147   143   188   

147

143

188

141

139

178

...

...

...

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   11,307   11,242   11,667   

11,302

11,237

11,659

10,308

10,269

10,666

5

5

8

FULL-TIME   10,973   10,911   11,297   

10,968

10,906

11,289

10,014

9,975

10,340

5

5

8

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   334   331   370   

334

331

370

294

294

326

...

...

...

TEMPORARY POSITION   18,543   18,424   18,674   

18,543

18,424

18,674

18,528

18,407

18,654

...

...

...

FULL-TIME   18,345   18,226   18,436   

18,345

18,226

18,436

18,330

18,209

18,418

...

...

...

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   198   198   238   

198

198

238

198

198

236

...

...

...

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   11,344   11,343   11,731   

11,339

11,338

11,723

10,361

10,363

10,742

5

5

8

FULL-TIME   11,043   11,042   11,404   

11,038

11,037

11,396

10,094

10,095

10,448

5

5

8

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   298   298   324   

298

298

324

264

265

291

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   3   3   3   

3

3

3

3

3

3

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   18,506   18,323   18,610   

18,506

18,323

18,610

18,475

18,313

18,578

...

...

...

FULL-TIME   18,275   18,095   18,329   

18,275

18,095

18,329

18,250

18,089

18,310

...

...

...

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   87   88   96   

87

88

96

87

88

93

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   144   140   185   

144

140

185

138

136

175

...

...

...

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   2,295   2,300   2,458   

2,295

2,300

2,458

2,159

2,163

2,302

...

...

...

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   2,278   2,283   2,441   

2,278

2,283

2,441

2,142

2,146

2,286

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   17   17   17   

17

17

17

17

17

16

...

...

...

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   27,555   27,366   27,883   

27,550

27,361

27,875

26,677

26,513

27,018

5

5

8

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   9,066   9,060   9,290   

9,061

9,055

9,282

8,219

8,217

8,456

5

5

8

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   18,489   18,306   18,593   

18,489

18,306

18,593

18,458

18,296

18,562

...

...

...

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   2,586   2,586   2,683   

2,586

2,586

2,683

2,581

2,581

2,677

...

...

...

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   27,264   27,080   27,658   

27,259

27,075

27,650

26,255

26,095

26,643

5

5

8

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   29,780   29,595   30,276   

29,775

29,590

30,268

28,766

28,605

29,255

5

5

8

NON U.S. CITIZEN   70   71   65   

70

71

65

70

71

65

...

...

...

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   101   103   114   

101

103

114

86

90

101

...

...

...

JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   33,024   32,845   34,077   

32,615

32,439

33,648

1,971

1,922

1,950

409

406

429

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   31,216   31,039   32,243   

30,825

30,651

31,826

1,889

1,841

1,833

391

388

417

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   1,744   1,746   1,761   

1,726

1,728

1,749

70

73

102

18

18

12

INTERMITTENT   64   60   73   

64

60

73

12

8

15

...

...

...

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   30,798   30,661   31,775   

30,430

30,294

31,376

1,867

1,841

1,849

368

367

399

FULL-TIME   29,809   29,666   30,753   

29,443

29,301

30,358

1,803

1,776

1,785

366

365

395

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   989   995   1,022   

987

993

1,018

64

65

64

2

2

4

TEMPORARY POSITION   2,226   2,184   2,302   

2,185

2,145

2,272

104

81

101

41

39

30

FULL-TIME   1,407   1,373   1,490   

1,382

1,350

1,468

86

65

48

25

23

22

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   819   811   812   

803

795

804

18

16

53

16

16

8

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   30,825   30,681   31,800   

30,457

30,314

31,401

1,894

1,861

1,874

368

367

399

FULL-TIME   29,834   29,683   30,776   

29,468

29,318

30,381

1,828

1,793

1,808

366

365

395

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   991   998   1,024   

989

996

1,020

66

68

66

2

2

4

INTERMITTENT   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   2,199   2,164   2,277   

2,158

2,125

2,247

77

61

76

41

39

30

FULL-TIME   1,382   1,356   1,467   

1,357

1,333

1,445

61

48

25

25

23

22

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   753   748   737   

737

732

729

4

5

36

16

16

8

INTERMITTENT   64   60   73   

64

60

73

12

8

15

...

...

...

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   33,024   32,845   34,077   

32,615

32,439

33,648

1,971

1,922

1,950

409

406

429

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   30,825   30,681   31,800   

30,457

30,314

31,401

1,894

1,861

1,874

368

367

399

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   2,199   2,164   2,277   

2,158

2,125

2,247

77

61

76

41

39

30

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   33,024   32,845   34,077   

32,615

32,439

33,648

1,971

1,922

1,950

409

406

429

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   33,021   32,843   34,077   

32,612

32,437

33,648

1,968

1,920

1,950

409

406

429

NON U.S. CITIZEN   3   2   ...   

3

2

...

3

2

...

...

...

...

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   19   14   19   

19

14

19

...

1

...

...

...

...

EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   2,646,892   2,633,139   2,650,687   

2,556,094

2,542,223

2,558,381

297,776

295,956

300,005

90,798

90,916

92,306

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   2,393,684   2,380,868   2,398,468   

2,311,423

2,298,511

2,315,351

286,440

284,814

288,651

82,261

82,357

83,117

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   147,250   147,474   151,006   

142,393

142,508

145,948

7,161

7,269

7,415

4,857

4,966

5,058

INTERMITTENT   105,958   104,797   101,213   

102,278

101,204

97,082

4,175

3,873

3,939

3,680

3,593

4,131

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   2,461,649   2,458,478   2,458,918   

2,380,516

2,377,245

2,376,943

282,477

281,429

283,837

81,133

81,233

81,975

FULL-TIME   2,309,800   2,306,407   2,311,596   

2,232,512

2,229,123

2,233,648

276,003

274,931

277,441

77,288

77,284

77,948

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   151,849   152,071   147,322   

148,004

148,122

143,295

6,474

6,498

6,396

3,845

3,949

4,027

TEMPORARY POSITION   185,243   174,661   191,769   

175,578

164,978

181,438

15,299

14,527

16,168

9,665

9,683

10,331

FULL-TIME   83,884   74,461   86,872   

78,911

69,388

81,703

10,437

9,883

11,210

4,973

5,073

5,169

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   101,359   100,200   104,897   

96,667

95,590

99,735

4,862

4,644

4,958

4,692

4,610

5,162

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   2,406,044   2,404,917   2,412,060   

2,344,347

2,343,293

2,349,770

275,540

274,938

275,773

61,697

61,624

62,290

FULL-TIME   2,270,607   2,270,573   2,274,539   

2,211,149

2,211,201

2,214,603

269,986

269,395

270,007

59,458

59,372

59,936

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   126,071   125,206   129,403   

125,128

124,272

128,400

5,111

5,150

5,361

943

934

1,003

INTERMITTENT   9,366   9,138   8,118   

8,070

7,820

6,767

443

393

405

1,296

1,318

1,351

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   240,848   228,222   238,627   

211,747

198,930

208,611

22,236

21,018

24,232

29,101

29,292

30,016

FULL-TIME   123,077   110,295   123,929   

100,274

87,310

100,748

16,454

15,419

18,644

22,803

22,985

23,181

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   21,179   22,268   21,603   

17,265

18,236

17,548

2,050

2,119

2,054

3,914

4,032

4,055

INTERMITTENT   96,592   95,659   93,095   

94,208

93,384

90,315

3,732

3,480

3,534

2,384

2,275

2,780

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   1,325,838   1,320,616   1,331,337   

1,300,390

1,295,065

1,305,337

208,784

208,405

210,351

25,448

25,551

26,000

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,281,285   1,281,076   1,285,673   

1,257,293

1,257,119

1,261,354

205,271

204,928

206,545

23,992

23,957

24,319

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   44,553   39,540   45,664   

43,097

37,946

43,983

3,513

3,477

3,806

1,456

1,594

1,681

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   1,321,054   1,312,523   1,319,350   

1,255,704

1,247,158

1,253,044

88,992

87,551

89,654

65,350

65,365

66,306

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,124,759   1,123,841   1,126,387   

1,087,054

1,086,174

1,088,416

70,269

70,010

69,228

37,705

37,667

37,971

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   196,295   188,682   192,963   

168,650

160,984

164,628

18,723

17,541

20,426

27,645

27,698

28,335

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   209,372   207,531   210,733   

203,135

201,212

204,308

8,964

8,926

9,101

6,237

6,319

6,425

POSTAL   756,323   757,107   765,469   

752,805

753,572

761,796

14,944

15,019

16,834

3,518

3,535

3,673

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   1,681,197   1,668,501   1,674,485   

1,600,154

1,587,439

1,592,277

273,868

272,011

274,070

81,043

81,062

82,208

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   2,617,011   2,603,401   2,619,017   

2,550,729

2,536,933

2,552,030

295,761

293,981

297,637

66,282

66,468

66,987

NON U.S. CITIZEN   29,881   29,738   31,670   

5,365

5,290

6,351

2,015

1,975

2,368

24,516

24,448

25,319

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   33,487   34,356   32,745   

30,728

31,532

29,360

4,747

5,156

5,546

2,759

2,824

3,385

* PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH.
** REVISED.
*** NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT.

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