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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


SEPTEMBER 2006

AUGUST 2006

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE







TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


AUGUST
2006


SEPTEMBER
2005


CALENDAR
YEAR
2006*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR 2005


FISCAL
YEAR
2006*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,700,392

100.00

2,704,674

100.00

-4,282

-9,708

2,700,032

-8,481

2,700,012

-9,082

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

2,451,360

90.78

2,460,458

90.97

-9,098

-5,273

2,450,003

-5,886

2,447,539

-6,143

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,312,680

85.64

2,307,329

85.31

+5,351

-1,580

2,309,255

-4,135

2,309,308

-4,245

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS      

138,680

5.14

153,129

5.66

-14,449

-3,693

140,748

-1,752

138,231

-1,897

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

148,217

5.49

146,932

5.43

+1,285

-4,402

148,739

-3,932

149,464

-3,476

   INTERMITTENT            

100,815

3.73

97,284

3.60

+3,531

-33

101,290

+1,338

103,009

+536

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   U.S. CITIZENS            

2,670,067

98.88

2,674,268

98.88

-4,201

-9,775

2,669,923

-7,686

2,669,902

-8,266

   NON U.S. CITIZENS            

30,325

1.12

30,406

1.12

-81

+67

30,108

-796

30,110

-816

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   UNITED STATES, TOTAL            

2,611,692

96.72

2,617,028

96.76

-5,336

-7,049

2,609,454

-6,553

2,609,121

-7,369

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

344,476

12.76

329,895

12.20

+14,581

+20,028

330,757

+1,591

329,573

-555

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         METROPOLITAN AREA      

2,267,216

83.96

2,287,133

84.56

-19,917

-27,077

2,278,698

-8,143

2,279,548

-6,814

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   OVERSEAS, TOTAL            

88,700

3.28

87,646

3.24

+1,054

-2,659

90,578

-1,928

90,891

-1,713

      U.S. CITIZENS         

64,162

2.38

63,060

2.33

+1,102

-2,102

65,963

-1,390

66,193

-1,148

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,538

.91

24,586

.91

-48

-557

24,615

-539

24,698

-565

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   TERRITORIES            

17,958

.67

17,964

.66

-6

-243

18,074

-18

18,107

-110

      U.S. CITIZENS         

17,947

.66

17,952

.66

-5

-243

18,063

-13

18,095

-105

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

11

...

12

...

-1

+0

11

-4

11

-5

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FOREIGN COUNTRIES            

70,742

2.62

69,682

2.58

+1,060

-2,416

72,504

-1,911

72,784

-1,603

      U.S. CITIZENS         

46,215

1.71

45,108

1.67

+1,107

-1,859

47,900

-1,376

48,098

-1,043

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,527

.91

24,574

.91

-47

-557

24,604

-534

24,687

-559

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,637,146

97.66

2,640,146

97.61

-3,000

-8,079

2,636,384

-8,008

2,636,110

-8,994

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,390,391

88.52

2,398,273

88.67

-7,882

-3,763

2,388,682

-5,499

2,385,974

-6,134

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,317,533

85.82

2,313,495

85.54

+4,038

-42

2,310,806

-1,668

2,311,133

-2,221

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

72,858

2.70

84,778

3.13

-11,920

-3,721

77,876

-3,831

74,841

-3,913

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,270,938

84.10

2,265,006

83.74

+5,932

-1,173

2,267,713

-3,791

2,267,555

-4,091

         WITH TEMPORARY AND      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

119,453

4.42

133,267

4.93

-13,814

-2,590

120,969

-1,708

118,420

-2,042

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

146,269

5.42

144,840

5.36

+1,429

-4,205

146,644

-3,868

147,355

-3,418

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

125,705

4.66

126,380

4.67

-675

-3,498

125,838

-3,117

126,218

-2,548

         WITH TEMPORARY AND      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

20,564

.76

18,460

.68

+2,104

-707

20,806

-751

21,137

-871

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INTERMITTENT, TOTAL            

100,486

3.72

97,033

3.59

+3,453

-111

101,058

+1,358

102,781

+558

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL            

1,314,293

48.67

1,317,189

48.70

-2,896

-8,170

1,317,419

-7,545

1,316,133

-13,366

      PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

1,274,157

47.18

1,272,886

47.06

+1,271

-5,053

1,276,912

-6,023

1,276,929

-11,972

      TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         APPOINTMENTS      

40,136

1.49

44,303

1.64

-4,167

-3,117

40,507

-1,522

39,203

-1,395

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,322,823

48.99

1,322,957

48.91

-134

+61

1,318,962

-466

1,319,975

+4,370

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,130,996

41.88

1,126,289

41.64

+4,707

+1,405

1,125,325

+750

1,125,351

+6,867

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

191,827

7.10

196,668

7.27

-4,841

-1,344

193,637

-1,217

194,624

-2,497

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

29,486

1.09

29,843

1.10

-357

-1,325

29,984

-429

30,067

-236

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

28,914

1.07

29,352

1.09

-438

-1,336

29,457

-360

29,538

-167

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

353

.01

344

.01

+9

-30

371

-39

375

-39

   INTERMITTENT            

219

.01

147

.01

+72

+41

156

-30

155

-29

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

33,760

1.25

34,685

1.28

-925

-304

33,664

-47

33,834

+144

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

32,055

1.19

32,833

1.21

-778

-174

31,864

-29

32,027

+157

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,595

.06

1,748

.06

-153

-167

1,724

-25

1,734

-19

   INTERMITTENT            

110

...

104

...

+6

+37

76

+8

74

+7

*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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