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

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
SEPTEMBER 2005		2,645,225	**		2,408,801	**	2,272,111	**	129,203	**	7,487	**		236,424	**	122,043	**	21,271	**	93,110	**
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		2,624,460	**		2,402,109	**	2,267,615	**	125,344	**	9,150	**		222,351	**	107,301	**	22,223	**	92,827	**
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	**
JUNE 2006		2,655,333	**		2,403,692	**	2,269,301	**	126,133	**	8,258	**		251,641	**	138,651	**	19,823	**	93,167	**
JULY 2006		2,653,070	**		2,402,635	**	2,268,357	**	126,485	**	7,793	**		250,435	**	142,228	**	18,986	**	89,221	**
AUGUST 2006		2,640,146	**		2,399,175	**	2,265,006	**	126,380	**	7,789	**		240,971	**	133,267	**	18,460	**	89,244	**
SEPTEMBER 2006*		2,637,146	*		2,405,153	*	2,270,938	*	125,705	*	8,510	*		231,993	*	119,453	*	20,564	*	91,976	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,636,384			2,402,236		2,267,713		125,838		8,686			234,148		120,969		20,806		92,373
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,636,110			2,402,281		2,267,555		126,218		8,508			233,830		118,420		21,137		94,273
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		34,160			28,545		27,969		156		420			5,615		2,383		753		2,479
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		106,925			103,959		101,660		2,005		294			2,966		1,732		183		1,051
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		675,744			620,585		609,513		9,205		1,867			55,159		46,139		7,801		1,219
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		244,385			216,961		215,034		1,698		229			27,424		25,865		1,137		422
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		176,169			168,599		167,753		846		...			7,570		7,064		452		54
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		159,872			149,600		148,420		1,147		33			10,272		9,262		777		233
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,015			20,616		20,517		95		4			399		348		51		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		74,303			64,809		57,789		5,419		1,601			9,494		3,600		5,384		510
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		106,781			104,085		103,101		978		6			2,696		1,895		700		101
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		72,274			58,006		56,748		1,149		109			14,268		11,350		1,608		1,310
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		105,047			87,124		85,594		1,287		243			17,923		13,686		2,127		2,110
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		40,079			38,843		32,364		2,620		3,859			1,236		877		91		268
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,195			15,684		15,172		510		2			511		399		97		15
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		61,163			54,622		53,600		973		49			6,541		5,254		414		873
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,935			9,516		9,469		47		...			419		394		22		3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		53,865			52,654		52,286		363		5			1,211		1,011		195		5
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,795			14,441		14,264		177		...			354		305		45		4
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,229			3,887		3,798		89		...			342		255		43		44
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		239,299			219,487		205,167		13,286		1,034			19,812		12,228		4,865		2,719
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		154,100			139,296		129,452		9,858		14			14,804		9,380		515		4,909
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,234	*		16,904	*	16,234	*	652	*	18	*		1,330	*	577	*	99	*	654	*
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,192			2,085		2,049		36		...			107		94		12		1
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,598	*		4,346	*	4,154	*	192	*	...	*		252	*	234	*	18	*	...	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,337	*		12,124	*	12,011	*	112	*	1	*		213	*	196	*	17	*	...	*
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,422			17,216		17,047		169		...			1,206		1,159		36		11
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		2,996			2,629		2,501		80		48			367		82		276		9
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,834			1,799		1,712		87		...			35		31		4		...
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,409	*		3,242	*	3,143	*	98	*	1	*		167	*	92	*	4	*	71	*
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,069			5,020		4,198		267		555			49		37		9		3
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		6,023	*		2,450	*	2,429	*	20	*	1	*		3,573	*	3,424	*	4	*	145	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,963			4,834		4,726		103		5			129		103		19		7
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		63,615			62,946		61,401		1,545		...			669		261		369		39
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,057	*		1,961	*	1,949	*	12	*	...	*		96	*	92	*	...	*	4	*
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*		640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		757,415			681,538		602,362		79,176		...			75,877		2,171		16		73,690

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