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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT

ALL AREAS
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
OVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES

SEPTEMBER
2007*
AUGUST
2007**
SEPTEMBER
2006**
SEPTEMBER
2007*
AUGUST
2007**
SEPTEMBER
2006**
SEPTEMBER
2007*
AUGUST
2007**
SEPTEMBER
2006**
SEPTEMBER
2007*
AUGUST
2007**
SEPTEMBER
2006**

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
2,698,989
2,708,357
2,700,390
2,612,312
2,622,647
2,611,692
333,090
333,468
344,476
86,677
85,710
88,698
   WORK SCHEDULE:

      FULL-TIME
2,453,298
2,463,759
2,451,153
2,374,970
2,385,436
2,370,482
321,347
322,483
332,569
78,328
78,323
80,671
      PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)
143,132
142,680
148,234
138,489
138,179
143,576
7,445
6,993
7,381
4,643
4,501
4,658
      INTERMITTENT
102,559
101,918
101,003
98,853
99,032
97,634
4,298
3,992
4,526
3,706
2,886
3,369
   POSITION OCCUPIED:

      PERMANENT POSITION
2,507,270
2,506,245
2,509,626
2,429,542
2,428,569
2,429,748
298,645
298,520
309,930
77,728
77,676
79,878
         FULL-TIME
2,362,288
2,361,214
2,359,177
2,288,472
2,287,272
2,283,027
291,853
292,005
303,322
73,816
73,942
76,150
         PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
144,982
145,031
150,449
141,070
141,297
146,721
6,792
6,515
6,608
3,912
3,734
3,728
      TEMPORARY POSITION
191,719
202,112
190,764
182,770
194,078
181,944
34,445
34,948
34,546
8,949
8,034
8,820
         FULL-TIME
91,010
102,545
91,976
86,498
98,164
87,455
29,494
30,478
29,247
4,512
4,381
4,521
         PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
100,709
99,567
98,788
96,272
95,914
94,489
4,951
4,470
5,299
4,437
3,653
4,299
   TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:

      PERMANENT
2,442,127
2,441,164
2,448,518
2,381,483
2,380,630
2,387,165
291,054
290,462
303,413
60,644
60,534
61,353
         FULL-TIME
2,311,938
2,309,736
2,312,640
2,253,508
2,251,352
2,253,443
285,231
284,759
297,663
58,430
58,384
59,197
         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)
122,114
123,783
127,351
120,971
122,384
126,360
5,499
5,380
5,373
1,143
1,399
991
         INTERMITTENT
8,075
7,645
8,527
7,004
6,894
7,362
324
323
377
1,071
751
1,165
      TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE
256,862
267,193
251,872
230,829
242,017
224,527
42,036
43,006
41,063
26,033
25,176
27,345
         FULL-TIME
141,360
154,023
138,513
121,462
134,084
117,039
36,116
37,724
34,906
19,898
19,939
21,474
         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)
21,018
18,897
20,883
17,518
15,795
17,216
1,946
1,613
2,008
3,500
3,102
3,667
         INTERMITTENT
94,484
94,273
92,476
91,849
92,138
90,272
3,974
3,669
4,149
2,635
2,135
2,204
   TYPE OF SERVICE:

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE
1,310,419
1,317,054
1,316,812
1,285,911
1,292,515
1,291,720
210,256
210,406
211,670
24,508
24,539
25,092
         PERMANENT APPOINTMENT
1,269,652
1,272,717
1,276,402
1,246,529
1,249,585
1,252,733
206,629
206,764
207,914
23,123
23,132
23,669
         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE
40,767
44,337
40,410
39,382
42,930
38,987
3,627
3,642
3,756
1,385
1,407
1,423
      EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
1,388,570
1,391,303
1,383,578
1,326,401
1,330,132
1,319,972
122,834
123,062
132,806
62,169
61,171
63,606
         PERMANENT APPOINTMENT
1,172,475
1,168,447
1,172,116
1,134,954
1,131,045
1,134,432
84,425
83,698
95,499
37,521
37,402
37,684
         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE
216,095
222,856
211,462
191,447
199,087
185,540
38,409
39,364
37,307
24,648
23,769
25,922
   PAY SYSTEM:

         WAGE
208,464
209,442
211,086
202,895
203,893
205,013
11,030
11,032
16,639
5,569
5,549
6,073
         POSTAL
747,805
748,635
757,415
744,327
745,185
753,915
14,582
14,565
14,841
3,478
3,450
3,500
         GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER
1,742,720
1,750,280
1,731,889
1,665,090
1,673,569
1,652,764
307,478
307,871
312,996
77,630
76,711
79,125
   CITIZENSHIP:

         U.S. CITIZEN
2,666,809
2,676,387
2,670,065
2,604,694
2,615,238
2,605,905
329,855
330,395
342,201
62,115
61,149
64,160
         NON U.S. CITIZEN
32,180
31,970
30,325
7,618
7,409
5,787
3,235
3,073
2,275
24,562
24,561
24,538
   TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***
32,474
33,033
33,715
29,488
30,949
30,577
4,844
4,230
4,523
2,986
2,084
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT
29,660
29,646
29,486
29,655
29,641
29,481
28,615
28,599
28,394
5
5
5
   WORK SCHEDULE:

      FULL-TIME
29,205
29,195
28,914
29,200
29,190
28,909
28,197
28,184
27,864
5
5
5
      PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)
320
310
353
320
310
353
287
278
319
...
...
...
      INTERMITTENT
135
141
219
135
141
219
131
137
211
...
...
...
   POSITION OCCUPIED:

      PERMANENT POSITION
11,218
11,206
11,498
11,213
11,201
11,493
10,190
10,176
10,424
5
5
5
         FULL-TIME
10,935
10,927
11,183
10,930
10,922
11,178
9,944
9,933
10,151
5
5
5
         PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
283
279
315
283
279
315
246
243
273
...
...
...
      TEMPORARY POSITION
18,442
18,440
17,988
18,442
18,440
17,988
18,425
18,423
17,970
...
...
...
         FULL-TIME
18,270
18,268
17,731
18,270
18,268
17,731
18,253
18,251
17,713
...
...
...
         PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
172
172
257
172
172
257
172
172
257
...
...
...
   TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:

      PERMANENT
11,236
11,232
11,458
11,231
11,227
11,453
10,228
10,227
10,425
5
5
5
         FULL-TIME
10,970
10,969
11,165
10,965
10,964
11,160
9,994
9,996
10,165
5
5
5
         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)
264
261
290
264
261
290
232
229
257
...
...
...
         INTERMITTENT
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
...
...
...
      TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE
18,424
18,414
18,028
18,424
18,414
18,028
18,387
18,372
17,969
...
...
...
         FULL-TIME
18,235
18,226
17,749
18,235
18,226
17,749
18,203
18,188
17,699
...
...
...
         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)
56
49
63
56
49
63
55
49
62
...
...
...
         INTERMITTENT
133
139
216
133
139
216
129
135
208
...
...
...
   TYPE OF SERVICE:

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE
2,295
2,295
2,292
2,295
2,295
2,292
2,154
2,154
2,154
...
...
...
         PERMANENT APPOINTMENT
2,291
2,291
2,270
2,291
2,291
2,270
2,150
2,150
2,132
...
...
...
         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE
4
4
22
4
4
22
4
4
22
...
...
...
      EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
27,365
27,351
27,194
27,360
27,346
27,189
26,461
26,445
26,240
5
5
5
         PERMANENT APPOINTMENT
8,945
8,941
9,188
8,940
8,936
9,183
8,078
8,077
8,293
5
5
5


	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES	SEPTEMBER 2007*	AUGUST 2007**	SEPTEMBER 2006**	SEPTEMBER 2007*	AUGUST 2007**	SEPTEMBER 2006**	SEPTEMBER 2007*	AUGUST 2007**	SEPTEMBER 2006**	SEPTEMBER 2007*	AUGUST 2007**	SEPTEMBER 2006**

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT	2,698,989	2,708,357	2,700,390	2,612,312	2,622,647	2,611,692	333,090	333,468	344,476	86,677	85,710	88,698
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,453,298	2,463,759	2,451,153	2,374,970	2,385,436	2,370,482	321,347	322,483	332,569	78,328	78,323	80,671
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	143,132	142,680	148,234	138,489	138,179	143,576	7,445	6,993	7,381	4,643	4,501	4,658
INTERMITTENT	102,559	101,918	101,003	98,853	99,032	97,634	4,298	3,992	4,526	3,706	2,886	3,369
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,507,270	2,506,245	2,509,626	2,429,542	2,428,569	2,429,748	298,645	298,520	309,930	77,728	77,676	79,878
FULL-TIME	2,362,288	2,361,214	2,359,177	2,288,472	2,287,272	2,283,027	291,853	292,005	303,322	73,816	73,942	76,150
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	144,982	145,031	150,449	141,070	141,297	146,721	6,792	6,515	6,608	3,912	3,734	3,728
TEMPORARY POSITION	191,719	202,112	190,764	182,770	194,078	181,944	34,445	34,948	34,546	8,949	8,034	8,820
FULL-TIME	91,010	102,545	91,976	86,498	98,164	87,455	29,494	30,478	29,247	4,512	4,381	4,521
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	100,709	99,567	98,788	96,272	95,914	94,489	4,951	4,470	5,299	4,437	3,653	4,299
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,442,127	2,441,164	2,448,518	2,381,483	2,380,630	2,387,165	291,054	290,462	303,413	60,644	60,534	61,353
FULL-TIME	2,311,938	2,309,736	2,312,640	2,253,508	2,251,352	2,253,443	285,231	284,759	297,663	58,430	58,384	59,197
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	122,114	123,783	127,351	120,971	122,384	126,360	5,499	5,380	5,373	1,143	1,399	991
INTERMITTENT	8,075	7,645	8,527	7,004	6,894	7,362	324	323	377	1,071	751	1,165
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	256,862	267,193	251,872	230,829	242,017	224,527	42,036	43,006	41,063	26,033	25,176	27,345
FULL-TIME	141,360	154,023	138,513	121,462	134,084	117,039	36,116	37,724	34,906	19,898	19,939	21,474
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	21,018	18,897	20,883	17,518	15,795	17,216	1,946	1,613	2,008	3,500	3,102	3,667
INTERMITTENT	94,484	94,273	92,476	91,849	92,138	90,272	3,974	3,669	4,149	2,635	2,135	2,204
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,310,419	1,317,054	1,316,812	1,285,911	1,292,515	1,291,720	210,256	210,406	211,670	24,508	24,539	25,092
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,269,652	1,272,717	1,276,402	1,246,529	1,249,585	1,252,733	206,629	206,764	207,914	23,123	23,132	23,669
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	40,767	44,337	40,410	39,382	42,930	38,987	3,627	3,642	3,756	1,385	1,407	1,423
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,388,570	1,391,303	1,383,578	1,326,401	1,330,132	1,319,972	122,834	123,062	132,806	62,169	61,171	63,606
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,172,475	1,168,447	1,172,116	1,134,954	1,131,045	1,134,432	84,425	83,698	95,499	37,521	37,402	37,684
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	216,095	222,856	211,462	191,447	199,087	185,540	38,409	39,364	37,307	24,648	23,769	25,922
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	208,464	209,442	211,086	202,895	203,893	205,013	11,030	11,032	16,639	5,569	5,549	6,073
POSTAL	747,805	748,635	757,415	744,327	745,185	753,915	14,582	14,565	14,841	3,478	3,450	3,500
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,742,720	1,750,280	1,731,889	1,665,090	1,673,569	1,652,764	307,478	307,871	312,996	77,630	76,711	79,125
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,666,809	2,676,387	2,670,065	2,604,694	2,615,238	2,605,905	329,855	330,395	342,201	62,115	61,149	64,160
NON U.S. CITIZEN	32,180	31,970	30,325	7,618	7,409	5,787	3,235	3,073	2,275	24,562	24,561	24,538
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		32,474	33,033	33,715	29,488	30,949	30,577	4,844	4,230	4,523	2,986	2,084
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	29,660	29,646	29,486	29,655	29,641	29,481	28,615	28,599	28,394	5	5	5
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	29,205	29,195	28,914	29,200	29,190	28,909	28,197	28,184	27,864	5	5	5
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	320	310	353	320	310	353	287	278	319	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	135	141	219	135	141	219	131	137	211	...	...	...
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	11,218	11,206	11,498	11,213	11,201	11,493	10,190	10,176	10,424	5	5	5
FULL-TIME	10,935	10,927	11,183	10,930	10,922	11,178	9,944	9,933	10,151	5	5	5
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	283	279	315	283	279	315	246	243	273	...	...	...
TEMPORARY POSITION	18,442	18,440	17,988	18,442	18,440	17,988	18,425	18,423	17,970	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	18,270	18,268	17,731	18,270	18,268	17,731	18,253	18,251	17,713	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	172	172	257	172	172	257	172	172	257	...	...	...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	11,236	11,232	11,458	11,231	11,227	11,453	10,228	10,227	10,425	5	5	5
FULL-TIME	10,970	10,969	11,165	10,965	10,964	11,160	9,994	9,996	10,165	5	5	5
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	264	261	290	264	261	290	232	229	257	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	18,424	18,414	18,028	18,424	18,414	18,028	18,387	18,372	17,969	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	18,235	18,226	17,749	18,235	18,226	17,749	18,203	18,188	17,699	...	...	...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	56	49	63	56	49	63	55	49	62	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	133	139	216	133	139	216	129	135	208	...	...	...
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	2,295	2,295	2,292	2,295	2,295	2,292	2,154	2,154	2,154	...	...	...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	2,291	2,291	2,270	2,291	2,291	2,270	2,150	2,150	2,132	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	4	4	22	4	4	22	4	4	22	...	...	...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	27,365	27,351	27,194	27,360	27,346	27,189	26,461	26,445	26,240	5	5	5
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	8,945	8,941	9,188	8,940	8,936	9,183	8,078	8,077	8,293	5	5	5