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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


JANUARY 2008

DECEMBER 2007

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE


EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES




TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


DECEMBER
2007


JANUARY
2007


CALENDAR
YEAR
2008*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR


FISCAL
YEAR
2008*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,687,894

100.00

2,709,589

100.00

-21,695

+17,619

2,687,894

+17,619

2,694,835

+5,664

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FULL-TIME      

2,444,198

90.93

2,447,933

90.34

-3,735

+18,336

2,444,198

+18,336

2,444,705

+8,779

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,320,960

86.35

2,325,814

85.84

-4,854

+18,927

2,320,960

+18,927

2,321,856

+12,887

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS            

123,238

4.58

122,119

4.51

+1,119

-591

123,238

-591

122,849

-4,108

         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)      

135,884

5.06

136,161

5.03

-277

-12,777

135,884

-12,777

139,093

-10,054

         INTERMITTENT      

107,812

4.01

125,495

4.63

-17,683

+12,060

107,812

+12,060

111,037

+6,938

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         U.S. CITIZENS      

2,656,215

98.82

2,677,732

98.82

-21,517

+16,294

2,656,215

+16,294

2,663,006

+4,133

         NON U.S. CITIZENS      

31,679

1.18

31,857

1.18

-178

+1,325

31,679

+1,325

31,828

+1,530

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         UNITED STATES, TOTAL      

2,600,706

96.76

2,622,028

96.77

-21,322

+18,010

2,600,706

+18,010

2,607,598

+7,254

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

322,300

11.99

324,472

11.97

-2,172

-7,164

322,300

-7,164

323,405

-10,645

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

2,278,406

84.77

2,297,556

84.79

-19,150

+25,174

2,278,406

+25,174

2,284,193

+17,899

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         OVERSEAS, TOTAL      

87,188

3.24

87,561

3.23

-373

-391

87,188

-391

87,237

-1,590

      U.S. CITIZENS         

62,831

2.34

62,955

2.32

-124

-527

62,831

-527

62,669

-1,929

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,357

.91

24,606

.91

-249

+136

24,357

+136

24,568

+339

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         TERRITORIES      

17,895

.67

18,175

.67

-280

+391

17,895

+391

18,009

+275

      U.S. CITIZENS         

17,878

.67

18,158

.67

-280

+384

17,878

+384

17,992

+269

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

17

...

17

...

+0

+7

17

+7

17

+7

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FOREIGN COUNTRIES      

69,293

2.58

69,386

2.56

-93

-782

69,293

-782

69,228

-1,866

      U.S. CITIZENS         

44,953

1.67

44,797

1.65

+156

-911

44,953

-911

44,677

-2,198

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,340

.91

24,589

.91

-249

+129

24,340

+129

24,551

+332

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,634,603

98.02

2,656,253

98.03

-21,650

+25,459

2,634,603

+25,459

2,641,427

+14,158

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,392,897

89.02

2,396,597

88.45

-3,700

+26,095

2,392,897

+26,095

2,393,290

+17,233

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,323,569

86.45

2,330,381

86.00

-6,812

+19,646

2,323,569

+19,646

2,326,327

+14,502

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

69,328

2.58

66,216

2.44

+3,112

+6,449

69,328

+6,449

66,963

+2,731

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,278,008

84.75

2,282,842

84.25

-4,834

+15,879

2,278,008

+15,879

2,278,892

+10,707

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

114,889

4.27

113,755

4.20

+1,134

+10,216

114,889

+10,216

114,398

+6,526

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

134,129

4.99

134,407

4.96

-278

-12,740

134,129

-12,740

137,340

-10,068

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

112,927

4.20

113,027

4.17

-100

-12,603

112,927

-12,603

115,915

-9,988

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

21,202

.79

21,380

.79

-178

-137

21,202

-137

21,425

-80

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      INTERMITTENT, TOTAL         

107,577

4.00

125,249

4.62

-17,672

+12,104

107,577

+12,104

110,797

+6,992

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL         

1,306,631

48.61

1,308,363

48.29

-1,732

+8,359

1,306,631

+8,359

1,309,152

+3,349

   PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS            

1,271,125

47.29

1,273,757

47.01

-2,632

+4,325

1,271,125

+4,325

1,273,457

+1,256

   TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

35,506

1.32

34,606

1.28

+900

+4,034

35,506

+4,034

35,695

+2,093

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,327,972

49.41

1,347,890

49.75

-19,918

+17,100

1,327,972

+17,100

1,332,275

+11,096

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,127,415

41.94

1,130,551

41.72

-3,136

-1,419

1,127,415

-1,419

1,129,514

-369

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

200,557

7.46

217,339

8.02

-16,782

+18,519

200,557

+18,519

202,761

+11,464

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

19,771

.74

19,818

.73

-47

-9,432

19,771

-9,432

19,890

-9,531

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

19,315

.72

19,351

.71

-36

-9,377

19,315

-9,377

19,430

-9,426

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

320

.01

320

.01

+0

-22

320

-22

318

-45

   INTERMITTENT            

136

.01

147

.01

-11

-33

136

-33

141

-61

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

33,520

1.25

33,518

1.24

+2

+1,592

33,520

+1,592

33,518

+1,036

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

31,986

1.19

31,985

1.18

+1

+1,618

31,986

+1,618

31,985

+971

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,435

.05

1,434

.05

+1

-15

1,435

-15

1,435

+59

   INTERMITTENT            

99

...

99

...

+0

-11

99

-11

99

+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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