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TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO JULY 2008

					PERMANENT POSITIONS							TEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL ALL POSITIONS			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
JULY 2007		2,653,061	*		2,466,060	*	2,322,490	*	143,570	*		187,001	*	89,004	*	97,997	*
AUGUST 2007		2,645,239	**		2,463,409	**	2,319,918	**	143,491	**		181,830	**	82,713	**	99,117	**
SEPTEMBER 2007		2,639,812	**		2,468,229	**	2,324,739	**	143,490	**		171,583	**	71,311	**	100,272	**
OCTOBER 2007		2,634,074	*		2,466,448	*	2,323,343	*	143,105	*		167,626	*	66,840	*	100,786	*
NOVEMBER 2007		2,640,777	**		2,469,380	**	2,328,014	**	141,366	**		171,397	**	65,469	**	105,928	**
DECEMBER 2007		2,660,234	**		2,469,963	**	2,334,143	**	135,820	**		190,271	**	66,374	**	123,897	**
JANUARY 2008		2,638,567	**		2,461,556	**	2,327,311	**	134,245	**		177,011	**	69,494	**	107,517	**
FEBRUARY 2008		2,644,918	*		2,464,357	*	2,329,229	*	135,128	*		180,561	*	73,632	*	106,929	*
MARCH 2008		2,656,786	*		2,471,736	*	2,335,948	*	135,788	*		185,050	*	76,571	*	108,479	*
APRIL 2008		2,661,528	*		2,472,226	*	2,336,257	*	135,969	*		189,302	*	81,124	*	108,178	*
MAY 2008		2,675,059	*		2,481,917	*	2,347,832	*	134,085	*		193,142	*	85,470	*	107,672	*
JUNE 2008		2,694,404	*		2,494,229	*	2,360,935	*	133,294	*		200,175	*	94,066	*	106,109	*
JULY 2008*		2,706,147	*		2,506,197	*	2,373,562	*	132,635	*		199,950	*	97,505	*	102,445	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,668,201			2,478,888		2,344,439		134,449			189,313		82,552		106,761
FISCAL YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,661,249			2,475,801		2,339,657		136,144			185,449		77,655		107,794
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		36,048	*		29,541	*	29,541	*	...	*		6,507	*	2,206	*	4,301	*
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		109,644			97,669		94,555		3,114			11,975		10,732		1,243
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		695,694			669,753		654,640		15,113			25,941		22,109		3,832
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		262,195			246,466		243,876		2,590			15,729		15,285		444
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		181,599			181,440		180,102		1,338			159		164		5
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		157,168			152,353		150,340		2,013			4,815		4,474		341
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,980			21,980		21,874		106			...		1		1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		72,752			67,514		58,448		9,066			5,238		2,185		3,053
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		108,595			106,781		105,559		1,222			1,814		1,467		347
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		77,754			60,266		58,797		1,469			17,488		15,726		1,762
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		107,142			85,180		83,080		2,100			21,962		18,926		3,036
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		41,709			37,425		32,028		5,397			4,284		3,420		864
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,368			15,893		15,373		520			475		458		17
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		63,379			55,422		55,422		...			7,957		5,564		2,393
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,762			9,668		9,612		56			94		88		6
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		55,189			53,668		53,344		324			1,521		1,386		135
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,026			14,835		14,658		177			191		183		8
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,281			4,007		3,921		86			274		184		90
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		274,238			266,480		245,050		21,430			7,758		5,405		2,353
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		171,264			168,774		152,449		16,325			2,490		1,356		1,134
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,456			18,379		16,875		1,504			77		60		17
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,208			2,160		2,118		42			48		43		5
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,832	*		4,831	*	4,603	*	228	*		1	*	1	*	...	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		11,959			11,959		11,846		113			...		...		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,675			16,992		16,850		142			1,683		1,631		52
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,202			3,202		2,741		461			...		...		...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,645			1,615		1,545		70			30		28		2
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		4,003			3,708		3,612		96			295		171		124
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,299			5,299		4,488		811			...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		4,019			2,411		2,287		124			1,608		1,599		9
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,998	*		4,899	*	4,797	*	102	*		99	*	85	*	14	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		64,448			61,956		60,531		1,425			2,492		2,358		134
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,047	*		2,047	*	2,022	*	25	*		...	*	...	*	...	*
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		2,316	*	2,301	*	15	*		199	*	182	*	17	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		735,414			654,796		595,203		59,593			80,618		292		80,326

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

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