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TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO JULY 2008

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
JULY 2007		2,653,061	*		2,397,564	*	2,267,915	*	122,544	*	7,105	*		255,497	*	143,579	*	18,210	*	93,708	*
AUGUST 2007		2,645,239	**		2,398,285	**	2,268,382	**	122,260	**	7,643	**		246,954	**	134,249	**	18,663	**	94,042	**
SEPTEMBER 2007		2,639,812	**		2,402,978	**	2,274,285	**	120,620	**	8,073	**		236,834	**	121,765	**	20,810	**	94,259	**
OCTOBER 2007		2,634,074	*		2,402,133	*	2,274,083	*	119,811	*	8,239	*		231,941	*	116,100	*	21,412	*	94,429	*
NOVEMBER 2007		2,640,777	**		2,406,902	**	2,280,636	**	117,893	**	8,373	**		233,875	**	112,847	**	21,706	**	99,322	**
DECEMBER 2007		2,660,234	**		2,408,063	**	2,286,564	**	113,060	**	8,439	**		252,171	**	113,953	**	21,408	**	116,810	**
JANUARY 2008		2,638,567	**		2,402,279	**	2,281,714	**	112,960	**	7,605	**		236,288	**	115,091	**	21,225	**	99,972	**
FEBRUARY 2008		2,644,918	*		2,410,584	*	2,289,391	*	113,075	*	8,118	*		234,334	*	113,470	*	22,040	*	98,824	*
MARCH 2008		2,656,786	*		2,418,980	*	2,298,228	*	112,591	*	8,161	*		237,806	*	114,291	*	22,568	*	100,947	*
APRIL 2008		2,661,528	*		2,421,461	*	2,300,377	*	112,884	*	8,200	*		240,067	*	117,004	*	22,616	*	100,447	*
MAY 2008		2,675,059	*		2,425,671	*	2,305,720	*	112,056	*	7,895	*		249,388	*	127,582	*	21,590	*	100,216	*
JUNE 2008		2,694,404	*		2,430,546	*	2,311,437	*	110,933	*	8,176	*		263,858	*	143,564	*	20,838	*	99,456	*
JULY 2008*		2,706,147	*		2,429,075	*	2,312,337	*	109,753	*	6,985	*		277,072	*	158,730	*	19,249	*	99,093	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,668,201			2,419,799		2,299,886		112,036		7,877			248,402		127,105		21,447		99,851
FISCAL YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,661,249			2,415,569		2,294,049		113,502		8,019			245,680		123,263		21,465		100,952
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		36,048	*		29,453	*	28,793	*	159	*	501	*		6,595	*	2,954	*	918	*	2,723	*
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		109,644			106,150		103,595		2,186		369			3,494		1,692		247		1,555
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		695,694			626,245		615,775		9,961		509			69,449		60,974		7,100		1,375
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		262,195			225,073		223,404		1,453		216			37,122		35,757		849		516
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		181,599			172,779		172,069		710		...			8,820		8,197		568		55
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		157,168			142,649		141,697		922		30			14,519		13,117		991		411
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,980			21,334		21,281		52		1			646		594		38		14
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		72,752			64,410		57,324		6,824		262			8,342		3,309		4,654		379
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		108,595			105,072		104,150		917		5			3,523		2,876		538		109
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		77,754			56,524		55,400		1,032		92			21,230		19,123		1,486		621
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		107,142			85,119		83,796		1,083		240			22,023		18,210		1,678		2,135
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		41,709			39,302		33,371		2,486		3,445			2,407		2,077		98		232
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,368			15,672		15,202		470		...			696		629		44		23
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		63,379			53,779		52,843		896		40			9,600		8,143		373		1,084
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,762			9,330		9,283		47		...			432		417		12		3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		55,189			53,625		53,315		307		3			1,564		1,415		144		5
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,026			14,536		14,383		152		1			490		458		29		3
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,281			3,885		3,801		84		...			396		304		32		60
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		274,238			247,657		232,471		13,966		1,220			26,581		17,984		5,154		3,443
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		171,264			158,504		145,586		12,895		23			12,760		8,219		461		4,080
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,456			16,645		16,014		617		14			1,811		921		80		810
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,208			2,181		2,141		40		...			27		20		7		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,832	*		4,449	*	4,270	*	179	*	...	*		383	*	334	*	40	*	9	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		11,959			11,778		11,682		96		...			181		164		16		1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,675			17,154		17,012		142		...			1,521		1,469		17		35
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,202			2,550		2,437		101		12			652		304		346		2
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,645			1,625		1,556		69		...			20		17		2		1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		4,003			3,697		3,602		95		...			306		181		17		108
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,299			5,177		4,378		296		503			122		110		11		1
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		4,019			2,649		2,637		12		...			1,370		1,249		10		111
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,998	*		4,804	*	4,720	*	80	*	4	*		194	*	162	*	19	*	13	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		64,448			62,316		60,974		1,342		...			2,132		1,915		197		20
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,047	*		1,934	*	1,934	*	...	*	...	*		113	*	88	*	13	*	12	*
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*		640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		735,414			652,783		593,190		59,593		...			82,631		2,305		14		80,312

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

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