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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO NOVEMBER 2008


MONTH
AND YEAR



TOTAL




CHANGE
FROM
YEAR AGO






LEGISLATIVE






JUDICIAL





EXECUTIVE
TOTAL






DEFENSE




HEALTH
AND HUMAN
SERVICES

 
 

 
 
TREASURY

 
 

 
 
AGRICULTURE

 
 

 
 
INTERIOR

 
 

 
 
TRANSPORTATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL, ALL AREAS

NOVEMBER 2007

2,704,130

**

+17,065

29,835

**

33,518

*

2,640,777

**

675,050

61,542

105,761

98,523

66,930

54,463

DECEMBER 2007

2,723,402

**

+19,512

29,650

**

33,518

*

2,660,234

**

677,195

61,844

104,761

98,523

*

66,091

54,589

JANUARY 2008

2,701,690

**

+31,415

29,603

**

33,520

*

2,638,567

**

673,654

61,403

107,872

98,523

*

65,099

54,144

FEBRUARY 2008

2,708,296

**

+39,180

29,626

**

33,752

2,644,918

*

673,807

61,851

116,398

93,894

65,169

54,236

MARCH 2008

2,720,155

*

+36,667

29,617

*

33,752

*

2,656,786

*

676,345

62,172

118,907

94,442

66,352

54,355

APRIL 2008

2,724,877

*

+36,696

29,597

*

33,752

*

2,661,528

*

678,609

61,976

118,907

*

94,728

68,181

54,512

MAY 2008

2,738,812

*

+36,806

29,982

*

33,771

*

2,675,059

*

684,208

62,337

118,907

*

94,728

*

73,104

54,689

JUNE 2008

2,758,468

*

+43,073

30,287

*

33,777

*

2,694,404

*

692,176

63,059

118,907

*

94,728

*

76,765

54,923

JULY 2008

2,770,379

*

+53,449

30,429

*

33,803

*

2,706,147

*

695,694

63,379

109,644

107,142

77,754

55,189

AUGUST 2008

2,757,080

*

+48,723

30,293

*

33,754

*

2,693,033

*

692,727

63,582

106,179

105,037

76,018

55,317

SEPTEMBER 2008

2,757,872

**

+54,931

30,293

**

33,754

*

2,693,825

**

694,149

**

64,732

**

105,971

**

103,753

72,702

**

55,439

**

OCTOBER 2008

2,759,482

**

+62,093

29,918

*

33,754

*

2,695,810

**

696,300

63,767

109,398

101,731

69,558

55,710

NOVEMBER 2008*

2,716,978

**

+12,848

29,871

*

33,754

*

2,653,353

**

699,103

64,072

88,245

82,437

67,528

55,810

CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE*

2,737,644

**

+41,444

29,956

*

33,740

*

2,673,948

**

686,979

62,939

110,849

97,377

70,748

54,939

FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE*

2,738,230

**

+37,471

29,895

*

33,754

*

2,674,582

**

697,702

63,920

98,822

92,084

68,543

55,760

UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 2007

2,616,824

**

+17,927

29,828

**

33,153

*

2,553,843

**

628,731

61,288

105,062

97,291

66,605

54,141

DECEMBER 2007

2,635,818

**

+22,610

29,645

**

33,153

*

2,573,020

**

630,662

61,589

104,058

97,291

*

65,762

54,257

JANUARY 2008

2,614,480

**

+31,784

29,599

**

33,155

*

2,551,726

**

627,330

61,145

107,187

97,291

*

64,773

53,813

FEBRUARY 2008

2,620,958

**

+39,820

29,622

**

33,383

2,557,953

*

627,335

61,591

115,713

92,671

64,845

53,904

MARCH 2008

2,632,278

*

+36,794

29,610

*

33,383

*

2,569,285

*

629,443

61,910

118,235

93,218

66,021

54,021

APRIL 2008

2,636,812

*

+36,558

29,590

*

33,383

*

2,573,839

*

631,599

61,712

118,235

*

93,509

67,844

54,180

MAY 2008

2,650,990

*

+36,385

29,975

*

33,402

*

2,587,613

*

637,169

62,068

118,235

*

93,509

*

72,767

54,359

JUNE 2008

2,669,579

*

+42,419

30,280

*

33,408

*

2,605,891

*

644,166

62,788

118,235

*

93,509

*

76,416

54,595

JULY 2008

2,682,555

*

+52,808

30,423

*

33,434

*

2,618,698

*

648,846

63,097

109,002

105,937

77,399

54,859

AUGUST 2008

2,670,575

*

+47,928

30,287

*

33,385

*

2,606,903

*

647,036

63,302

105,547

103,826

75,659

54,994

SEPTEMBER 2008

2,669,588

**

+53,347

30,287

**

33,385

*

2,605,916

**

647,371

**

64,446

**

105,244

**

102,540

72,335

**

55,116

**

OCTOBER 2008

2,670,832

**

+60,336

29,912

*

33,385

*

2,607,535

**

649,425

63,475

108,668

100,524

69,201

55,385

NOVEMBER 2008*

2,628,888

**

+12,064

29,865

*

33,385

*

2,565,638

**

652,087

63,778

87,648

81,659

67,186

55,487

CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE*

2,649,776

**

+40,931

29,950

*

33,372

*

2,586,454

**

640,164

62,665

110,177

96,199

70,404

54,610

FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE*

2,649,860

**

+36,200

29,889

*

33,385

*

2,586,587

**

650,756

63,627

98,158

91,092

68,194

55,436

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA

NOVEMBER 2007

333,672

**

-9,006

28,792

**

2,805

*

302,075

**

64,611

28,354

14,639

10,862

7,409

8,952

DECEMBER 2007

334,943

**

+2,153

28,608

**

2,805

*

303,530

**

64,996

28,492

14,676

10,862

*

7,447

8,980

JANUARY 2008

332,768

**

+3,304

28,563

**

2,807

*

301,398

**

64,611

28,330

14,517

10,862

*

7,318

8,915

FEBRUARY 2008

333,323

**

+3,666

28,579

**

2,813

301,931

*

64,625

28,627

14,595

10,760

7,292

8,922

MARCH 2008

333,952

*

-7,990

28,554

*

2,813

*

302,585

*

64,742

28,617

14,588

10,824

7,285

8,970

APRIL 2008

333,939

*

-6,590

28,522

*

2,813

*

302,604

*

65,029

28,601

14,588

*

10,716

7,286

8,979

MAY 2008

335,860

*

+5,001

28,888

*

2,832

*

304,140

*

65,733

28,846

14,588

*

10,716

*

7,472

9,012

JUNE 2008

339,928

*

+5,410

29,171

*

2,838

*

307,919

*

66,621

29,352

14,588

*

10,716

*

7,630

9,079

JULY 2008

343,260

*

+7,432

29,285

*

2,864

*

311,111

*

67,870

29,462

14,909

11,091

7,704

9,181

AUGUST 2008

342,230

*

+8,762

29,181

*

2,815

*

310,234

*

67,749

29,411

14,809

10,944

7,644

9,139

SEPTEMBER 2008

342,611

**

+8,884

29,181

**

2,815

*

310,615

**

67,580

**

29,596

**

14,834

**

10,854

7,484

**

9,182

**

OCTOBER 2008

342,420

**

+9,581

28,793

*

2,815

*

310,812

**

67,829

29,530

14,803

10,778

7,405

9,218

NOVEMBER 2008*

333,499

**

-173

28,761

*

2,815

*

301,923

**

68,179

29,893

11,631

7,877

7,407

9,233

CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE*

337,617

**

+3,390

28,862

*

2,822

*

305,934

**

66,415

29,115

14,405

10,558

7,448

9,075

FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE*

337,960

**

+4,704

28,777

*

2,815

*

306,368

**

68,004

29,712

13,217

9,328

7,406

9,226

 


MONTH
AND YEAR



JUSTICE






COMMERCE






STATE






ENERGY




HOUSING
AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT






LABOR





VETERANS
AFFAIRS





HOMELAND
SECURITY




GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION




NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS SPACE
ADMINISTRATION

 


 
POSTAL
SERVICE

 

TOTAL, ALL AREAS

NOVEMBER 2007

107,576

40,919

35,308

*

14,776

9,577

16,260

257,734

160,224

12,059

*

18,496

750,929

DECEMBER 2007

107,809

40,794

35,308

*

14,838

9,607

16,364

**

258,777

161,162

12,034

18,517

767,827

JANUARY 2008

107,405

40,380

35,651

14,601

9,498

16,208

**

260,261

162,120

11,861

18,330

748,999

FEBRUARY 2008

107,451

41,467

35,740

14,647

9,458

16,205

261,643

163,217

11,827

18,452

747,165

MARCH 2008

107,589

41,656

35,866

14,675

9,446

16,247

263,350

165,348

11,843

18,480

747,437

APRIL 2008

107,813

41,520

35,914

14,698

9,479

16,230

265,067

166,522

11,839

18,518

743,737

MAY 2008

107,730

41,283

36,048

14,802

9,500

16,225

267,512

167,555

11,858

18,554

741,461

JUNE 2008

108,388

41,589

36,048

*

15,026

9,694

16,321

271,571

169,058

11,937

18,636

738,809

JULY 2008

108,595

41,709

36,048

*

15,026

9,762

16,368

274,238

171,264

11,959

18,675

735,414

AUGUST 2008

108,873

41,943

36,048

*

15,234

9,792

16,276

274,238

*

172,072

11,933

18,630

732,113

SEPTEMBER 2008

109,331

**

42,155

**

36,421

**

15,246

**

9,818

**

16,243

**

279,049

**

172,863

**

11,981

**

18,533

**

728,276

**

OCTOBER 2008

109,757

42,877

36,421

*

15,269

9,749

16,222

281,362

174,105

11,997

18,466

724,771

NOVEMBER 2008*

110,032

39,220

36,472

**

15,215

8,868

16,238

283,491

175,172

12,021

18,445

723,171

CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE*

108,451

41,436

36,062

**

14,949

9,551

16,253

271,071

169,027

11,914

18,520

737,396

FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE*

109,895

41,049

36,447

**

15,242

9,309

16,230

282,427

174,639

12,009

18,456

723,971

UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 2007

105,607

40,143

14,194

*

14,763

9,500

16,225

254,004

156,350

12,003

*

18,483

747,449

DECEMBER 2007

105,830

40,028

14,194

*

14,823

9,529

16,329

**

255,028

157,408

11,977

18,504

764,190

JANUARY 2008

105,429

39,690

14,353

14,588

9,421

16,174

**

256,514

158,366

11,805

18,318

745,589

FEBRUARY 2008

105,473

40,774

14,492

14,634

9,382

16,171

257,878

159,456

11,771

18,439

743,758

MARCH 2008

105,612

40,962

14,551

14,662

9,370

16,212

259,579

161,566

11,787

18,467

744,011

APRIL 2008

105,828

40,824

14,574

14,685

9,403

16,196

261,270

162,706

11,783

18,505

740,327

MAY 2008

105,746

40,945

14,619

14,789

9,426

16,191

263,727

163,740

11,801

18,541

738,048

JUNE 2008

106,400

41,258

14,619

*

15,013

9,620

16,286

267,756

165,218

11,879

18,624

735,374

JULY 2008

106,606

41,383

14,619

*

15,013

9,689

16,333

270,385

167,388

11,904

18,662

731,947

AUGUST 2008

106,891

41,613

14,619

*

15,219

9,719

16,240

270,385

*

168,350

11,879

18,617

728,651

SEPTEMBER 2008

107,338

**

41,812

**

14,661

**

15,230

**

9,745

**

16,207

**

275,135

**

168,899

**

11,927

**

18,520

**

724,831

**

OCTOBER 2008

107,776

42,534

14,661

*

15,252

9,677

16,185

277,428

169,925

11,943

18,453

721,335

NOVEMBER 2008*

108,041

38,940

14,788

**

15,198

8,800

16,201

279,536

170,992

11,968

18,432

719,737

CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE*

106,467

40,976

14,596

**

14,935

9,477

16,218

267,236

165,146

11,859

18,507

733,964

FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE*

107,909

40,737

14,725

**

15,225

9,239

16,193

278,482

170,459

11,956

18,443

720,536

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA

NOVEMBER 2007

23,001

22,041

11,669

*

4,981

3,306

5,867

7,636

21,444

4,198

*

4,093

14,643

DECEMBER 2007

22,997

22,035

11,669

*

5,010

3,323

5,901

**

7,698

21,553

4,178

4,099

15,212

JANUARY 2008

22,903

21,902

11,762

4,950

3,293

5,846

**

7,506

21,608

4,098

4,055

14,711

FEBRUARY 2008

22,967

22,058

11,798

4,954

3,274

5,841

7,554

21,675

4,069

4,070

14,633

MARCH 2008

22,917

22,144

11,839

4,976

3,275

5,843

7,456

21,925

4,074

4,059

14,695

APRIL 2008

22,919

22,053

11,840

4,993

3,287

5,835

7,518

21,946

4,076

4,064

14,570

MAY 2008

22,859

22,096

11,881

5,039

3,307

5,837

7,602

22,069

4,083

4,050

14,442

JUNE 2008

23,314

22,432

11,881

*

5,162

3,410

5,907

7,924

22,322

4,108

4,051

14,416

JULY 2008

23,401

22,612

11,881

*

5,162

3,459

5,951

8,020

22,682

4,132

4,047

14,249

AUGUST 2008

23,354

22,696

11,881

*

5,191

3,437

5,858

8,020

*

22,910

4,124

4,015

14,179

SEPTEMBER 2008

23,532

**

22,771

**

11,871

**

5,218

**

3,429

**

5,828

**

8,182

**

23,103

**

4,136

**

4,016

**

14,051

**

OCTOBER 2008

23,801

22,744

11,871

*

5,214

3,397

5,811

8,217

23,172

4,120

4,015

14,012

NOVEMBER 2008*

23,853

19,809

11,981

**

5,134

3,102

5,798

8,209

23,338

4,134

4,020

13,959

CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE*

23,256

22,120

11,862

**

5,090

3,334

5,850

7,837

22,432

4,105

4,042

14,356

FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE*

23,827

21,277

11,926

**

5,174

3,250

5,805

8,213

23,255

4,127

4,018

13,986

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

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