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

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
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	*
AUGUST 2008		2,693,033	*		2,431,599	*	2,315,607	*	108,399	*	7,593	*		261,434	*	144,824	*	19,703	*	96,907	*
SEPTEMBER 2008		2,693,825	**		2,439,266	**	2,323,070	**	108,048	**	8,148	**		254,559	**	133,860	**	22,290	**	98,409	**
OCTOBER 2008		2,695,810	**		2,447,147	**	2,330,560	**	108,650	**	7,937	**		248,663	**	129,287	**	22,256	**	97,120	**
NOVEMBER 2008*		2,653,353	**		2,410,333	**	2,294,821	**	107,355	**	8,157	**		243,020	**	123,114	**	22,402	**	97,504	**
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,673,948			2,424,267		2,305,751		110,609		7,907			249,681		129,165		21,525		98,990
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,674,582			2,428,740		2,312,691		108,003		8,047			245,842		126,201		22,329		97,312
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		36,472	**		29,725	**	29,048	**	161	**	516	**		6,747	**	2,897	**	900	**	2,950	**
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		88,245			87,180		85,356		1,594		230			1,065		620		216		229
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		699,103			636,713		624,713		10,694		1,306			62,390		52,639		8,225		1,526
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		264,241			230,035		227,962		1,858		215			34,206		32,183		1,409		614
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		182,329			175,048		174,240		808		...			7,281		6,636		591		54
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		154,778			143,792		142,756		1,003		33			10,986		10,133		808		45
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		22,624			22,072		21,974		97		1			552		476		76		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		75,131			65,766		57,781		6,928		1,057			9,365		3,211		5,341		813
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		110,032			106,621		105,715		901		5			3,411		2,344		881		186
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		67,528			56,277		54,986		1,184		107			11,251		8,372		1,747		1,132
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		82,437			69,699		68,536		937		226			12,738		9,249		1,971		1,518
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		39,220			34,990		29,321		1,950		3,719			4,230		2,456		110		1,664
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,238			15,675		15,181		494		...			563		455		91		17
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		64,072			55,136		54,198		900		38			8,936		7,243		465		1,228
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		8,868			8,659		8,615		44		...			209		171		36		2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		55,810			54,487		54,167		314		6			1,323		1,110		206		7
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,215			14,856		14,675		180		1			359		318		38		3
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,160			3,911		3,834		77		...			249		188		36		25
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		283,491			257,273		241,458		14,523		1,292			26,218		16,350		5,546		4,322
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		175,172			162,377		149,838		12,514		25			12,795		7,575		539		4,681
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,249			16,692		16,071		607		14			1,557		598		133		826
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,198			2,169		2,130		39		...			29		24		5		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		5,100			4,624		4,446		178		...			476		410		56		10
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,021			11,928		11,818		110		...			93		71		21		1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,445			17,050		16,881		169		...			1,395		1,349		28		18
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,202			2,586		2,466		109		11			616		179		433		4
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,637			1,609		1,539		70		...			28		19		8		1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		4,088			3,884		3,779		104		1			204		100		16		88
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,433			5,337		4,376		311		650			96		80		15		1
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		5,018			2,693		2,681		12		...			2,325		2,120		9		196
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,512	*		4,383	*	4,301	*	77	*	5	*		129	*	104	*	19	*	6	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		63,975			63,243		61,848		1,395		...			732		308		403		21
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		1,962	**		1,901	**	1,890	**	11	**	...	**		61	**	57	**	2	**	2	**
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*		640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		723,171			644,229		586,981		57,248		...			78,942		2,299		13		76,630

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

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