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TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY

		SEPTEMBER 2008			AUGUST 2008			CHANGE FROM			AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES		TOTAL*	PERCENT		TOTAL*	PERCENT		AUGUST 2007	SEPTEMBER 2007		CALENDAR YEAR 2008*	CHANGE FROM CALENDAR YEAR	FISCAL YEAR 2008*	CHANGE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2007
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/		2,757,872	100.00		2,757,080	100.00		+792	+54,931		2,737,514	+42,326	2,730,213	+34,955
FULL-TIME		2,519,051	91.34		2,522,552	91.49		-3,501	+61,865		2,495,794	+47,036	2,485,849	+39,460
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		2,366,382	85.80		2,358,919	85.56		+7,463	+50,744		2,347,462	+38,695	2,341,446	+32,050
WITH TEMPORARY AND
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS		152,669	5.54		163,633	5.94		-10,964	+11,121		148,332	+8,341	144,403	+7,410
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)		132,048	4.79		129,812	4.71		+2,236	-11,148		134,265	-11,154	135,744	-10,647
INTERMITTENT		106,773	3.87		104,716	3.80		+2,057	+4,214		107,456	+6,445	108,620	+6,142
U.S. CITIZENS		2,724,689	98.80		2,724,621	98.82		+68	+53,929		2,705,196	+41,230	2,698,004	+33,732
NON U.S. CITIZENS		33,183	1.20		32,459	1.18		+724	+1,002		32,319	+1,097	32,209	+1,223
UNITED STATES, TOTAL		2,669,588	96.80		2,670,575	96.86		-987	+53,347		2,649,757	+41,982	2,642,579	+35,191
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
METROPOLITAN AREA		342,611	12.42		342,230	12.41		+381	+8,884		337,541	+3,097	336,610	+1,883
OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.
METROPOLITAN AREA		2,326,977	84.38		2,328,345	84.45		-1,368	+44,463		2,312,216	+38,885	2,305,969	+33,309
OVERSEAS, TOTAL		88,284	3.20		86,505	3.14		+1,779	+1,584		87,757	+344	87,633	-238
U.S. CITIZENS		63,061	2.29		62,058	2.25		+1,003	+923		63,169	+79	63,033	-537
NON U.S. CITIZENS		25,223	.91		24,447	.89		+776	+661		24,588	+265	24,601	+300
TERRITORIES		18,458	.67		18,043	.65		+415	+599		18,085	+372	18,078	+340
U.S. CITIZENS		18,443	.67		18,027	.65		+416	+601		18,068	+369	18,061	+336
NON U.S. CITIZENS		15	...		16	...		-1	-2		17	+3	17	+4
FOREIGN COUNTRIES		69,826	2.53		68,462	2.48		+1,364	+985		69,672	-28	69,556	-577
U.S. CITIZENS		44,618	1.62		44,031	1.60		+587	+322		45,101	-289	44,972	-874
NON U.S. CITIZENS		25,208	.91		24,431	.89		+777	+663		24,571	+261	24,584	+296
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL		2,693,825	97.68		2,693,033	97.68		+792	+54,013		2,673,807	+41,225	2,666,613	+33,849
FULL-TIME, TOTAL		2,456,930	89.09		2,460,431	89.24		-3,501	+60,880		2,434,033	+45,792	2,424,207	+38,241
TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:
IN PERMANENT POSITIONS		2,374,464	86.10		2,371,052	86.00		+3,412	+49,725		2,350,732	+38,763	2,345,174	+32,583
IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS		82,466	2.99		89,379	3.24		-6,913	+11,155		83,301	+7,029	79,033	+5,658
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		2,323,070	84.23		2,315,607	83.99		+7,463	+48,785		2,304,209	+36,336	2,298,264	+29,809
WITH TEMPORARY AND
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS		133,860	4.85		144,824	5.25		-10,964	+12,095		129,824	+9,456	125,943	+8,432
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)
TOTAL		130,338	4.73		128,102	4.65		+2,236	-11,092		132,535	-11,049	134,009	-10,576
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		108,048	3.92		108,399	3.93		-351	-12,572		111,189	-11,941	112,622	-11,233
WITH TEMPORARY AND
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS		22,290	.81		19,703	.71		+2,587	+1,480		21,347	+893	21,387	+657
INTERMITTENT, TOTAL		106,557	3.86		104,500	3.79		+2,057	+4,225		107,239	+6,482	108,397	+6,184
COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL		1,340,952	48.62		1,337,634	48.52		+3,318	+29,106		1,329,541	+18,108	1,324,966	+14,313
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		1,296,719	47.02		1,290,608	46.81		+6,111	+25,801		1,287,999	+16,106	1,284,857	+12,437
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE
APPOINTMENTS		44,233	1.60		47,026	1.71		-2,793	+3,305		41,541	+2,000	40,109	+1,875
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE
SERVICES, TOTAL		1,352,873	49.05		1,355,399	49.16		-2,526	+24,907		1,344,267	+23,118	1,341,647	+19,632
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		1,142,547	41.43		1,140,991	41.38		+1,556	+10,487		1,135,274	+8,248	1,134,023	+6,195
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE
APPOINTMENTS		210,326	7.63		214,408	7.78		-4,082	+14,420		208,993	+14,870	207,624	+13,436
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL		30,293	1.10		30,293	1.10		+0	+633		29,970	+370	29,918	+345
FULL-TIME		29,873	1.08		29,873	1.08		+0	+668		29,532	+424	29,475	+416
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)		301	.01		301	.01		+0	-19		318	-20	318	-28
INTERMITTENT		119	...		119	...		+0	-16		119	-34	125	-43
JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL		33,754	1.22		33,754	1.22		+0	+285		33,737	+731	33,682	+761
FULL-TIME		32,248	1.17		32,248	1.17		+0	+317		32,229	+820	32,168	+804
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)		1,409	.05		1,409	.05		+0	-37		1,411	-85	1,417	-43
INTERMITTENT		97	...		97	...		+0	+5		97	-3	98	+1

*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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