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TABLE 11 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY

					COMPETITIVE SERVICE							EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
AGENCY		TOTAL*			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2008		2,757,872	**		1,343,385	**	1,299,144	**	44,241	**		1,414,487	**	1,184,913	**	229,574	**
AUGUST 2008		2,757,080	*		1,340,067	*	1,293,033	*	47,034	*		1,417,013	*	1,183,357	*	233,656	*
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2008		30,293	**		2,433	**	2,425	**	8	**		27,860	**	8,908	**	18,952	**
AUGUST 2008		30,293	*		2,433	*	2,425	*	8	*		27,860	*	8,908	*	18,952	*
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2008		3,119	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		3,119	*	3,033	*	86	*
AUGUST 2008		3,119			...		...		...			3,119		3,033		86
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2008		2,391	*		2,325	*	2,318	*	7	*		66	*	35	*	31	*
AUGUST 2008		2,391			2,325		2,318		7			66		35		31
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SEPTEMBER 2008		3,871	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		3,871	*	3,568	*	303	*
AUGUST 2008		3,871	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		3,871	*	3,568	*	303	*
JUDICIAL BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2008		33,754	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		33,754	*	33,458	*	296	*
AUGUST 2008		33,754	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		33,754	*	33,458	*	296	*
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2008		2,693,825	**		1,340,952	**	1,296,719	**	44,233	**		1,352,873	**	1,142,547	**	210,326	**
AUGUST 2008		2,693,033	*		1,337,634	*	1,290,608	*	47,026	*		1,355,399	*	1,140,991	*	214,408	*
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SEPTEMBER 2008		1,701	**		724	**	722	**	2	**		977	**	270	**	707	**
AUGUST 2008		1,706			716		715		1			990		280		710
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2008		1,782,079	**		1,204,970	**	1,163,708	**	41,262	**		577,109	**	454,725	**	122,384	**
AUGUST 2008		1,777,573	*		1,201,891	*	1,157,844	*	44,047	*		575,682	*	450,633	*	125,049	*
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEPTEMBER 2008		36,421	**		8,529	**	7,257	**	1,272	**		27,892	**	22,389	**	5,503	**
AUGUST 2008		36,048	*		8,467	*	7,181	*	1,286	*		27,581	*	22,272	*	5,309	*
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEPTEMBER 2008		105,971	**		98,495	**	97,290	**	1,205	**		7,476	**	6,814	**	662	**
AUGUST 2008		106,179			98,872		97,561		1,311			7,307		6,574		733
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEPTEMBER 2008		694,149	**		541,956	**	525,787	**	16,169	**		152,193	**	106,224	**	45,969	**
AUGUST 2008		692,727			539,765		522,982		16,783			152,962		105,630		47,332
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
SEPTEMBER 2008		261,488	**		199,460	**	188,664	**	10,796	**		62,028	**	39,170	**	22,858	**
AUGUST 2008		261,153			198,570		187,617		10,953			62,583		38,591		23,992
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SEPTEMBER 2008		181,875	**		154,560	**	152,505	**	2,055	**		27,315	**	21,973	**	5,342	**
AUGUST 2008		181,596			153,927		151,790		2,137			27,669		21,971		5,698
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
SEPTEMBER 2008		154,545	**		116,420	**	113,908	**	2,512	**		38,125	**	29,398	**	8,727	**
AUGUST 2008		154,646			115,883		113,512		2,371			38,763		29,387		9,376
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2008		22,166	**		20,509	**	20,383	**	126	**		1,657	**	1,236	**	421	**
AUGUST 2008		22,103			20,423		20,307		116			1,680		1,229		451
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
SEPTEMBER 2008		74,075	**		51,007	**	50,327	**	680	**		23,068	**	14,447	**	8,621	**
AUGUST 2008		73,229			50,962		49,756		1,206			22,267		14,452		7,815
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEPTEMBER 2008		109,331	**		62,879	**	62,489	**	390	**		46,452	**	43,568	**	2,884	**
AUGUST 2008		108,873			62,778		62,380		398			46,095		43,290		2,805
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SEPTEMBER 2008		72,702	**		61,342	**	53,518	**	7,824	**		11,360	**	3,060	**	8,300	**
AUGUST 2008		76,018			62,816		53,519		9,297			13,202		3,067		10,135
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SEPTEMBER 2008		103,753			91,338		82,075		9,263			12,415		2,934		9,481
AUGUST 2008		105,037			91,698		82,017		9,681			13,339		3,054		10,285
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEPTEMBER 2008		42,155	**		30,614	**	29,833	**	781	**		11,541	**	10,013	**	1,528	**
AUGUST 2008		41,943			30,622		29,768		854			11,321		9,740		1,581
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SEPTEMBER 2008		16,243	**		14,284	**	14,041	**	243	**		1,959	**	1,618	**	341	**
AUGUST 2008		16,276			14,288		14,046		242			1,988		1,645		343
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SEPTEMBER 2008		64,732	**		49,755	**	49,317	**	438	**		14,977	**	5,112	**	9,865	**
AUGUST 2008		63,582			49,663		49,209		454			13,919		5,094		8,825
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2008		9,818	**		8,725	**	8,707	**	18	**		1,093	**	822	**	271	**
AUGUST 2008		9,792			8,665		8,644		21			1,127		818		309
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SEPTEMBER 2008		55,439	**		7,918	**	7,894	**	24	**		47,521	**	46,079	**	1,442	**
AUGUST 2008		55,317			7,903		7,877		26			47,414		45,964		1,450
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SEPTEMBER 2008		15,246	**		13,039	**	13,016	**	23	**		2,207	**	1,823	**	384	**
AUGUST 2008		15,234			12,989		12,966		23			2,245		1,819		426
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SEPTEMBER 2008		4,207	**		3,223	**	3,221	**	2	**		984	**	683	**	301	**
AUGUST 2008		4,237			3,219		3,217		2			1,018		681		337
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER 2008		279,049	**		131,161	**	128,572	**	2,589	**		147,888	**	124,001	**	23,887	**
AUGUST 2008		274,238	*		129,207	*	126,540	*	2,667	*		145,031	*	121,117	*	23,914	*
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SEPTEMBER 2008		172,863	**		81,712	**	80,691	**	1,021	**		91,151	**	79,585	**	11,566	**
AUGUST 2008		172,072			80,939		79,937		1,002			91,133		79,868		11,265
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2008		910,045	**		135,258	**	132,289	**	2,969	**		774,787	**	687,552	**	87,235	**
AUGUST 2008		913,754	*		135,027	*	132,049	*	2,978	*		778,727	*	690,078	*	88,649	*
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2008		1,873	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		1,873	*	1,859	*	14	*
AUGUST 2008		1,873	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		1,873	*	1,859	*	14	*
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2008		18,209	**		14,899	**	14,814	**	85	**		3,310	**	1,846	**	1,464	**
AUGUST 2008		18,267			14,894		14,812		82			3,373		1,856		1,517
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2008		2,189	**		1,641	**	1,612	**	29	**		548	**	527	**	21	**
AUGUST 2008		2,202			1,663		1,657		6			539		519		20
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2008		1,824	**		1,225	**	1,219	**	6	**		599	**	542	**	57	**
AUGUST 2008		1,821			1,222		1,217		5			599		544		55
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
SEPTEMBER 2008		4,940	**		4,156	**	3,979	**	177	**		784	**	553	**	231	**
AUGUST 2008		4,832	*		4,072	*	3,945	*	127	*		760	*	504	*	256	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2008		11,981	**		10,998	**	10,987	**	11	**		983	**	890	**	93	**
AUGUST 2008		11,933			10,974		10,958		16			959		848		111
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2008		18,533	**		17,431	**	16,088	**	1,343	**		1,102	**	1,000	**	102	**
AUGUST 2008		18,630			17,475		16,100		1,375			1,155		1,044		111
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2008		3,138	**		2,516	**	2,483	**	33	**		622	**	93	**	529	**
AUGUST 2008		3,136			2,506		2,474		32			630		76		554
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2008		1,641	**		886	**	884	**	2	**		755	**	730	**	25	**
AUGUST 2008		1,641			889		887		2			752		734		18
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2008		4,107	**		...	**	...	**	...	**		4,107	**	3,836	**	271	**
AUGUST 2008		3,994			...		...		...			3,994		3,744		250
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 2008		5,440	**		4,069	**	4,019	**	50	**		1,371	**	1,310	**	61	**
AUGUST 2008		5,394			4,045		3,995		50			1,349		1,283		66
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2008		967	**		952	**	952	**	...	**		15	**	11	**	4	**
AUGUST 2008		965			950		950		...			15		11		4
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2008		3,632	**		2,047	**	2,037	**	10	**		1,585	**	1,464	**	121	**
AUGUST 2008		3,607			2,043		2,031		12			1,564		1,454		110
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2008		3,826	*		3,251	*	2,456	*	795	*		575	*	221	*	354	*
AUGUST 2008		3,826			3,251		2,456		795			575		221		354
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
SEPTEMBER 2008		4,961	**		4,768	**	4,690	**	78	**		193	**	117	**	76	**
AUGUST 2008		4,943			4,744		4,666		78			199		117		82
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2008		64,007	**		55,639	**	55,490	**	149	**		8,368	**	7,394	**	974	**
AUGUST 2008		63,916			55,534		55,325		209			8,382		7,066		1,316
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2008		1,975	**		1,381	**	1,376	**	5	**		594	**	523	**	71	**
AUGUST 2008		2,047	*		1,397	*	1,395	*	2	*		650	*	539	*	111	*
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2008		2,515	*		1,006	*	986	*	20	*		1,509	*	889	*	620	*
AUGUST 2008		2,515	*		1,006	*	986	*	20	*		1,509	*	889	*	620	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
SEPTEMBER 2008		728,276	**		...	**	...	**	...	**		728,276	**	648,370	**	79,906	**
AUGUST 2008		732,113			...		...		...			732,113		651,300		80,813

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

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