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

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
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	*
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	**
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,673,807			2,423,273		2,304,209		111,189		7,876			250,534		129,824		21,347		99,363
FISCAL YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,666,613			2,418,880		2,298,264		112,622		7,994			247,733		125,943		21,387		100,403
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		36,421	**		29,646	**	29,019	**	142	**	485	**		6,775	**	2,923	**	843	**	3,009	**
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		105,971	**		104,104	**	101,857	**	1,897	**	350	**		1,867	**	997	**	249	**	621	**
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		694,149	**		632,011	**	620,734	**	9,957	**	1,320	**		62,138	**	52,533	**	8,127	**	1,478	**
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		261,488	**		227,834	**	225,834	**	1,787	**	213	**		33,654	**	31,806	**	1,342	**	506	**
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		181,875	**		174,478	**	173,657	**	791	**	30	**		7,397	**	6,854	**	518	**	25	**
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		154,545	**		143,306	**	142,305	**	965	**	36	**		11,239	**	10,234	**	797	**	208	**
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		22,166	**		21,619	**	21,527	**	91	**	1	**		547	**	468	**	79	**	...	**
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		74,075	**		64,774	**	57,411	**	6,323	**	1,040	**		9,301	**	3,171	**	5,391	**	739	**
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		109,331	**		106,057	**	105,138	**	914	**	5	**		3,274	**	2,347	**	778	**	149	**
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		72,702	**		56,578	**	55,356	**	1,125	**	97	**		16,124	**	13,096	**	1,903	**	1,125	**
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		103,753			85,009		83,637		1,139		233			18,744		14,691		2,142		1,911
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		42,155	**		39,846	**	33,708	**	2,467	**	3,671	**		2,309	**	2,085	**	105	**	119	**
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,243	**		15,659	**	15,170	**	489	**	...	**		584	**	483	**	82	**	19	**
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		64,732	**		54,429	**	53,495	**	895	**	39	**		10,303	**	7,281	**	400	**	2,622	**
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,818	**		9,529	**	9,483	**	46	**	...	**		289	**	269	**	17	**	3	**
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		55,439	**		53,973	**	53,658	**	310	**	5	**		1,466	**	1,275	**	186	**	5	**
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,246	**		14,839	**	14,668	**	170	**	1	**		407	**	370	**	35	**	2	**
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,207	**		3,904	**	3,823	**	81	**	...	**		303	**	215	**	34	**	54	**
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		279,049	**		252,573	**	237,040	**	14,274	**	1,259	**		26,476	**	16,899	**	5,470	**	4,107	**
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		172,863	**		160,276	**	147,946	**	12,303	**	27	**		12,587	**	7,962	**	515	**	4,110	**
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,209	**		16,660	**	16,023	**	624	**	13	**		1,549	**	611	**	114	**	824	**
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,189	**		2,139	**	2,100	**	39	**	...	**		50	**	46	**	4	**	...	**
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,940	**		4,532	**	4,355	**	177	**	...	**		408	**	352	**	47	**	9	**
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		11,981	**		11,877	**	11,765	**	112	**	...	**		104	**	84	**	19	**	1	**
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,533	**		17,088	**	16,921	**	167	**	...	**		1,445	**	1,405	**	22	**	18	**
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,138	**		2,576	**	2,458	**	108	**	10	**		562	**	162	**	395	**	5	**
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,641	**		1,614	**	1,543	**	71	**	...	**		27	**	22	**	5	**	...	**
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		4,107	**		3,836	**	3,730	**	106	**	...	**		271	**	101	**	17	**	153	**
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,440	**		5,329	**	4,396	**	311	**	622	**		111	**	95	**	16	**	...	**
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		3,826	*		2,677	*	2,664	*	13	*	...	*		1,149	*	1,047	*	10	*	92	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,961	**		4,807	**	4,725	**	78	**	4	**		154	**	127	**	21	**	6	**
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		64,007	**		62,884	**	61,505	**	1,379	**	...	**		1,123	**	586	**	513	**	24	**
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		1,975	**		1,899	**	1,886	**	13	**	...	**		76	**	66	**	1	**	9	**
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*		640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		728,276	**		648,370	**	590,180	**	58,190	**	...	**		79,906	**	2,226	**	13	**	77,667	**

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

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