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TABLE 7 -- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTED AGENCY, SEPTEMBER 2008

		TOTAL EMPLOYMENT									FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
		SEPTEMBER 2008				CHANGE FROM			FISCAL YEAR		SEPTEMBER 2008				CHANGE FROM			FISCAL YEAR
AGENCY		TOTAL*		PERCENT		AUGUST 2008	SEPTEMBER 2007		2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		TOTAL*		PERCENT		AUGUST 2008	SEPTEMBER 2007		2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/		2,757,872	**	100.00		+792	+54,931		2,730,213		2,366,382	**	100.00		+7,463	+50,744		2,341,446
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH		30,293	**	1.10		...	+633		29,918		11,072	**	.47		...	+102		11,024
CONGRESS		17,946	*	.65		...	+550		17,642		NR	*	...		NR	NR		NR
U.S. SENATE		7,235	*	.26		...	+549		6,933		NR	*	...		NR	NR		NR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY		10,711	*	.39		...	+1		10,710		NR	*	...		NR	NR		NR
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE		3,119	*	.11		...	-53		3,137		2,930	*	.12		...	-3		2,920
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE		2,391	*	.09		...	+139		2,324		2,347	*	.10		...	+135		2,286
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS		3,871	*	.14		...	-39		3,849		3,447	*	.15		...	-64		3,474
JUDICIAL BRANCH		33,754	*	1.22		...	+285		33,682		32,240	*	1.36		...	+1,857		32,158
EXECUTIVE BRANCH		2,693,825	**	97.68		+792	+54,013		2,666,613		2,323,070	**	98.17		+7,463	+48,785		2,298,264
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		36,421	**	1.32		+373	+1,316		35,809		29,019	**	1.23		+226	+647		28,665
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		105,971	**	3.84		-208	+2,375		111,318		101,857	**	4.30		+72	+2,813		104,992
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		694,149	**	25.17		+1,422	+20,830		682,261		620,734	**	26.23		+2,982	+13,417		611,036
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		261,488	**	9.48		+335	+15,889		253,921		225,834	**	9.54		+1,426	+10,253		220,225
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		181,875	**	6.59		+279	+6,153		177,887		173,657	**	7.34		+663	+5,550		169,844
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		154,545	**	5.60		-101	-2,637		155,133		142,305	**	6.01		+344	-3,474		142,839
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		22,166	**	.80		+63	+744		21,682		21,527	**	.91		+81	+704		21,079
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		74,075	**	2.69		+846	+681		73,638		57,411	**	2.43		+468	+384		57,048
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		109,331	**	3.96		+458	+2,039		108,009		105,138	**	4.44		+388	+1,646		103,991
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		72,702	**	2.64		-3,316	+1,045		70,238		55,356	**	2.34		-72	-167		54,914
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		103,753		3.76		-1,284	+460		98,720		83,637		3.53		-120	-580		83,363
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		42,155	**	1.53		+212	+1,235		41,355		33,708	**	1.42		+181	+714		33,180
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,243	**	.59		-33	-37		16,266		15,170	**	.64		-39	-79		15,201
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		64,732	**	2.35		+1,150	+2,230		62,440		53,495	**	2.26		+126	+432		52,774
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,818	**	.36		+26	+153		9,600		9,483	**	.40		+68	+187		9,274
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		55,439	**	2.01		+122	+1,218		54,686		53,658	**	2.27		+124	+984		53,075
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,246	**	.55		+12	+492		14,858		14,668	**	.62		+38	+476		14,284
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,207	**	.15		-30	+6		4,207		3,823	**	.16		+7	+38		3,798
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		279,049	**	10.12		+4,811	+24,866		265,791		237,040	**	10.02		+4,569	+21,445		225,700
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		172,863	**	6.27		+791	+13,416		165,904		147,946	**	6.25		+872	+12,575		141,836
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,209	**	.66		-58	+90		18,122		16,023	**	.68		-4	-76		15,970
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,189	**	.08		-13	...		2,207		2,100	**	.09		-37	...		2,131
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,940	**	.18		+108	+304		4,735		4,355	**	.18		+85	+183		4,232
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		11,981	**	.43		+48	-147		11,933		11,765	**	.50		+65	-37		11,690
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,533	**	.67		-97	+108		18,523		16,921	**	.72		-57	+36		16,913
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,138	**	.11		+2	+187		3,068		2,458	**	.10		+20	+56		2,418
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,641	**	.06		...	-72		1,670		1,543	**	.07		-5	-73		1,573
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		4,107	**	.15		+113	+394		3,842		3,730	**	.16		+85	+311		3,522
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,440	**	.20		+46	+2		5,379		4,396	**	.19		+11	-43		4,418
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		3,826	*	.14		...	-488		3,813		2,664	*	.11		...	+134		2,612
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,961	**	.18		+18	+128		4,930		4,725	**	.20		+25	+118		4,674
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		64,007	**	2.32		+91	+1,607		62,345		61,505	**	2.60		+450	+1,475		60,053
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		1,975	**	.07		-72	-75		2,046		1,886	**	.08		-48	-52		1,932
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*	.09		...	...		2,515		1,869	*	.08		...	...		1,869
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		728,276	**	26.41		-3,837	-19,529		744,085		590,180	**	24.94		-2,485	-7,797		596,081
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCLUDING
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		1,965,549	**	71.27		+4,629	+73,542		1,922,528		1,732,890	**	73.23		+9,948	+56,582		1,702,183

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH.
NR - NOT REPORTED TO THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
A/ INCLUDES 37 AGENCIES FOR WHICH AUGUST 2008 FIGURES WERE USED FOR SEPTEMBER 2008, DUE TO LATE REPORTING.

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