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Table 6

Employment and Trends - July 2009

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO JULY 2009
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTSTEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATETOTALTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENT
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 **
DECEMBER 2008 2,700,830 * 2,449,292 * 2,333,720 * 107,598 * 7,974 * 251,538 * 122,917 * 22,162 * 106,459 *
JANUARY 2009 2,685,291 * 2,441,218 * 2,326,554 * 108,113 * 6,551 * 244,073 * 120,651 * 20,915 * 102,507 *
FEBRUARY 2009 2,702,677 ** 2,454,104 ** 2,338,705 ** 108,698 ** 6,701 ** 248,573 ** 120,802 ** 22,105 ** 105,666 **
MARCH 2009 2,754,789 * 2,459,859 * 2,344,826 * 107,080 * 7,953 * 294,930 * 120,645 * 23,506 * 150,779 *
APRIL 2009 2,850,336 * 2,466,786 * 2,351,875 * 107,124 * 7,787 * 383,550 * 124,725 * 24,124 * 234,701 *
MAY 2009 2,796,041 * 2,469,497 * 2,355,059 * 106,420 * 8,018 * 326,544 * 140,194 * 22,065 * 164,285 *
JUNE 2009 2,759,484 * 2,471,386 * 2,358,491 * 104,986 * 7,909 * 288,098 * 164,374 * 20,648 * 103,076 *
JULY 2009* 2,758,874 * 2,475,753 * 2,363,726 * 105,062 * 6,965 * 283,121 * 170,968 * 19,906 * 92,247 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,758,213 2,462,658 2,348,462 106,783 7,412 295,556 137,480 21,896 136,180
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,735,749 2,454,538 2,339,834 107,109 7,595 281,211 133,768 22,009 125,434
SELECTED AGENCIES:                                    
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 37,482 30,175 29,743 117 315 7,307 3,194 819 3,294
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 112,358 109,104 106,939 1,875 290 3,254 1,538 199 1,517
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 734,065 657,779 646,805 10,615 359 76,286 68,017 7,052 1,217
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 281,123 239,612 237,901 1,488 223 41,511 39,902 962 647
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 190,021 180,661 179,942 719 ... 9,360 8,778 531 51
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 163,205 147,033 146,024 1,009 ... 16,172 15,116 1,050 6
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 24,269 * 23,537 * 23,471 * 66 * ... * 732 * 687 * 39 * 6 *
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 75,447 66,936 59,467 7,333 136 8,511 3,534 4,470 507
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 112,412 108,774 107,901 868 5 3,638 2,911 572 155
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 79,968 57,548 56,494 970 84 22,420 20,178 1,638 604
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 108,202 85,231 83,967 1,037 227 22,971 19,070 1,787 2,114
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 51,130 40,609 34,350 2,583 3,676 10,521 5,064 482 4,975
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 16,550 15,794 15,324 470 ... 756 703 47 6
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 66,868 56,611 55,688 877 46 10,257 8,576 405 1,276
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,956 9,425 9,379 46 ... 531 508 22 1
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,017 55,428 55,099 323 6 1,589 1,436 150 3
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,040 15,401 15,253 148 ... 639 618 16 5
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,085 3,847 3,771 76 ... 238 199 25 14
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 294,486 269,217 252,889 14,890 1,438 25,269 16,668 5,126 3,475
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 179,515 168,401 156,357 12,018 26 11,114 7,445 502 3,167
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,662 16,708 16,149 547 12 1,954 997 66 891
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,283 2,265 2,234 31 ... 18 12 6 ...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 6,246 5,001 4,818 183 ... 1,245 1,194 45 6
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,408 12,217 12,127 90 ... 191 182 9 ...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,539 17,145 17,016 129 ... 1,394 1,354 19 21
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,449 2,648 2,547 92 9 801 387 409 5
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,635 1,599 1,529 70 ... 36 31 4 1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,180 3,928 3,829 99 ... 252 155 18 79
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,319 5,183 4,405 313 465 136 116 15 5
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 3,805 2,707 2,697 10 ... 1,098 954 6 138
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5,028 * 4,855 * 4,775 * 76 * 4 * 173 * 148 * 19 * 6 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 67,929 65,406 64,112 1,294 ... 2,523 2,218 278 27
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,957 * 1,883 * 1,872 * 11 * ... * 74 * 72 * 2 * ... *
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 1,875 * 1,869 * 6 * ... * 640 * 614 * 2 * 24 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 688,582 616,296 561,528 54,768 ... 72,286 3,257 13 69,016

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

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