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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - May 2009

TABLE 7 -- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTED AGENCY, MAY 2009
 TOTAL EMPLOYMENTFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
MAY 2009CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEARMAY 2009CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEAR
AGENCYTOTAL*PERCENTAPRIL 2009MAY 20082009 AVERAGE TO DATE*TOTAL*PERCENTAPRIL 2009MAY 20082009 AVERAGE TO DATE*
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/ 2,859,724 * 100.00 -54,292 +120,912 2,793,558 2,398,448 * 100.00 +3,184 +49,442 2,377,887
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 29,929 * 1.05 +3 -53 29,913 11,149 * .46 ... +118 11,132
CONGRESS 17,530 * .61 ... -206 17,537 NR * ... NR NR NR
U.S. SENATE 6,820 * .24 ... -205 6,820 NR * ... NR NR NR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY 10,710 * .37 ... -1 10,717 NR * ... NR NR NR
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 3,191 * .11 ... +64 3,166 3,015 * .13 ... +115 2,998
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 2,378 * .08 ... +21 2,378 2,340 * .10 ... +17 2,340
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 3,871 * .14 ... +64 3,871 3,447 * .14 ... -16 3,447
JUDICIAL BRANCH 33,754 * 1.18 ... -17 33,754 32,240 * 1.34 ... -15 32,240
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 2,796,041 * 97.77 -54,295 +120,982 2,729,891 2,355,059 * 98.19 +3,184 +49,339 2,334,515
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 36,821 1.29 +178 +773 36,503 29,486 1.23 +103 +693 29,201
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 116,647 4.08 -4,688 -2,260 110,558 110,166 4.59 -1,924 +136 104,893
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 718,802 25.14 +7,723 +34,594 704,759 638,166 26.61 +4,033 +27,057 628,787
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 274,314 9.59 +3,938 +18,569 267,273 234,215 9.77 +1,865 +13,451 229,997
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 186,194 6.51 +1,431 +7,784 183,516 177,604 7.40 +930 +7,432 175,296
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 158,310 5.54 +1,523 +3,994 155,532 144,638 6.03 +543 +2,515 143,161
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 23,849 .83 +349 +2,099 23,053 23,108 .96 +289 +1,996 22,383
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 76,135 2.66 +482 +2,148 75,386 58,601 2.44 +406 +1,663 57,950
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 111,458 3.90 +324 +3,728 110,497 107,368 4.48 +354 +3,529 106,292
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 74,362 2.60 +5,119 +1,258 68,265 56,071 2.34 +278 +866 55,033
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 100,125 3.50 +6,523 +5,397 93,494 83,078 3.46 +437 +184 80,474
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 118,429 4.14 -69,378 +77,146 80,944 34,133 1.42 +40 +1,091 33,338
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 16,192 .57 +83 -33 16,153 15,209 .63 +34 +29 15,180
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 65,680 2.30 +310 +3,343 64,615 55,294 2.31 +147 +2,714 54,637
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,630 .34 +9 +130 9,580 9,384 .39 +9 +176 9,324
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 56,335 1.97 +147 +1,646 55,945 54,718 2.28 +156 +1,659 54,304
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 15,621 .55 +88 +819 15,404 15,073 .63 +60 +830 14,876
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,053 .14 -7 -116 4,099 3,793 .16 -14 -6 3,817
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 290,908 10.17 +829 +23,396 286,412 250,490 10.44 +1,227 +22,838 245,019
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 179,380 6.27 +1,455 +11,825 176,359 155,317 6.48 +925 +11,853 152,172
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,387 .64 +259 +205 18,179 16,081 .67 +45 +188 16,032
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,202 .08 +19 -28 2,190 2,149 .09 +19 -9 2,132
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 5,276 * .18 ... +590 5,191 4,485 * .19 ... +272 4,461
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,115 .42 +71 +257 12,022 11,919 .50 +43 +287 11,837
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,374 .64 +28 -180 18,393 16,864 .70 +58 -44 16,840
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,342 .12 +38 +245 3,241 2,546 .11 +20 +126 2,491
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,616 .06 +1 -43 1,628 1,521 .06 +5 -43 1,531
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,109 .14 +13 +296 4,091 3,802 .16 +5 +296 3,789
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,382 .19 -29 +55 5,413 4,406 .18 -3 +7 4,393
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 3,619 * .13 ... +111 4,281 2,678 * .11 ... +74 2,675
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,951 * .17 +22 -16 4,897 4,735 * .20 -6 +33 4,686
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 65,277 2.28 +411 +2,864 63,881 63,242 2.64 +385 +2,893 61,814
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,957 * .07 ... -90 1,960 1,872 * .08 ... -62 1,876
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * .09 ... ... 2,515 1,869 * .08 ... ... 1,869
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 697,194 24.38 -3,136 -44,267 712,674 567,522 23.66 -2,508 -27,849 578,628
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCLUDING                        
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 2,098,847 73.39 -51,159 +165,249 2,017,217 1,787,537 74.53 +5,692 +77,188 1,755,887

*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 49 AGENCIES FOR WHICH APRIL 2009 FIGURES WERE USED FOR MAY 2009, DUE TO LATE REPORTING.