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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - September 2009

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 2009
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTSTEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATETOTALTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENT
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 *
AUGUST 2009 2,750,531 * 2,477,346 * 2,366,058 * 104,223 * 7,065 * 273,185 * 158,457 * 20,527 * 94,201 *
SEPTEMBER 2009* 2,773,878 * 2,487,123 * 2,373,452 * 105,270 * 8,401 * 286,755 * 147,382 * 23,081 * 116,292 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,759,100 2,467,008 2,353,194 106,331 7,483 292,092 140,911 21,875 129,306
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,740,158 2,459,154 2,344,821 106,715 7,618 281,004 136,960 21,975 122,070
SELECTED AGENCIES:                                    
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 37,464 30,380 29,854 134 392 7,084 2,982 882 3,220
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 109,189 107,422 105,262 1,694 466 1,767 916 220 631
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 736,592 668,989 656,769 10,978 1,242 67,603 57,868 8,246 1,489
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 281,632 244,533 242,421 1,898 214 37,099 34,883 1,553 663
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 190,988 182,892 182,080 812 ... 8,096 7,442 589 65
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 162,132 149,325 148,088 1,197 40 12,807 11,736 972 99
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 24,970 24,351 24,237 114 ... 619 554 63 2
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 76,870 67,888 59,943 6,957 988 8,982 3,253 5,069 660
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 113,495 110,072 109,207 860 5 3,423 2,300 879 244
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 75,381 57,675 56,470 1,099 106 17,706 14,279 2,127 1,300
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 104,460 85,009 83,705 1,074 230 19,451 15,322 2,305 1,824
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 80,167 40,782 34,441 2,635 3,706 39,385 7,122 124 32,139
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 16,909 16,121 15,629 492 ... 788 660 108 20
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 67,149 56,986 56,075 867 44 10,163 8,150 384 1,629
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,585 9,210 9,168 42 ... 375 343 32 ...
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,277 55,871 55,518 348 5 1,406 1,200 198 8
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 15,640 15,447 193 ... 505 430 69 6
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,101 3,844 3,768 76 ... 257 194 32 31
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 297,318 271,906 255,272 15,098 1,536 25,412 16,076 5,273 4,063
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 179,905 170,059 158,095 11,940 24 9,846 6,826 580 2,440
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,399 16,789 16,198 580 11 1,610 610 116 884
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,351 2,331 2,298 33 ... 20 15 5 ...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 6,436 5,049 4,862 187 ... 1,387 1,312 71 4
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,524 12,381 12,265 116 ... 143 120 22 1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,539 * 17,145 * 17,016 * 129 * ... * 1,394 * 1,354 * 19 * 21 *
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,386 2,668 2,557 100 11 718 219 492 7
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,644 1,611 1,539 72 ... 33 29 4 ...
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,169 3,935 3,837 98 ... 234 97 20 117
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,440 5,340 4,413 317 610 100 77 16 7
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 3,575 2,726 2,716 10 ... 849 816 8 25
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,977 * 4,864 * 4,783 * 76 * 5 * 113 * 94 * 13 * 6 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 67,631 66,077 64,708 1,369 ... 1,554 932 595 27
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,958 1,907 1,896 9 2 51 44 1 6
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 1,875 * 1,869 * 6 * ... * 640 * 614 * 2 * 24 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 678,020 608,723 554,516 54,207 ... 69,297 3,378 14 65,905

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