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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - December 2010

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY
JULY 2009JUNE 2009CHANGE FROMAVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIESTOTAL*PERCENTTOTAL*PERCENTJUNE 2008JULY 2008CALENDAR YEAR 2009*CHANGE FROM CALENDAR YEARFISCAL YEAR 2009*CHANGE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2008
                   
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/ 2,822,561 100.00 2,823,174 100.00 -613 +52,182 2,821,897 +90,086 2,799,420 +74,660
                   
FULL-TIME 2,596,437 91.99 2,584,608 91.55 +11,829 +63,066 2,547,685 +59,036 2,535,336 +56,478
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 2,407,114 85.28 2,401,880 85.08 +5,234 +51,422 2,391,845 +48,722 2,383,209 +46,004
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 189,323 6.71 182,728 6.47 +6,595 +11,644 155,840 +10,314 152,127 +10,473
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 126,688 4.49 127,354 4.51 -666 -4,023 130,398 -4,819 130,835 -5,872
INTERMITTENT 99,436 3.52 111,212 3.94 -11,776 -6,861 143,814 +35,870 133,249 +24,054
                   
U.S. CITIZENS 2,788,857 98.81 2,789,937 98.82 -1,080 +50,911 2,788,632 +88,996 2,766,295 +73,621
NON U.S. CITIZENS 33,704 1.19 33,237 1.18 +467 +1,271 33,266 +1,091 33,124 +1,038
                   
UNITED STATES, TOTAL 2,734,014 96.86 2,733,309 96.82 +705 +51,459 2,733,238 +89,288 2,710,835 +73,756
WASHINGTON, D.C.,                    
METROPOLITAN AREA 354,589 12.56 352,369 12.48 +2,220 +11,329 348,469 +12,322 346,053 +10,605
OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.                    
METROPOLITAN AREA 2,379,425 84.30 2,380,940 84.34 -1,515 +40,130 2,384,769 +76,966 2,364,782 +63,151
                   
OVERSEAS, TOTAL 88,547 3.14 89,865 3.18 -1,318 +723 88,659 +798 88,584 +903
U.S. CITIZENS 62,991 2.23 64,575 2.29 -1,584 -424 63,355 +12 63,378 +251
NON U.S. CITIZENS 25,556 .91 25,290 .90 +266 +1,147 25,304 +787 25,206 +652
                   
TERRITORIES 18,341 .65 18,327 .65 +14 +105 18,316 +278 18,448 +405
U.S. CITIZENS 18,323 .65 18,310 .65 +13 +104 18,204 +184 18,365 +339
NON U.S. CITIZENS 18 ... 17 ... +1 +1 112 +95 83 +66
                   
FOREIGN COUNTRIES 70,206 2.49 71,538 2.53 -1,332 +618 70,343 +520 70,136 +498
U.S. CITIZENS 44,668 1.58 46,265 1.64 -1,597 -528 45,151 -172 45,013 -89
NON U.S. CITIZENS 25,538 .90 25,273 .90 +265 +1,146 25,192 +692 25,123 +587
                   
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL 2,758,874 97.74 2,759,484 97.74 -610 +52,727 2,758,213 +90,012 2,735,749 +74,500
                   
FULL-TIME, TOTAL 2,534,694 89.80 2,522,865 89.36 +11,829 +63,627 2,485,942 +58,951 2,473,601 +56,289
TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:                    
IN PERMANENT POSITIONS 2,429,248 86.07 2,419,741 85.71 +9,507 +55,686 2,397,983 +53,544 2,389,748 +50,091
IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS 105,446 3.74 103,124 3.65 +2,322 +7,941 87,959 +5,407 83,854 +6,199
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                    
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 2,363,726 83.74 2,358,491 83.54 +5,235 +51,389 2,348,462 +48,576 2,339,834 +45,785
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 170,968 6.06 164,374 5.82 +6,594 +12,238 137,480 +10,375 133,768 +10,505
                   
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)                    
TOTAL 124,968 4.43 125,634 4.45 -666 -4,034 128,679 -4,804 129,118 -5,849
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 105,062 3.72 104,986 3.72 +76 -4,691 106,783 -5,253 107,109 -6,393
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 19,906 .71 20,648 .73 -742 +657 21,896 +449 22,009 +544
                   
INTERMITTENT, TOTAL 99,212 3.51 110,985 3.93 -11,773 -6,866 143,592 +35,864 133,030 +24,059
                   
COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL 1,392,471 49.33 1,385,988 49.09 +6,483 +53,901 1,369,537 +42,783 1,358,200 +36,099
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 1,338,905 47.44 1,334,479 47.27 +4,426 +49,164 1,325,768 +39,387 1,315,990 +32,895
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE                    
APPOINTMENTS 53,566 1.90 51,509 1.82 +2,057 +4,737 43,769 +3,396 42,210 +3,205
                   
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE                    
SERVICES, TOTAL 1,366,403 48.41 1,373,496 48.65 -7,093 -1,174 1,388,676 +47,229 1,377,548 +38,399
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 1,136,848 40.28 1,136,907 40.27 -59 -2,486 1,136,890 +3,472 1,138,547 +6,073
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE                    
APPOINTMENTS 229,555 8.13 236,589 8.38 -7,034 +1,312 251,786 +43,757 239,001 +32,326
                   
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL 29,933 1.06 29,936 1.06 -3 -496 29,930 +53 29,917 +75
                   
FULL-TIME 29,495 1.04 29,495 1.04 +0 -511 29,495 +60 29,487 +92
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 311 .01 311 .01 +0 +10 310 -13 308 -13
INTERMITTENT 127 ... 130 ... -3 +5 125 +6 122 -4
                   
JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL 33,754 1.20 33,754 1.20 +0 -49 33,754 +22 33,754 +86
                   
FULL-TIME 32,248 1.14 32,248 1.14 +0 -50 32,248 +25 32,248 +97
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,409 .05 1,409 .05 +0 +1 1,409 -3 1,409 -10
INTERMITTENT 97 ... 97 ... +0 +0 97 +0 97 -1

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

A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.