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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - September 2010

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 2010
PERMANENT POSITIONSTEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATETOTAL ALL POSITIONSTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
SEPTEMBER 2009 2,773,878 * 2,559,384 * 2,429,431 * 129,953 * 214,494 * 91,403 * 123,091 *
DECEMBER 2009 2,751,589 ** 2,549,915 ** 2,422,959 ** 126,956 ** 201,674 ** 81,991 ** 119,683 **
MARCH 2010 2,937,559 ** 2,559,704 ** 2,431,340 ** 128,364 ** 377,855 ** 91,081 ** 286,774 **
JUNE 2010 3,263,426 ** 2,574,643 ** 2,450,034 ** 124,609 ** 688,783 ** 102,731 ** 586,052 **
SEPTEMBER 2010* 2,776,744 ** 2,590,069 ** 2,462,743 ** 127,326 ** 186,675 ** 89,384 ** 97,291 **
CALENDAR YEAR 2010 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,992,576 2,574,805 2,448,039 126,766 417,771 94,399 323,372
FISCAL YEAR 2010 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,932,330 2,568,583 2,441,769 126,814 363,747 91,297 272,450
SELECTED AGENCIES:                            
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 39,016 ** 31,523 ** 31,523 ** ... ** 7,493 ** 2,515 ** 4,978 **
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 110,099 102,872 100,849 2,023 7,227 5,894 1,333
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 772,601 745,523 727,723 17,800 27,078 22,805 4,273
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 294,205 276,705 273,376 3,329 17,500 16,579 921
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 198,981 198,288 196,715 1,573 693 693 ...
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 172,384 169,040 166,702 2,338 3,344 3,274 70
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,166 * 25,166 * 24,987 * 179 * ... * ... * ... *
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 81,865 76,324 65,943 10,381 5,541 2,259 3,282
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 117,916 115,959 114,605 1,354 1,957 1,419 538
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 70,231 * 61,091 * 59,314 * 1,777 * 9,140 * 5,439 * 3,701 *
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 106,867 84,933 82,174 2,759 21,934 18,719 3,215
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 56,856 38,045 32,616 5,429 18,811 11,823 6,988
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,592 16,842 16,261 581 750 678 72
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 69,839 62,130 62,130 ... 7,709 5,182 2,527
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,585 * 9,498 * 9,430 * 68 * 87 * 81 * 6 *
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,972 56,548 56,205 343 1,424 1,256 168
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 * 15,949 * 15,706 * 243 * 196 * 171 * 25 *
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,452 4,199 4,127 72 253 168 85
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 304,665 * 297,494 * 274,411 * 23,083 * 7,171 * 4,625 * 2,546 *
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 183,455 181,153 166,060 15,093 2,302 1,699 603
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,740 18,508 16,804 1,704 232 214 18
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,543 2,490 2,463 27 53 39 14
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 6,436 * 6,435 * 6,173 * 262 * 1 * 1 * ... *
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,820 * 12,820 * 12,706 * 114 * ... * ... * ... *
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,664 17,191 17,051 140 1,473 1,409 64
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,523 3,523 2,926 597 ... ... ...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,715 1,647 1,574 73 68 58 10
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,240 4,062 3,948 114 178 55 123
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,892 5,892 4,941 951 ... ... ...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 2,397 2,325 72 1,640 1,627 13
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,984 * 4,910 * 4,816 * 94 * 74 * 65 * 9 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 69,975 67,738 66,106 1,632 2,237 1,790 447
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,953 1,953 1,933 20 ... ... ...
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 2,316 * 2,301 * 15 * 199 * 182 * 17 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 643,420 578,065 527,762 50,303 65,355 153 65,202

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