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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - December 2010

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO DECEMBER 2010
PERMANENT POSITIONSTEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATETOTAL ALL POSITIONSTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
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 **
DECEMBER 2010* 2,779,079 ** 2,613,216 ** 2,485,702 ** 127,514 ** 165,863 ** 73,013 ** 92,850 **
CALENDAR YEAR 2010 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,939,202 2,584,408 2,457,455 126,953 354,794 89,052 265,742
FISCAL YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,779,079 2,613,216 2,485,702 127,514 165,863 73,013 92,850
SELECTED AGENCIES:                            
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 39,336 31,617 31,617 ... 7,719 2,630 5,089
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 113,022 102,805 100,726 2,079 10,217 8,957 1,260
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 779,163 752,635 734,886 17,749 26,528 21,531 4,997
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 295,267 277,588 274,459 3,129 17,679 16,790 889
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 200,350 199,769 197,899 1,870 581 580 1
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 175,000 171,875 169,693 2,182 3,125 3,085 40
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,330 25,330 25,163 167 ... ... ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 83,216 78,073 67,672 10,401 5,143 1,076 4,067
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 119,091 117,072 115,717 1,355 2,019 1,454 565
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 70,859 61,492 59,686 1,806 9,367 5,344 4,023
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 96,543 84,808 82,115 2,693 11,735 8,955 2,780
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 45,524 38,890 33,324 5,566 6,634 4,652 1,982
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,523 16,940 16,354 586 583 523 60
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 70,625 63,092 63,092 ... 7,533 5,083 2,450
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,813 9,723 9,640 83 90 88 2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 58,129 56,827 56,472 355 1,302 1,132 170
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 312,987 306,250 282,311 23,939 6,737 4,026 2,711
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 183,304 181,274 166,954 14,320 2,030 1,604 426
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,740 * 18,508 * 16,804 * 1,704 * 232 * 214 * 18 *
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,571 2,522 2,497 25 49 31 18
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,396 8,392 8,122 270 4 4 ...
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 3,573 3,573 2,967 606 ... ... ...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,717 1,649 1,574 75 68 57 11
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,178 3,989 3,882 107 189 94 95
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 4,990 * 4,921 * 4,820 * 101 * 69 * 62 * 7 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 70,278 68,240 66,656 1,584 2,038 1,593 445
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,945 1,945 1,926 19 ... ... ...
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.