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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - December 2010

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO DECEMBER 2010
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTSTEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATETOTALTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENT
DECEMBER 2009 2,751,589 ** 2,481,011 ** 2,369,491 ** 103,651 ** 7,869 ** 270,578 ** 135,459 ** 23,216 ** 111,903 **
MARCH 2010 2,937,559 ** 2,504,694 ** 2,380,898 ** 104,570 ** 19,226 ** 432,865 ** 141,523 ** 24,057 ** 267,285 **
JUNE 2010 3,263,426 ** 2,507,625 ** 2,396,411 ** 102,101 ** 9,113 ** 755,801 ** 156,354 ** 21,620 ** 577,827 **
SEPTEMBER 2010 2,776,744 ** 2,520,695 ** 2,409,715 ** 101,806 ** 9,174 ** 256,049 ** 142,412 ** 26,584 ** 87,053 **
DECEMBER 2010* 2,779,079 ** 2,545,945 ** 2,432,442 ** 103,288 ** 10,215 ** 233,134 ** 126,273 ** 23,260 ** 83,601 **
CALENDAR YEAR 2010 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,939,202 2,519,740 2,404,867 102,941 11,932 419,462 141,641 23,880 253,942
FISCAL YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,779,079 2,545,945 2,432,442 103,288 10,215 233,134 126,273 23,260 83,601
SELECTED AGENCIES:                                    
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 39,336 31,601 31,040 160 401 7,735 3,207 969 3,559
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 113,022 111,171 108,610 1,634 927 1,851 1,073 257 521
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 779,163 714,837 702,293 11,315 1,229 64,326 54,124 7,970 2,232
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 295,267 262,004 260,022 1,738 244 33,263 31,227 1,341 695
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 200,350 192,013 191,148 864 1 8,337 7,331 584 422
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 175,000 162,748 161,436 1,312 ... 12,252 11,342 910 ...
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,330 24,893 24,766 127 ... 437 397 40 ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 83,216 73,179 64,921 7,274 984 10,037 3,827 5,095 1,115
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 119,091 115,453 114,672 775 6 3,638 2,499 970 169
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 70,859 57,563 56,256 1,187 120 13,296 8,774 2,162 2,360
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 96,543 85,154 83,775 1,144 235 11,389 7,295 2,507 1,587
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 45,524 41,445 34,939 2,866 3,640 4,079 3,037 174 868
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,523 16,938 16,415 523 ... 585 462 102 21
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 70,625 60,938 59,945 910 83 9,687 8,230 510 947
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,813 9,392 9,351 41 ... 421 377 43 1
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 58,129 56,812 56,504 303 5 1,317 1,100 197 20
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 * 15,640 * 15,447 * 193 * ... * 505 * 430 * 69 * 6 *
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,452 * 4,081 * 4,009 * 72 * ... * 371 * 286 * 41 * 44 *
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 312,987 290,903 272,106 15,896 2,901 22,084 14,231 4,918 2,935
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 183,304 175,662 163,113 12,525 24 7,642 5,445 531 1,666
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,740 * 16,993 * 16,413 * 571 * 9 * 1,747 * 605 * 148 * 994 *
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,571 2,536 2,509 27 ... 35 19 16 ...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,396 5,313 5,142 171 ... 3,083 2,984 89 10
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,820 * 12,511 * 12,423 * 87 * 1 * 309 * 283 * 26 * ... *
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,664 * 17,337 * 17,197 * 140 * ... * 1,327 * 1,263 * 40 * 24 *
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,573 2,818 2,697 113 8 755 270 481 4
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,717 1,662 1,586 76 ... 55 45 8 2
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,178 3,980 3,875 105 ... 198 101 23 74
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,892 * 5,782 * 4,857 * 309 * 616 * 110 * 84 * 21 * 5 *
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * 3,047 * 3,039 * 8 * ... * 990 * 913 * 16 * 61 *
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,990 * 4,867 * 4,791 * 71 * 5 * 123 * 91 * 29 * 3 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 70,278 68,708 67,379 1,329 ... 1,570 870 666 34
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,945 1,869 1,862 7 ... 76 64 1 11
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 1,875 * 1,869 * 6 * ... * 640 * 614 * 2 * 24 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 643,420 * 573,909 * 523,606 * 50,303 * ... * 69,511 * 4,309 * 9 * 65,193 *

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