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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - March 2010

TABLE 7 -- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTED AGENCY, MARCH 2010
 TOTAL EMPLOYMENTFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
MARCH 2010CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEARMARCH 2010CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEAR
AGENCYTOTAL*PERCENTDECEMBER 2009MARCH 20092010 AVERAGE TO DATE*TOTAL*PERCENTDECEMBER 2009MARCH 20092010 AVERAGE TO DATE*
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/ 3,002,134 ** 100.00 +186,032 +183,661 2,909,118 2,424,564 ** 100.00 +11,407 +36,350 2,418,861
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 30,819 ** 1.03 +62 +889 30,788 11,425 ** .47 ... +277 11,425
CONGRESS 18,126 * .60 +61 +596 18,096 NR * ... NR NR NR
U.S. SENATE 7,048 * .23 ... +228 7,048 NR * ... NR NR NR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY 11,078 * .37 +61 +368 11,048 NR * ... NR NR NR
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 3,191 * .11 ... ... 3,191 3,015 * .12 ... ... 3,015
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 2,378 * .08 ... ... 2,378 2,340 * .10 ... ... 2,340
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 3,871 * .13 ... ... 3,871 3,447 * .14 ... ... 3,447
JUDICIAL BRANCH 33,756 * 1.12 ... +2 33,756 32,241 * 1.33 ... +1 32,241
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 2,937,559 ** 97.85 +185,970 +182,770 2,844,574 2,380,898 ** 98.20 +11,407 +36,072 2,375,195
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 38,081 ** 1.27 +312 +1,556 37,925 30,272 ** 1.25 +311 +1,008 30,117
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 123,488 ** 4.11 +13,901 +4,050 116,538 116,789 ** 4.82 +11,001 +4,916 111,289
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 752,350 25.06 +4,324 +44,920 750,188 674,272 27.81 +6,585 +43,224 670,980
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 287,513 9.58 -357 +19,011 287,692 249,932 10.31 +1,967 +19,039 248,949
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 193,325 6.44 +548 +9,385 193,051 184,923 7.63 +881 +9,073 184,483
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 166,686 5.55 +2,549 +10,723 165,412 152,796 6.30 +2,300 +9,329 151,646
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,166 .84 +80 +1,809 25,126 24,392 1.01 +71 +1,704 24,357
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 79,660 2.65 +1,504 +3,992 78,908 62,229 2.57 +1,366 +4,079 61,546
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 115,324 3.84 -571 +4,546 115,610 110,956 4.58 -660 +4,316 111,286
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 70,231 * 2.34 ... +3,040 70,231 55,844 * 2.30 ... +627 55,844
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 94,023 3.13 -1,112 +2,525 94,579 83,378 3.44 +1,192 +1,400 82,782
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 240,553 ** 8.01 +171,013 +136,947 155,047 24,160 ** 1.00 -10,204 -9,877 29,262
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,136 .57 -24 +1,043 17,148 15,823 .65 -22 +651 15,834
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 69,246 2.31 +530 +4,605 68,981 57,161 2.36 +112 +2,217 57,105
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,585 * .32 ... -40 9,585 9,168 * .38 ... -218 9,168
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,834 * 1.93 ... +1,809 57,834 56,026 * 2.31 ... +1,624 56,026
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 * .54 ... +675 16,145 15,447 * .64 ... +491 15,447
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,146 .14 -6 +79 4,149 3,770 .16 -26 -39 3,783
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 301,832 ** 10.05 +4,514 +12,665 299,575 260,435 ** 10.74 +5,163 +12,614 257,854
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 177,136 * 5.90 ... +309 177,136 157,055 * 6.48 ... +3,604 157,055
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,386 .61 -70 +282 18,421 16,198 .67 -64 +181 16,230
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,400 .08 +14 +222 2,393 2,345 .10 +15 +219 2,338
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 6,436 * .21 ... +1,160 6,436 4,862 * .20 ... +377 4,862
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,678 * .42 ... +652 12,678 12,381 * .51 ... +525 12,381
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,540 * .62 ... +186 18,540 17,028 * .70 ... +213 17,028
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,507 .12 +46 +229 3,484 2,624 .11 +32 +112 2,608
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,649 .05 +5 +35 1,647 1,541 .06 +2 +24 1,540
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,135 .14 -4 +41 4,137 3,836 .16 -7 +38 3,840
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,485 .18 +581 +101 5,195 4,506 .19 +37 +122 4,488
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 3,339 .11 -174 -533 3,426 2,787 .11 -4 +111 2,789
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,891 * .16 -94 -39 4,938 4,702 * .19 -98 -46 4,751
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 66,871 2.23 -610 +3,783 67,176 64,412 2.66 -580 +3,372 64,702
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,953 ** .07 +1 -4 1,953 1,892 ** .08 +18 +20 1,883
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * .08 ... ... 2,515 1,869 * .08 ... ... 1,869
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 657,964 21.92 -9,116 -45,845 662,522 534,242 22.03 -3,226 -38,592 535,855
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCLUDING                        
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 2,279,595 75.93 +195,086 +228,615 2,182,052 1,846,656 76.17 +14,633 +74,664 1,839,340

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER.
NR - NOT REPORTED TO THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
A/ INCLUDES 57 AGENCIES FOR WHICH DECEMBER 2009 FIGURES WERE USED FOR MARCH 2010, DUE TO LATE REPORTING.