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Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment

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Employment and Trends - December 2011

Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch for December 2011

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch

Executive Branch (98%) - 2,729,305
Judicial Branch (1.0%) - 33,762
Legislative Branch (1.0%) - 30,357

Executive Branch Non Postal Service = 2,116,546
Postal Service = 612,759
Executive Branch = 2,729,305
Total Employment = 2,793,424

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service December 2011

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service

Excepted & SES (50.4%) - 1,431,349
Competitive (49.6%) - 1,407,142
Total Employment: 2,793,424

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment December 2011

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment

Full-time Permanent (87.3%) - 2,462,452
Part-time (4.0%) - 113,944
Full-time Temporary (5.0%) - 142,258
Intermittent (3.6%) - 101,806
Total Employment: 2,793,424

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area for December 2011

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area

United States Outside Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (83.3%) - 2,350,478
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV Core Based Statistical Area* (13.4%) - 377,373
Overseaes (3.3%) - 92,609
Total Employment: 2,793,424

* Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV CBSA Area includes the District of Columbia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince Wiliam, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park in Virginia; and Jefferson Counties in West Virginia.

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