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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - December 2011

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO DECEMBER 2011
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTSTEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATETOTALTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENT
DECEMBER 2010 2,779,102 ** 2,545,958 ** 2,432,454 ** 103,289 ** 10,215 ** 233,144 ** 126,283 ** 23,260 ** 83,601 **
MARCH 2011 2,780,456 ** 2,545,645 ** 2,433,317 ** 102,182 ** 10,146 ** 234,811 ** 122,848 ** 23,738 ** 88,225 **
JUNE 2011 2,805,301 * 2,544,788 * 2,433,967 * 101,212 * 9,609 * 260,513 * 150,732 * 20,936 * 88,845 *
SEPTEMBER 2011 2,756,233 * 2,512,683 * 2,411,678 * 91,450 * 9,555 * 243,550 * 130,684 * 20,798 * 92,068 *
DECEMBER 2011* 2,729,305 * 2,495,927 * 2,395,643 * 91,269 * 9,015 * 233,378 * 115,365 * 18,143 * 99,870 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,767,824 2,524,761 2,418,651 96,528 9,581 243,063 129,907 20,904 92,252
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,729,305 2,495,927 2,395,643 91,269 9,015 233,378 115,365 18,143 99,870
SELECTED AGENCIES:                                    
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 40,613 32,399 31,764 128 507 8,214 3,484 1,017 3,713
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 107,612 * 105,789 * 103,571 * 1,485 * 733 * 1,823 * 1,034 * 197 * 592 *
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 766,229 711,048 698,867 11,342 839 55,181 48,490 5,186 1,505
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 286,407 256,699 254,479 1,408 812 29,708 28,132 902 674
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 199,441 192,066 191,267 799 ... 7,375 6,851 443 81
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 175,203 165,010 163,939 1,071 ... 10,193 9,931 261 1
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,374 25,125 24,949 171 5 249 223 25 1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 79,804 72,148 64,233 7,893 22 7,656 3,353 3,555 748
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 117,285 114,716 113,953 757 6 2,569 1,797 626 146
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 68,894 56,658 55,403 1,149 106 12,236 8,274 1,991 1,971
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 91,794 81,653 80,366 1,072 215 10,141 6,650 1,938 1,553
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 44,938 42,155 34,889 2,895 4,371 2,783 1,266 138 1,379
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,322 16,756 16,228 527 1 566 456 89 21
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 71,047 61,169 60,176 887 106 9,878 8,296 472 1,110
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,594 9,283 9,243 40 ... 311 276 32 3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,346 56,011 55,709 293 9 1,335 1,159 150 26
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 15,875 15,498 15,322 176 ... 377 334 34 9
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,501 * 4,133 * 4,066 * 67 * ... * 368 * 249 * 61 * 58 *
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 317,670 297,131 279,185 15,971 1,975 20,539 12,299 4,405 3,835
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 192,362 181,604 166,525 15,059 20 10,758 6,280 584 3,894
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,655 17,207 16,692 511 4 1,448 355 106 987
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,416 2,390 2,361 29 ... 26 11 15 ...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,314 5,523 5,355 167 1 2,791 2,696 88 7
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,724 12,535 12,454 78 3 189 172 17 ...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,201 17,608 17,478 130 ... 593 550 25 18
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,501 2,792 2,695 91 6 709 281 422 6
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,670 1,636 1,570 66 ... 34 29 2 3
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3,978 3,817 3,720 97 ... 161 78 8 75
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,610 5,505 5,174 235 96 105 85 18 2
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * 3,047 * 3,039 * 8 * ... * 990 * 913 * 16 * 61 *
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5,008 * 4,877 * 4,794 * 71 * 12 * 131 * 108 * 15 * 8 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 65,904 64,434 63,415 1,019 ... 1,470 1,165 267 38
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,922 * 1,852 * 1,844 * 8 * ... * 70 * 56 * ... * 14 *
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 1,875 * 1,869 * 6 * ... * 640 * 614 * 2 * 24 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 612,759 529,252 492,761 36,491 ... 83,507 4,900 8 78,599

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