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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - March 2011

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MARCH 2011
PERMANENT POSITIONSTEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATETOTAL ALL POSITIONSTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
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 **
MARCH 2011* 2,780,434 * 2,606,017 * 2,477,303 * 128,714 * 174,417 * 78,841 * 95,576 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,780,434 2,606,017 2,477,303 128,714 174,417 78,841 95,576
FISCAL YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,779,757 2,609,617 2,481,503 128,114 170,140 75,927 94,213
SELECTED AGENCIES:                            
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 39,763 32,048 32,048 ... 7,715 2,648 5,067
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 123,443 102,773 99,843 2,930 20,670 18,688 1,982
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 782,386 758,760 738,946 19,814 23,626 20,939 2,687
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 296,430 279,004 275,820 3,184 17,426 16,495 931
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 200,591 200,332 198,731 1,601 259 264 5
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 177,383 174,186 171,797 2,389 3,197 3,152 45
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,291 25,291 25,111 180 ... ... ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 82,691 79,947 67,487 12,460 2,744 1,028 1,716
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 118,754 116,782 115,421 1,361 1,972 1,409 563
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 70,035 61,624 59,847 1,777 8,411 5,231 3,180
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 94,442 84,355 81,667 2,688 10,087 7,409 2,678
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 48,366 39,551 33,686 5,865 8,815 3,924 4,891
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,196 16,639 16,066 573 557 501 56
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 71,029 63,480 63,476 4 7,549 5,019 2,530
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,722 9,637 9,554 83 85 83 2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,847 56,515 56,150 365 1,332 1,150 182
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 * 15,949 * 15,706 * 243 * 196 * 171 * 25 *
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,502 4,259 4,187 72 243 128 115
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 2,551 2,500 2,473 27 51 33 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 18,727 17,857 17,688 169 870 813 57
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,557 3,557 2,950 607 ... ... ...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,728 1,656 1,583 73 72 57 15
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,178 * 3,989 * 3,882 * 107 * 189 * 94 * 95 *
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 6,118 6,118 5,217 901 ... ... ...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * 2,397 * 2,325 * 72 * 1,640 * 1,627 * 13 *
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5,004 * 4,936 * 4,844 * 92 * 68 * 61 * 7 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 68,783 66,850 65,285 1,565 1,933 1,462 471
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,963 1,962 1,942 20 1 ... 1
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 2,316 * 2,301 * 15 * 199 * 182 * 17 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 632,419 564,796 516,445 48,351 67,623 186 67,437

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