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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - September 2011

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY
SEPTEMBER 2011JUNE 2011CHANGE FROMAVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIESTOTAL*PERCENTTOTAL*PERCENTJUNE 2010SEPTEMBER 2010CALENDAR YEAR 2011*CHANGE FROM CALENDAR YEARFISCAL YEAR 2011*CHANGE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2010
          
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/ 2,820,460 100.00 2,869,548 100.00 -49,088 -20,683 2,844,871 -212,398 2,844,524 -152,454
          
FULL-TIME 2,604,710 92.35 2,647,067 92.25 -42,357 -9,915 2,623,401 +18,171 2,622,860 +27,046
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 2,462,452 87.31 2,484,705 86.59 -22,253 +9,071 2,477,070 +37,729 2,476,843 +44,048
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 142,258 5.04 162,362 5.66 -20,104 -18,986 146,331 -19,559 146,017 -17,002
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 113,944 4.04 123,843 4.32 -9,899 -16,138 121,803 -6,801 123,415 -5,178
INTERMITTENT 101,806 3.61 98,638 3.44 +3,168 +5,370 99,667 -223,768 98,250 -174,321
          
U.S. CITIZENS 2,785,624 98.76 2,834,959 98.79 -49,335 -21,247 2,810,235 -212,141 2,809,935 -152,444
NON U.S. CITIZENS 34,836 1.24 34,589 1.21 +247 +564 34,636 -258 34,589 -10
          
UNITED STATES, TOTAL 2,727,851 96.72 2,776,111 96.74 -48,260 -22,501 2,751,998 -213,884 2,751,789 -154,119
WASHINGTON, D.C.,                    
METROPOLITAN AREA 377,373 13.38 370,960 12.93 +6,413 +9,308 372,965 -65 372,667 +3,049
OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.                    
METROPOLITAN AREA 2,350,478 83.34 2,405,151 83.82 -54,673 -31,809 2,379,033 -213,820 2,379,122 -157,168
          
OVERSEAS, TOTAL 92,609 3.28 93,437 3.26 -828 +1,818 92,873 +1,486 92,735 +1,665
U.S. CITIZENS 65,702 2.33 66,680 2.32 -978 +1,334 66,121 +930 66,027 +1,062
NON U.S. CITIZENS 26,907 .95 26,757 .93 +150 +484 26,752 +556 26,708 +603
          
TERRITORIES 18,665 .66 18,731 .65 -66 +260 18,656 +339 18,649 +202
U.S. CITIZENS 18,618 .66 18,686 .65 -68 +240 18,616 +324 18,612 +188
NON U.S. CITIZENS 47 ... 45 ... +2 +20 41 +15 38 +14
          
FOREIGN COUNTRIES 73,944 2.62 74,706 2.60 -762 +1,558 74,217 +1,147 74,086 +1,463
U.S. CITIZENS 47,084 1.67 47,994 1.67 -910 +1,094 47,506 +606 47,415 +873
NON U.S. CITIZENS 26,860 .95 26,712 .93 +148 +464 26,711 +541 26,671 +590
          
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL 2,756,233 97.72 2,805,301 97.76 -49,068 -20,511 2,780,663 -211,913 2,780,273 -152,057
          
FULL-TIME, TOTAL 2,542,362 90.14 2,584,699 90.07 -42,337 -9,765 2,561,075 +18,637 2,560,491 +27,425
TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:                    
IN PERMANENT POSITIONS 2,460,203 87.23 2,482,472 86.51 -22,269 -2,540 2,473,333 +25,294 2,476,431 +34,662
IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS 82,159 2.91 102,227 3.56 -20,068 -7,225 87,742 -6,657 84,060 -7,237
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                    
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 2,411,678 85.51 2,433,967 84.82 -22,289 +1,963 2,426,321 +30,646 2,427,854 +38,725
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 130,684 4.63 150,732 5.25 -20,048 -11,728 134,755 -12,008 132,637 -11,300
          
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)                    
TOTAL 112,248 3.98 122,148 4.26 -9,900 -16,142 120,105 -6,808 121,716 -5,185
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 91,450 3.24 101,212 3.53 -9,762 -10,356 98,281 -4,545 99,533 -3,499
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 20,798 .74 20,936 .73 -138 -5,786 21,824 -2,263 22,183 -1,686
          
INTERMITTENT, TOTAL 101,623 3.60 98,454 3.43 +3,169 +5,396 99,483 -223,743 98,066 -174,297
          
COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL 1,508,428 53.48 1,530,458 53.33 -22,030 +50,182 1,515,378 +72,832 1,503,142 +69,750
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 1,463,209 51.88 1,477,834 51.50 -14,625 +54,674 1,469,080 +74,786 1,458,229 +71,579
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE                    
APPOINTMENTS 45,219 1.60 52,624 1.83 -7,405 -4,492 46,299 -1,954 44,912 -1,831
          
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE                    
SERVICES, TOTAL 1,247,805 44.24 1,274,843 44.43 -27,038 -70,693 1,265,285 -284,745 1,277,132 -221,805
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 1,049,474 37.21 1,066,954 37.18 -17,480 -62,686 1,065,292 -51,419 1,079,039 -37,818
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE                    
APPOINTMENTS 198,331 7.03 207,889 7.24 -9,558 -8,007 199,993 -233,326 198,092 -183,989
          
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL 30,465 1.08 30,478 1.06 -13 -178 30,442 -495 30,487 -405
          
FULL-TIME 30,094 1.07 30,108 1.05 -14 -153 30,070 -472 30,114 -383
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 285 .01 283 .01 +2 +1 286 +2 286 +2
INTERMITTENT 86 ... 87 ... -1 -26 87 -25 87 -25
          
JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL 33,762 1.20 33,769 1.18 -7 +6 33,765 +9 33,765 +9
          
FULL-TIME 32,254 1.14 32,260 1.12 -6 +3 32,256 +5 32,255 +4
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,411 .05 1,412 .05 -1 +3 1,412 +4 1,412 +4
INTERMITTENT 97 ... 97 ... +0 +0 97 +0 97 +0

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

A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.