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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - September 2011

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 2011
PERMANENT POSITIONSTEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATETOTAL ALL POSITIONSTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
SEPTEMBER 2010 2,776,744 ** 2,590,069 ** 2,462,743 ** 127,326 ** 186,675 ** 89,384 ** 97,291 **
DECEMBER 2010 2,779,102 ** 2,613,239 ** 2,485,724 ** 127,515 ** 165,863 ** 73,013 ** 92,850 **
MARCH 2011 2,780,456 ** 2,606,039 ** 2,477,324 ** 128,715 ** 174,417 ** 78,841 ** 95,576 **
JUNE 2011 2,805,301 * 2,611,730 * 2,482,472 * 129,258 * 193,571 * 102,227 * 91,344 *
SEPTEMBER 2011* 2,756,233 * 2,580,902 * 2,460,203 * 120,699 * 175,331 * 82,159 * 93,172 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,780,663 2,599,557 2,473,333 126,224 181,106 87,742 93,364
FISCAL YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,780,273 2,602,978 2,476,431 126,547 177,296 84,060 93,236
SELECTED AGENCIES:                            
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 40,611 32,508 32,508 ... 8,103 2,819 5,284
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 107,612 99,240 97,260 1,980 8,372 7,345 1,027
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 774,022 751,459 732,674 18,785 22,563 20,221 2,342
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 287,951 271,398 268,546 2,852 16,553 15,673 880
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 201,232 201,189 199,331 1,858 43 50 7
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 178,114 174,114 172,501 1,613 4,000 3,973 27
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,525 25,525 25,324 201 ... ... ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 81,200 79,233 66,972 12,261 1,967 525 1,442
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 117,369 115,559 114,356 1,203 1,810 1,368 442
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 77,019 62,245 60,615 1,630 14,774 10,832 3,942
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 103,881 83,901 81,458 2,443 19,980 17,135 2,845
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 44,827 * 39,598 * 33,738 * 5,860 * 5,229 * 3,689 * 1,540 *
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,266 16,776 16,185 591 490 435 55
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 71,669 63,871 63,868 3 7,798 5,062 2,736
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,092 9,002 8,947 55 90 86 4
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,739 56,423 56,093 330 1,316 1,164 152
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,153 15,851 15,670 181 302 261 41
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,501 4,246 4,176 70 255 139 116
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 314,545 * 307,967 * 284,436 * 23,531 * 6,578 * 4,081 * 2,497 *
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 193,987 191,266 170,413 20,853 2,721 1,709 1,012
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,705 18,351 16,741 1,610 354 330 24
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,480 2,430 2,401 29 50 35 15
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,396 * 8,392 * 8,122 * 270 * 4 * 4 * ... *
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,736 12,736 12,631 105 ... ... ...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,614 17,922 17,793 129 692 643 49
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,527 3,527 2,974 553 ... ... ...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,734 1,671 1,607 64 63 50 13
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,096 3,919 3,813 106 177 74 103
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 6,205 * 6,205 * 5,289 * 916 * ... * ... * ... *
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * 2,397 * 2,325 * 72 * 1,640 * 1,627 * 13 *
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5,002 * 4,936 * 4,843 * 93 * 66 * 59 * 7 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 67,145 65,217 63,943 1,274 1,928 1,557 371
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,922 1,921 1,900 21 1 ... 1
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 2,316 * 2,301 * 15 * 199 * 182 * 17 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 609,921 541,416 504,071 37,345 68,505 248 68,257

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