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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - September 2011

TABLE 7 -- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTED AGENCY, SEPTEMBER 2011
 TOTAL EMPLOYMENTFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2011CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEARSEPTEMBER 2011CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEAR
AGENCYTOTAL*PERCENTJUNE 2011SEPTEMBER 20102011 AVERAGE TO DATE*TOTAL*PERCENTJUNE 2011SEPTEMBER 20102011 AVERAGE TO DATE*
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/ 2,820,460 * 100.00 -49,088 -20,683 2,844,524 2,462,452 * 100.00 -22,253 +9,071 2,476,843
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 30,465 * 1.08 -13 -178 30,487 18,527 * .75 +42 +7,102 16,741
CONGRESS 17,643 * .63 +1 -308 17,652 NR * ... NR NR NR
U.S. SENATE 7,030 * .25 ... -53 7,005 NR * ... NR NR NR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY 10,613 .38 +1 -255 10,647 NR ... NR NR NR
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 3,191 * .11 ... ... 3,191 3,015 * .12 ... ... 3,015
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 2,378 * .08 ... ... 2,378 2,340 * .10 ... ... 2,340
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 3,871 * .14 ... ... 3,871 3,447 * .14 ... ... 3,447
JUDICIAL BRANCH 33,762 * 1.20 -7 +6 33,765 32,247 * 1.31 -6 +6 32,248
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 2,756,233 * 97.72 -49,068 -20,511 2,780,273 2,411,678 * 97.94 -22,289 +1,963 2,427,854
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 40,611 1.44 +848 +1,595 39,868 31,874 1.29 +440 +917 31,446
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 107,612 3.82 -15,831 -2,487 116,880 103,571 4.21 -11,909 -2,104 110,785
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 774,022 27.44 -16,090 +1,421 781,421 703,682 28.58 -5,708 +7,457 705,717
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 287,951 10.21 -10,010 -6,254 294,402 255,693 10.38 -5,615 -3,253 259,733
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 201,232 7.13 -1,591 +2,251 201,249 192,760 7.83 -160 +2,409 192,266
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 178,114 6.32 -3,771 +5,730 178,096 166,131 6.75 +441 +8,166 164,245
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,525 .90 +101 +359 25,393 25,065 1.02 +179 +673 24,879
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 81,200 2.88 -819 -665 82,282 64,033 2.60 -553 -538 64,594
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 117,369 4.16 -656 -547 118,310 113,817 4.62 -350 +216 114,346
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 77,019 2.73 -2,735 +6,788 74,417 57,235 2.32 -152 +1,391 56,819
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 103,881 3.68 -2,568 -2,986 100,329 84,638 3.44 -1,011 -629 84,538
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 44,827 * 1.59 ... -12,029 45,886 35,219 * 1.43 ... +906 35,157
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,266 .61 +203 -326 17,262 16,124 .65 +182 -170 16,149
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 71,669 2.54 -92 +1,830 71,271 60,489 2.46 +33 +1,519 60,300
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,092 .32 -715 -493 9,609 8,601 .35 -654 -567 9,116
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,739 2.05 -78 -233 57,883 56,162 2.28 +47 -68 56,248
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,153 .57 +8 +8 16,147 15,588 .63 +141 +141 15,482
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,501 .16 -16 +49 4,493 4,066 .17 +1 +57 4,052
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 314,545 * 11.15 ... +9,880 313,766 275,670 * 11.19 ... +11,770 273,888
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 193,987 6.88 +3,477 +10,532 187,776 166,525 6.76 +1,609 +4,821 164,417
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,705 .66 -182 -35 18,768 16,607 .67 -11 +194 16,513
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,480 .09 -45 -63 2,532 2,423 .10 -42 -53 2,471
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,396 * .30 ... +1,960 8,396 5,142 * .21 ... +280 5,142
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,736 .45 -84 -84 12,799 12,448 .51 +25 +25 12,429
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,614 .66 -113 -50 18,683 17,797 .72 +105 +600 17,595
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,527 .13 -57 +4 3,560 2,705 .11 +10 +16 2,696
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,734 .06 +8 +19 1,726 1,622 .07 +19 +35 1,602
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,096 .15 -59 -144 4,152 3,796 .15 -22 -138 3,841
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 6,205 * .22 ... +313 6,105 5,192 * .21 ... +335 5,096
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * .14 ... ... 4,037 3,039 * .12 ... ... 3,039
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5,002 * .18 -3 +18 5,000 4,791 * .19 -3 +30 4,798
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 67,145 2.38 -636 -2,830 68,497 64,554 2.62 -539 -2,130 65,758
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,922 .07 -13 -31 1,941 1,844 .07 ... -32 1,859
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * .09 ... ... 2,515 1,869 * .08 ... ... 1,869
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 609,921 21.62 -13,457 -33,499 627,285 499,582 20.29 -4,548 -24,024 509,798
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCLUDING                        
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 2,146,312 76.10 -35,611 +12,988 2,152,988 1,912,096 77.65 -17,741 +25,987 1,918,056

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER.
NR - NOT REPORTED TO THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
A/ INCLUDES 43 AGENCIES FOR WHICH JUNE 2011 FIGURES WERE USED FOR SEPTEMBER 2011, DUE TO LATE REPORTING.