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Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment

Employment and Trends - June 2012

Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch for June 2012

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch

Executive Branch (97.7%) - 2,736,821
Judicial Branch (1.2%) - 33,771
Legislative Branch (1.1%) - 30,123

Executive Branch Non Postal Service = 2,137,182
Postal Service = 599,639
Executive Branch = 2,736,821
Total Employment= 2,800,715


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area for June 2012

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service

United States Outside Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (84%) - 2,352,251 
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV Core Based Statistical Area* (13%) - 362,464
Overseaes (3.0%) - 86,000
Total Employment: 2,800,715


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment June 2012

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment

Full-time Permanent (87.0%) - 2,437,261
Part-time (3.8%) - 105,656
Full-time Temporary (5.3%) - 149,038
Intermittent (3.9%) - 108,760
Total Employment: 2,800,715


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service June 2012

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area

Excepted & SES (45.9%) - 1,286,935
Competitive (54.1%) - 1,513,780
Total Employment: 2,800,715


*Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV CBSA Area includes the District of Columbia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince Wiliam, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park in Virginia; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

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