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Table 8

Employment and Trends - March 2012

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS

EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES	MARCH 2012*	DECEMBER 2011**	MARCH 2011**	MARCH 2012*	DECEMBER 2011**	MARCH 2011**	MARCH 2012*	DECEMBER 2011**	MARCH 2011**	MARCH 2012*	DECEMBER 2011**	MARCH 2011**
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT	2,786,118	2,793,424	2,844,605	2,694,418	2,702,597	2,752,032	360,816	368,706	370,563	91,700	90,827	92,573
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,568,531	2,573,256	2,618,427	2,486,300	2,490,645	2,535,132	349,932	357,780	358,741	82,231	82,611	83,295
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	110,615	111,106	127,622	106,118	106,705	122,933	6,995	6,566	7,713	4,497	4,401	4,689
INTERMITTENT	106,972	109,062	98,556	102,000	105,247	93,967	3,889	4,360	4,109	4,972	3,815	4,589
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,596,736	2,608,496	2,651,219	2,514,494	2,525,608	2,568,852	326,498	335,553	334,904	82,242	82,855	82,367
FULL-TIME	2,479,800	2,488,276	2,520,999	2,401,464	2,409,416	2,442,765	320,503	329,845	328,186	78,336	78,860	78,234
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	116,936	120,220	130,220	113,030	116,192	126,087	5,995	5,708	6,718	3,906	3,995	4,133
TEMPORARY POSITION	189,382	184,928	193,386	179,924	176,989	183,180	34,318	33,153	35,659	9,458	7,972	10,206
FULL-TIME	88,731	84,980	97,428	84,836	81,229	92,367	29,429	27,935	30,555	3,895	3,751	5,061
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	100,651	99,948	95,958	95,088	95,760	90,813	4,889	5,218	5,104	5,563	4,221	5,145
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,546,616	2,548,165	2,597,851	2,481,621	2,483,111	2,532,157	323,689	333,698	331,002	64,995	65,054	65,694
FULL-TIME	2,446,428	2,446,403	2,484,053	2,383,291	2,383,174	2,421,044	318,569	328,634	325,727	63,137	63,229	63,009
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	92,012	92,736	103,649	90,536	91,304	102,294	4,731	4,628	4,961	1,476	1,432	1,355
INTERMITTENT	8,176	9,026	10,149	7,794	8,633	8,819	389	436	314	382	393	1,330
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	239,502	245,259	246,754	212,797	219,486	219,875	37,127	35,008	39,561	26,705	25,773	26,879
FULL-TIME	122,103	126,853	134,374	103,009	107,471	114,088	31,363	29,146	33,014	19,094	19,382	20,286
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	18,603	18,370	23,973	15,582	15,401	20,639	2,264	1,938	2,752	3,021	2,969	3,334
INTERMITTENT	98,796	100,036	88,407	94,206	96,614	85,148	3,500	3,924	3,795	4,590	3,422	3,259
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,505,028	1,489,921	1,509,673	1,475,698	1,460,768	1,480,649	243,279	241,320	238,697	29,330	29,153	29,024
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,460,751	1,454,749	1,468,614	1,432,972	1,427,117	1,441,224	228,996	236,943	234,067	27,779	27,632	27,390
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	44,277	35,172	41,059	42,726	33,651	39,425	14,283	4,377	4,630	1,551	1,521	1,634
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,281,090	1,303,503	1,334,932	1,218,720	1,241,829	1,271,383	117,537	127,386	131,866	62,370	61,674	63,549
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,085,865	1,093,416	1,129,237	1,048,649	1,055,994	1,090,933	94,693	96,755	96,935	37,216	37,422	38,304
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	195,225	210,087	205,695	170,071	185,835	180,450	22,844	30,631	34,931	25,154	24,252	25,245
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	208,381	214,716	210,520	202,997	203,488	205,137	15,177	11,615	10,493	5,384	11,228	5,383
POSTAL	602,868	612,759	632,419	600,094	609,880	629,470	12,389	12,449	12,828	2,774	2,879	2,949
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,974,869	1,965,949	2,001,666	1,891,327	1,889,229	1,917,425	333,250	344,642	347,242	83,542	76,720	84,241
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,751,609	2,758,726	2,810,123	2,686,755	2,694,919	2,744,141	357,186	366,345	366,945	64,854	63,807	65,982
NON U.S. CITIZEN	34,509	34,698	34,482	7,663	7,678	7,891	3,630	2,361	3,618	26,846	27,020	26,591
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		34,990	31,218	24,773	33,163	30,873	20,999	4,854	11,981	2,247	1,827	345
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	30,142	30,357	30,384	30,136	30,351	30,378	29,024	29,238	29,266	6	6	6
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	29,770	29,994	30,007	29,764	29,988	30,001	28,699	28,922	28,936	6	6	6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	286	283	289	286	283	289	242	239	245	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	86	80	88	86	80	88	83	77	85	...	...	...
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	11,728	11,716	11,741	11,722	11,710	11,735	10,630	10,618	10,643	6	6	6
FULL-TIME	11,445	11,442	11,457	11,439	11,436	11,451	10,394	10,391	10,406	6	6	6
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	283	274	284	283	274	284	236	227	237	...	...	...
TEMPORARY POSITION	18,414	18,641	18,643	18,414	18,641	18,643	18,394	18,620	18,623	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	18,325	18,552	18,550	18,325	18,552	18,550	18,305	18,531	18,530	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	89	89	93	89	89	93	89	89	93	...	...	...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	18,776	18,770	18,735	18,770	18,764	18,729	17,672	17,666	17,631	6	6	6
FULL-TIME	18,519	18,513	18,488	18,513	18,507	18,482	17,457	17,451	17,426	6	6	6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	247	246	244	247	246	244	205	204	202	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	10	11	3	10	11	3	10	11	3	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	11,366	11,587	11,649	11,366	11,587	11,649	11,352	11,572	11,635	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	11,251	11,481	11,519	11,251	11,481	11,519	11,242	11,471	11,510	...	...	...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	39	37	45	39	37	45	37	35	43	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	76	69	85	76	69	85	73	66	82	...	...	...
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	12,273	2,320	2,424	12,273	2,320	2,424	12,084	2,131	2,234	...	...	...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	2,315	2,315	2,418	2,315	2,315	2,418	2,126	2,126	2,228	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	9,958	5	6	9,958	5	6	9,958	5	6	...	...	...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	17,869	28,037	27,960	17,863	28,031	27,954	16,940	27,107	27,032	6	6	6
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	16,461	16,455	16,317	16,455	16,449	16,311	15,546	15,540	15,403	6	6	6
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	1,408	11,582	11,643	1,408	11,582	11,643	1,394	11,567	11,629	...	...	...
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	2,823	2,823	2,938	2,823	2,823	2,938	2,777	2,777	2,892	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	27,319	27,534	27,446	27,313	27,528	27,440	26,247	26,461	26,374	6	6	6
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	30,085	30,300	30,325	30,079	30,294	30,319	28,967	29,181	29,207	6	6	6
NON U.S. CITIZEN	57	57	59	57	57	59	57	57	59	...	...	...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		115	115	106	115	115	106	114	114	105	...	...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	33,766	33,762	33,765	33,397	33,393	33,396	2,827	2,823	2,826	369	369	369
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	32,260	32,254	32,255	31,912	31,906	31,907	2,686	2,680	2,681	348	348	348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	1,409	1,411	1,413	1,391	1,393	1,395	133	135	137	18	18	18
INTERMITTENT	97	97	97	94	94	94	8	8	8	3	3	3
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	33,449	33,447	33,439	33,091	33,089	33,081	2,758	2,756	2,748	358	358	358
FULL-TIME	32,230	32,227	32,218	31,882	31,879	31,870	2,656	2,653	2,644	348	348	348
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	1,219	1,220	1,221	1,209	1,210	1,211	102	103	104	10	10	10
TEMPORARY POSITION	317	315	326	306	304	315	69	67	78	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	30	27	37	30	27	37	30	27	37	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	287	288	289	276	277	278	39	40	41	11	11	11
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	33,473	33,468	33,471	33,115	33,110	33,113	2,782	2,777	2,780	358	358	358
FULL-TIME	32,254	32,247	32,248	31,906	31,899	31,900	2,680	2,673	2,674	348	348	348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	1,219	1,221	1,223	1,209	1,211	1,213	102	104	106	10	10	10
INTERMITTENT	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	293	294	294	282	283	283	45	46	46	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	6	7	7	6	7	7	6	7	7	...	...	...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	190	190	190	182	182	182	31	31	31	8	8	8
INTERMITTENT	97	97	97	94	94	94	8	8	8	3	3	3
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	33,766	33,762	33,765	33,397	33,393	33,396	2,827	2,823	2,826	369	369	369
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	33,473	33,468	33,471	33,115	33,110	33,113	2,782	2,777	2,780	358	358	358
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	293	294	294	282	283	283	45	46	46	11	11	11
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	33,766	33,762	33,765	33,397	33,393	33,396	2,827	2,823	2,826	369	369	369
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	33,221	33,217	33,220	32,858	32,854	32,857	2,632	2,628	2,631	363	363	363
NON U.S. CITIZEN	545	545	545	539	539	539	195	195	195	6	6	6
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	2,722,210	2,729,305	2,780,456	2,630,885	2,638,853	2,688,258	328,965	336,645	338,471	91,325	90,452	92,198
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,506,501	2,511,008	2,556,165	2,424,624	2,428,751	2,473,224	318,547	326,178	327,124	81,877	82,257	82,941
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	108,920	109,412	125,920	104,441	105,029	121,249	6,620	6,192	7,331	4,479	4,383	4,671
INTERMITTENT	106,789	108,885	98,371	101,820	105,073	93,785	3,798	4,275	4,016	4,969	3,812	4,586
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,551,559	2,563,333	2,606,039	2,469,681	2,480,809	2,524,036	313,110	322,179	321,513	81,878	82,491	82,003
FULL-TIME	2,436,125	2,444,607	2,477,324	2,358,143	2,366,101	2,399,444	307,453	316,801	315,136	77,982	78,506	77,880
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	115,434	118,726	128,715	111,538	114,708	124,592	5,657	5,378	6,377	3,896	3,985	4,123
TEMPORARY POSITION	170,651	165,972	174,417	161,204	158,044	164,222	15,855	14,466	16,958	9,447	7,961	10,195
FULL-TIME	70,376	66,401	78,841	66,481	62,650	73,780	11,094	9,377	11,988	3,895	3,751	5,061
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	100,275	99,571	95,576	94,723	95,394	90,442	4,761	5,089	4,970	5,552	4,210	5,134
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,494,367	2,495,927	2,545,645	2,429,736	2,431,237	2,480,315	303,235	313,255	310,591	64,631	64,690	65,330
FULL-TIME	2,395,655	2,395,643	2,433,317	2,332,872	2,332,768	2,370,662	298,432	308,510	305,627	62,783	62,875	62,655
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	90,546	91,269	102,182	89,080	89,847	100,837	4,424	4,320	4,653	1,466	1,422	1,345
INTERMITTENT	8,166	9,015	10,146	7,784	8,622	8,816	379	425	311	382	393	1,330
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	227,843	233,378	234,811	201,149	207,616	207,943	25,730	23,390	27,880	26,694	25,762	26,868
FULL-TIME	110,846	115,365	122,848	91,752	95,983	102,562	20,115	17,668	21,497	19,094	19,382	20,286
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	18,374	18,143	23,738	15,361	15,182	20,412	2,196	1,872	2,678	3,013	2,961	3,326
INTERMITTENT	98,623	99,870	88,225	94,036	96,451	84,969	3,419	3,850	3,705	4,587	3,419	3,256
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,492,755	1,487,601	1,507,249	1,463,425	1,458,448	1,478,225	231,195	239,189	236,463	29,330	29,153	29,024
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,458,436	1,452,434	1,466,196	1,430,657	1,424,802	1,438,806	226,870	234,817	231,839	27,779	27,632	27,390
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	34,319	35,167	41,053	32,768	33,646	39,419	4,325	4,372	4,624	1,551	1,521	1,634
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,229,455	1,241,704	1,273,207	1,167,460	1,180,405	1,210,033	97,770	97,456	102,008	61,995	61,299	63,174
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,035,931	1,043,493	1,079,449	999,079	1,006,435	1,041,509	76,365	78,438	78,752	36,852	37,058	37,940
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	193,524	198,211	193,758	168,381	173,970	168,524	21,405	19,018	23,256	25,143	24,241	25,234
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	205,558	211,893	207,582	200,174	200,665	202,199	12,400	8,838	7,601	5,384	11,228	5,383
POSTAL	602,868	612,759	632,419	600,094	609,880	629,470	12,389	12,449	12,828	2,774	2,879	2,949
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,913,784	1,904,653	1,940,455	1,830,617	1,828,308	1,856,589	304,176	315,358	318,042	83,167	76,345	83,866
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,688,303	2,695,209	2,746,578	2,623,818	2,631,771	2,680,965	325,587	334,536	335,107	64,485	63,438	65,613
NON U.S. CITIZEN	33,907	34,096	33,878	7,067	7,082	7,293	3,378	2,109	3,364	26,840	27,014	26,585
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		34,875	31,103	24,667	33,048	30,758	20,893	4,740	11,867	2,142	1,827	345

* PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER.
** REVISED.
*** NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT.

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Employment and Trends - March 2012