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Table 5

Employment and Trends - December 2011

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO DECEMBER 2011
PERMANENT POSITIONSTEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATETOTAL ALL POSITIONSTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
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 *
DECEMBER 2011* 2,729,305 * 2,563,333 * 2,444,607 * 118,726 * 165,972 * 66,401 * 99,571 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,767,824 2,590,501 2,466,152 124,350 177,323 82,407 94,916
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,729,305 2,563,333 2,444,607 118,726 165,972 66,401 99,571
SELECTED AGENCIES:                            
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 40,613 32,436 32,436 ... 8,177 2,812 5,365
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 107,612 * 99,240 * 97,260 * 1,980 * 8,372 * 7,345 * 1,027 *
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 766,229 745,628 727,606 18,022 20,601 19,751 850
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 286,407 270,215 267,234 2,981 16,192 15,377 815
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 199,441 199,036 197,716 1,320 405 402 3
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 175,203 171,269 169,959 1,310 3,934 3,911 23
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,374 25,374 25,172 202 ... ... ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 79,804 79,734 67,525 12,209 70 61 9
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 117,285 115,477 114,359 1,118 1,808 1,391 417
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 68,894 60,477 58,817 1,660 8,417 4,860 3,557
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 91,794 81,891 79,533 2,358 9,903 7,483 2,420
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 44,938 39,963 33,551 6,412 4,975 2,604 2,371
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,322 16,846 16,242 604 476 442 34
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 71,047 63,589 63,586 3 7,458 4,886 2,572
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,594 9,527 9,454 73 67 65 2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,346 55,966 55,634 332 1,380 1,234 146
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 15,875 15,582 15,396 186 293 260 33
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,501 * 4,246 * 4,176 * 70 * 255 * 139 * 116 *
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 317,670 311,305 287,638 23,667 6,365 3,846 2,519
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 192,362 190,897 170,089 20,808 1,465 2,716 1,251
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,655 17,444 16,026 1,418 1,211 1,021 190
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,416 2,371 2,342 29 45 30 15
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,314 8,313 8,050 263 1 1 ...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,724 12,724 12,626 98 ... ... ...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,201 17,604 17,474 130 597 554 43
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,501 3,501 2,976 525 ... ... ...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,670 1,617 1,551 66 53 48 5
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3,978 3,824 3,726 98 154 72 82
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,610 5,610 5,259 351 ... ... ...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * 2,397 * 2,325 * 72 * 1,640 * 1,627 * 13 *
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5,008 * 4,940 * 4,844 * 96 * 68 * 58 * 10 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 65,904 64,085 62,933 1,152 1,819 1,647 172
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 612,759 533,881 497,390 36,491 78,878 271 78,607

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

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