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Table 8

Employment and Trends - September 2013

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES	SEPTEMBER 2013*	JUNE 2013**	SEPTEMBER 2012*	SEPTEMBER 2013*	JUNE 2013**	SEPTEMBER 2012*	SEPTEMBER 2013*	JUNE 2013**	SEPTEMBER 2012*	SEPTEMBER 2013*	JUNE 2013**	SEPTEMBER 2012*
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT	2,730,551	2,745,887	2,760,569	2,646,029	2,665,362	2,675,491	350,529	357,709	359,271	84,522	80,525	85,078
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,505,218	2,523,495	2,545,516	2,428,087	2,449,434	2,468,872	340,586	347,526	348,631	77,131	74,061	76,644
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	88,135	89,238	103,557	85,001	86,968	100,461	5,497	5,724	6,567	3,134	2,270	3,096
INTERMITTENT	137,198	133,154	111,496	132,941	128,960	106,158	4,446	4,459	4,073	4,257	4,194	5,338
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,497,336	2,505,154	2,550,173	2,427,683	2,439,767	2,474,964	318,519	323,937	324,158	69,653	65,387	75,209
FULL-TIME	2,400,061	2,408,324	2,441,295	2,332,913	2,344,521	2,368,558	313,754	319,026	318,742	67,148	63,803	72,737
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	97,275	96,830	108,878	94,770	95,246	106,406	4,765	4,911	5,416	2,505	1,584	2,472
TEMPORARY POSITION	233,215	240,733	210,396	218,346	225,595	200,527	32,010	33,772	35,113	14,869	15,138	9,869
FULL-TIME	105,157	115,171	104,221	95,174	104,913	100,314	26,832	28,500	29,889	9,983	10,258	3,907
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	128,058	125,562	106,175	123,172	120,682	100,213	5,178	5,272	5,224	4,886	4,880	5,962
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,464,052	2,480,172	2,507,284	2,402,063	2,422,020	2,447,037	310,019	322,457	321,874	61,989	58,152	60,247
FULL-TIME	2,380,489	2,394,013	2,411,515	2,319,834	2,337,163	2,353,114	305,318	317,554	316,996	60,655	56,850	58,401
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	75,444	77,365	87,471	74,522	76,472	86,083	4,159	4,432	4,576	922	893	1,388
INTERMITTENT	8,119	8,794	8,298	7,707	8,385	7,840	542	471	302	412	409	458
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	266,499	265,715	253,285	243,966	243,342	228,454	40,510	35,252	37,397	22,533	22,373	24,831
FULL-TIME	124,729	129,482	134,001	108,253	112,271	115,758	35,268	29,972	31,635	16,476	17,211	18,243
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	12,691	11,873	16,086	10,479	10,496	14,378	1,338	1,292	1,991	2,212	1,377	1,708
INTERMITTENT	129,079	124,360	103,198	125,234	120,575	98,318	3,904	3,988	3,771	3,845	3,785	4,880
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,478,069	1,487,831	1,478,255	1,451,742	1,460,894	1,449,598	237,611	241,936	241,192	26,327	26,937	28,657
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,424,200	1,431,577	1,426,314	1,398,909	1,405,784	1,399,031	223,705	228,538	227,211	25,291	25,793	27,283
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	53,869	56,254	51,941	52,833	55,110	50,567	13,906	13,398	13,981	1,036	1,144	1,374
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,252,480	1,258,056	1,282,314	1,194,287	1,204,468	1,225,893	112,918	115,773	118,079	58,193	53,588	56,421
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,039,852	1,048,595	1,080,970	1,003,154	1,016,236	1,048,006	86,314	93,919	94,663	36,698	32,359	32,964
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	212,628	209,461	201,344	191,133	188,232	177,887	26,604	21,854	23,416	21,495	21,229	23,457
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	205,477	203,677	203,800	196,881	199,101	198,550	10,235	10,389	10,363	8,596	4,576	5,250
POSTAL	584,027	581,896	592,750	581,270	579,130	589,983	12,261	12,400	12,385	2,757	2,766	2,767
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,941,047	1,960,314	1,964,019	1,867,878	1,887,131	1,886,958	328,033	334,920	336,523	73,169	73,183	77,061
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,699,186	2,713,340	2,726,729	2,639,255	2,658,582	2,668,194	347,161	354,305	355,785	59,931	54,758	58,535
NON U.S. CITIZEN	31,365	32,547	33,840	6,774	6,780	7,297	3,368	3,404	3,486	24,591	25,767	26,543
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		34,440	32,842	32,801	30,776	29,376	28,357	5,568	5,642	5,421	3,664	3,466
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	28,672	29,742	29,837	28,665	29,736	29,831	27,542	28,624	28,719	7	6	6
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	28,316	29,378	29,472	28,309	29,372	29,466	27,231	28,307	28,401	7	6	6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	262	282	283	262	282	283	220	238	239	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	94	82	82	94	82	82	91	79	79	...	...	...
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	11,451	11,738	11,729	11,444	11,732	11,723	10,339	10,640	10,631	7	6	6
FULL-TIME	11,161	11,463	11,453	11,154	11,457	11,447	10,094	10,412	10,402	7	6	6
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	290	275	276	290	275	276	245	228	229	...	...	...
TEMPORARY POSITION	17,221	18,004	18,108	17,221	18,004	18,108	17,203	17,984	18,088	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	17,155	17,915	18,019	17,155	17,915	18,019	17,137	17,895	17,999	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	66	89	89	66	89	89	66	89	89	...	...	...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	11,345	18,737	18,783	11,338	18,731	18,777	10,224	17,633	17,679	7	6	6
FULL-TIME	11,125	18,482	18,528	11,118	18,476	18,522	10,046	17,420	17,466	7	6	6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	208	245	244	208	245	244	166	203	202	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	12	10	11	12	10	11	12	10	11	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	17,327	11,005	11,054	17,327	11,005	11,054	17,318	10,991	11,040	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	17,191	10,896	10,944	17,191	10,896	10,944	17,185	10,887	10,935	...	...	...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	54	37	39	54	37	39	54	35	37	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	82	72	71	82	72	71	79	69	68	...	...	...
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	11,858	11,859	11,969	11,858	11,859	11,969	11,669	11,670	11,780	...	...	...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	2,315	2,316	2,315	2,315	2,316	2,315	2,126	2,127	2,126	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	9,543	9,543	9,654	9,543	9,543	9,654	9,543	9,543	9,654	...	...	...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	16,814	17,883	17,868	16,807	17,877	17,862	15,873	16,954	16,939	7	6	6
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	9,030	16,421	16,468	9,023	16,415	16,462	8,098	15,506	15,553	7	6	6
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	7,784	1,462	1,400	7,784	1,462	1,400	7,775	1,448	1,386	...	...	...
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	2,813	2,823	2,823	2,813	2,823	2,823	2,769	2,777	2,777	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	25,859	26,919	27,014	25,852	26,913	27,008	24,773	25,847	25,942	7	6	6
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	28,620	29,685	29,780	28,613	29,679	29,774	27,490	28,567	28,662	7	6	6
NON U.S. CITIZEN	52	57	57	52	57	57	52	57	57	...	...	...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		111	117	115	111	117	115	110	116	114	...	...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	33,776	33,774	33,771	33,407	33,405	33,402	2,837	2,835	2,832	369	369	369
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	32,268	32,266	32,266	31,920	31,918	31,918	2,694	2,692	2,692	348	348	348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	1,411	1,411	1,408	1,393	1,393	1,390	135	135	132	18	18	18
INTERMITTENT	97	97	97	94	94	94	8	8	8	3	3	3
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	33,454	33,450	33,452	33,096	33,092	33,094	2,763	2,759	2,761	358	358	358
FULL-TIME	32,233	32,229	32,234	31,885	31,881	31,886	2,659	2,655	2,660	348	348	348
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	1,221	1,221	1,218	1,211	1,211	1,208	104	104	101	10	10	10
TEMPORARY POSITION	322	324	319	311	313	308	74	76	71	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	35	37	32	35	37	32	35	37	32	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	287	287	287	276	276	276	39	39	39	11	11	11
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	33,483	33,481	33,478	33,125	33,123	33,120	2,792	2,790	2,787	358	358	358
FULL-TIME	32,262	32,260	32,260	31,914	31,912	31,912	2,688	2,686	2,686	348	348	348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	1,221	1,221	1,218	1,211	1,211	1,208	104	104	101	10	10	10
INTERMITTENT	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	293	293	293	282	282	282	45	45	45	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	...	...	...
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	33,776	33,774	33,771	33,407	33,405	33,402	2,837	2,835	2,832	369	369	369
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	33,483	33,481	33,478	33,125	33,123	33,120	2,792	2,790	2,787	358	358	358
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	293	293	293	282	282	282	45	45	45	11	11	11
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	33,776	33,774	33,771	33,407	33,405	33,402	2,837	2,835	2,832	369	369	369
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	33,231	33,229	33,226	32,868	32,866	32,863	2,642	2,640	2,637	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	2,668,103	2,682,371	2,696,961	2,583,957	2,602,221	2,612,258	320,150	326,250	327,720	84,146	80,150	84,703
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,444,634	2,461,851	2,483,778	2,367,858	2,388,144	2,407,488	310,661	316,527	317,538	76,776	73,707	76,290
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	86,462	87,545	101,866	83,346	85,293	98,788	5,142	5,351	6,196	3,116	2,252	3,078
INTERMITTENT	137,007	132,975	111,317	132,753	128,784	105,982	4,347	4,372	3,986	4,254	4,191	5,335
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,452,431	2,459,966	2,504,992	2,383,143	2,394,943	2,430,147	305,417	310,538	310,766	69,288	65,023	74,845
FULL-TIME	2,356,667	2,364,632	2,397,608	2,289,874	2,301,183	2,325,225	301,001	305,959	305,680	66,793	63,449	72,383
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	95,764	95,334	107,384	93,269	93,760	104,922	4,416	4,579	5,086	2,495	1,574	2,462
TEMPORARY POSITION	215,672	222,405	191,969	200,814	207,278	182,111	14,733	15,712	16,954	14,858	15,127	9,858
FULL-TIME	87,967	97,219	86,170	77,984	86,961	82,263	9,660	10,568	11,858	9,983	10,258	3,907
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	127,705	125,186	105,799	122,830	120,317	99,848	5,073	5,144	5,096	4,875	4,869	5,951
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,419,224	2,427,954	2,455,023	2,357,600	2,370,166	2,395,140	297,003	302,034	301,408	61,624	57,788	59,883
FULL-TIME	2,337,102	2,343,271	2,360,727	2,276,802	2,286,775	2,302,680	292,584	297,448	296,844	60,300	56,496	58,047
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	74,015	75,899	86,009	73,103	75,016	84,631	3,889	4,125	4,273	912	883	1,378
INTERMITTENT	8,107	8,784	8,287	7,695	8,375	7,829	530	461	291	412	409	458
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	248,879	254,417	241,938	226,357	232,055	217,118	23,147	24,216	26,312	22,522	22,362	24,820
FULL-TIME	107,532	118,580	123,051	91,056	101,369	104,808	18,077	19,079	20,694	16,476	17,211	18,243
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	12,447	11,646	15,857	10,243	10,277	14,157	1,253	1,226	1,923	2,204	1,369	1,700
INTERMITTENT	128,900	124,191	103,030	125,058	120,409	98,153	3,817	3,911	3,695	3,842	3,782	4,877
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,466,211	1,475,972	1,466,286	1,439,884	1,449,035	1,437,629	225,942	230,266	229,412	26,327	26,937	28,657
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,421,885	1,429,261	1,423,999	1,396,594	1,403,468	1,396,716	221,579	226,411	225,085	25,291	25,793	27,283
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	44,326	46,711	42,287	43,290	45,567	40,913	4,363	3,855	4,327	1,036	1,144	1,374
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,201,890	1,206,399	1,230,675	1,144,073	1,153,186	1,174,629	94,208	95,984	98,308	57,817	53,213	56,046
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	997,339	998,693	1,031,024	961,006	966,698	998,424	75,424	75,623	76,323	36,333	31,995	32,600
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	204,551	207,706	199,651	183,067	186,488	176,205	18,784	20,361	21,985	21,484	21,218	23,446
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	202,664	200,854	200,977	194,068	196,278	195,727	7,466	7,612	7,586	8,596	4,576	5,250
POSTAL	584,027	581,896	592,750	581,270	579,130	589,983	12,261	12,400	12,385	2,757	2,766	2,767
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,881,412	1,899,621	1,903,234	1,808,619	1,826,813	1,826,548	300,423	306,238	307,749	72,793	72,808	76,686
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,637,335	2,650,426	2,663,723	2,577,774	2,596,037	2,605,557	317,029	323,098	324,486	59,561	54,389	58,166
NON U.S. CITIZEN	30,768	31,945	33,238	6,183	6,184	6,701	3,121	3,152	3,234	24,585	25,761	26,537
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		34,329	32,725	32,686	30,665	29,259	28,242	5,458	5,526	5,307	3,664	3,466

* 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 - September 2013