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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - December 2010

TABLE 7 -- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTED AGENCY, DECEMBER 2010
 TOTAL EMPLOYMENTFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
DECEMBER 2010CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEARDECEMBER 2010CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEAR
AGENCYTOTAL*PERCENTSEPTEMBER 2010DECEMBER 20092011 AVERAGE TO DATE*TOTAL*PERCENTSEPTEMBER 2010DECEMBER 20092011 AVERAGE TO DATE*
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/ 2,843,461 ** 100.00 +2,318 +27,359 2,843,461 2,476,149 ** 100.00 +22,768 +62,992 2,476,149
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 30,620 ** 1.08 -23 -137 30,620 11,462 ** .46 +37 +37 11,462
CONGRESS 17,776 ** .63 -175 -289 17,776 NR ** ... NR NR NR
U.S. SENATE 6,928 .24 -155 -120 6,928 NR ... NR NR NR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY 10,848 ** .38 -20 -169 10,848 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 * .09 ... ... 2,340
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 3,871 * .14 ... ... 3,871 3,447 * .14 ... ... 3,447
JUDICIAL BRANCH 33,762 * 1.19 +6 +6 33,762 32,245 * 1.30 +4 +4 32,245
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 2,779,079 ** 97.74 +2,335 +27,490 2,779,079 2,432,442 ** 98.23 +22,727 +62,951 2,432,442
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 39,336 1.38 +320 +1,567 39,336 31,040 1.25 +83 +1,079 31,040
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 113,022 3.97 +2,923 +3,435 113,022 108,610 4.39 +2,935 +2,822 108,610
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 779,163 27.40 +6,562 +31,137 779,163 702,293 28.36 +6,068 +34,606 702,293
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 295,267 10.38 +1,062 +7,397 295,267 260,022 10.50 +1,076 +12,057 260,022
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 200,350 7.05 +1,369 +7,573 200,350 191,148 7.72 +797 +7,106 191,148
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 175,000 6.15 +2,616 +10,863 175,000 161,436 6.52 +3,471 +10,940 161,436
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,330 .89 +164 +244 25,330 24,766 1.00 +374 +445 24,766
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 83,216 2.93 +1,351 +5,060 83,216 64,921 2.62 +350 +4,058 64,921
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 119,091 4.19 +1,175 +3,196 119,091 114,672 4.63 +1,071 +3,056 114,672
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 70,859 2.49 +628 +628 70,859 56,256 2.27 +412 +412 56,256
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 96,543 3.40 -10,324 +1,408 96,543 83,775 3.38 -1,492 +1,589 83,775
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 45,524 1.60 -11,332 -24,016 45,524 34,939 1.41 +626 +575 34,939
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,523 .62 -69 +363 17,523 16,415 .66 +121 +570 16,415
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 70,625 2.48 +786 +1,909 70,625 59,945 2.42 +975 +2,896 59,945
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,813 .35 +228 +228 9,813 9,351 .38 +183 +183 9,351
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 58,129 2.04 +157 +295 58,129 56,504 2.28 +274 +478 56,504
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 * .57 ... ... 16,145 15,447 * .62 ... ... 15,447
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,452 * .16 ... +300 4,452 4,009 * .16 ... +213 4,009
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 312,987 11.01 +8,322 +15,669 312,987 272,106 10.99 +8,206 +16,834 272,106
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 183,304 6.45 -151 +6,168 183,304 163,113 6.59 +1,409 +6,058 163,113
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,740 * .66 ... +284 18,740 16,413 * .66 ... +151 16,413
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,571 .09 +28 +185 2,571 2,509 .10 +33 +179 2,509
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,396 .30 +1,960 +1,960 8,396 5,142 .21 +280 +280 5,142
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,820 * .45 ... +142 12,820 12,423 * .50 ... +42 12,423
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,664 * .66 ... +124 18,664 17,197 * .69 ... +169 17,197
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,573 .13 +50 +112 3,573 2,697 .11 +8 +105 2,697
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,717 .06 +2 +73 1,717 1,586 .06 -1 +47 1,586
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,178 .15 -62 +39 4,178 3,875 .16 -59 +32 3,875
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,892 * .21 ... +988 5,892 4,857 * .20 ... +388 4,857
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * .14 ... +524 4,037 3,039 * .12 ... +248 3,039
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,990 * .18 +6 +5 4,990 4,791 * .19 +30 -9 4,791
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 70,278 2.47 +303 +2,797 70,278 67,379 2.72 +695 +2,387 67,379
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,945 .07 -8 -7 1,945 1,862 .08 -14 -12 1,862
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * .09 ... ... 2,515 1,869 * .08 ... ... 1,869
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 643,420 * 22.63 ... -23,660 643,420 523,606 * 21.15 ... -13,862 523,606
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCLUDING                        
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 2,135,659 * 75.11 +2,335 +51,150 2,135,659 1,908,836 * 77.08 +22,727 +76,813 1,908,836

*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 35 AGENCIES FOR WHICH SEPTEMBER 2010 FIGURES WERE USED FOR DECEMBER 2010 , DUE TO LATE REPORTING.

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