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Table 5

Employment and Trends - March 2010

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MARCH 2010
PERMANENT POSITIONSTEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATETOTAL ALL POSITIONSTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
MARCH 2009 2,754,789 ** 2,518,864 ** 2,385,763 ** 133,101 ** 235,925 ** 79,708 ** 156,217 **
JUNE 2009 2,759,484 * 2,549,290 * 2,419,741 * 129,549 * 210,194 * 103,124 * 107,070 *
SEPTEMBER 2009 2,773,878 * 2,559,384 * 2,429,431 * 129,953 * 214,494 * 91,403 * 123,091 *
DECEMBER 2009 2,751,589 ** 2,549,915 ** 2,422,959 ** 126,956 ** 201,674 ** 81,991 ** 119,683 **
MARCH 2010* 2,937,559 ** 2,559,704 ** 2,431,340 ** 128,364 ** 377,855 ** 91,081 ** 286,774 **
CALENDAR YEAR 2010 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,937,559 2,559,704 2,431,340 128,364 377,855 91,081 286,774
FISCAL YEAR 2010 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,844,574 2,554,810 2,427,150 127,660 289,765 86,536 203,229
SELECTED AGENCIES:                            
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 38,081 ** 30,853 ** 30,853 ** ... ** 7,228 ** 2,519 ** 4,709 **
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 123,488 ** 101,287 ** 99,033 ** 2,254 ** 22,201 ** 19,698 ** 2,503 **
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 752,350 724,360 706,245 18,115 27,990 23,082 4,908
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 287,513 269,844 266,283 3,561 17,669 16,858 811
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 193,325 192,688 191,111 1,577 637 638 1
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 166,686 163,347 160,816 2,531 3,339 3,322 17
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,166 25,166 24,987 179 ... ... ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 79,660 73,315 63,048 10,267 6,345 2,264 4,081
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 115,324 113,256 111,823 1,433 2,068 1,400 668
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 70,231 * 61,091 * 59,314 * 1,777 * 9,140 * 5,439 * 3,701 *
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 94,023 83,243 80,606 2,637 10,780 8,151 2,629
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 240,553 ** 37,872 ** 32,452 ** 5,420 ** 202,681 ** 11,663 ** 191,018 **
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,136 16,379 15,788 591 757 656 101
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 69,246 60,100 60,100 ... 9,146 4,885 4,261
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,585 * 9,498 * 9,430 * 68 * 87 * 81 * 6 *
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,834 * 56,412 * 56,013 * 399 * 1,422 * 1,237 * 185 *
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 * 15,949 * 15,706 * 243 * 196 * 171 * 25 *
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,146 3,949 3,873 76 197 125 72
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 301,832 ** 294,776 ** 271,140 ** 23,636 ** 7,056 ** 4,219 ** 2,837 **
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 177,136 * 175,046 * 161,666 * 13,380 * 2,090 * 1,568 * 522 *
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,386 18,084 16,517 1,567 302 264 38
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,400 2,353 2,322 31 47 36 11
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 6,436 * 6,435 * 6,173 * 262 * 1 * 1 * ... *
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,678 * 12,678 * 12,545 * 133 * ... * ... * ... *
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,540 * 16,993 * 16,834 * 159 * 1,547 * 1,495 * 52 *
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,507 3,507 2,869 638 ... ... ...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,649 1,602 1,528 74 47 35 12
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,135 3,939 3,832 107 196 93 103
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,485 5,485 4,573 912 ... ... ...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 3,339 2,319 2,290 29 1,020 1,015 5
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,891 * 4,812 * 4,711 * 101 * 79 * 69 * 10 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 66,871 65,174 63,618 1,556 1,697 1,359 338
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,953 ** 1,953 ** 1,933 ** 20 ** ... ** ... ** ... **
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 2,316 * 2,301 * 15 * 199 * 182 * 17 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 657,964 590,081 537,973 52,108 67,883 164 67,719

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

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