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Table 7

Employment and Trends - March 2011

TABLE 7 -- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTED AGENCY, MARCH 2011
 TOTAL EMPLOYMENTFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
MARCH 2011CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEARMARCH 2011CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEAR
AGENCYTOTAL*PERCENTDECEMBER 2010MARCH 20102011 AVERAGE TO DATE*TOTAL*PERCENTDECEMBER 2010MARCH 20102011 AVERAGE TO DATE*
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/ 2,843,179 * 100.00 -282 -158,956 2,843,320 2,484,041 * 100.00 +7,892 +59,477 2,480,095
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 28,980 * 1.02 -1,640 -1,840 29,800 18,488 * .74 +7,026 +7,063 14,975
CONGRESS 16,142 .57 -1,634 -1,985 16,959 NR ... NR NR NR
U.S. SENATE 7,030 .25 +102 -18 6,979 NR ... NR NR NR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY 9,112 .32 -1,736 -1,967 9,980 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 33,765 * 1.19 +3 +9 33,764 32,248 * 1.30 +3 +7 32,247
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 2,780,434 * 97.79 +1,355 -157,125 2,779,757 2,433,305 * 97.96 +863 +52,407 2,432,874
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 39,763 1.40 +427 +1,682 39,550 31,434 1.27 +394 +1,162 31,237
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 123,443 4.34 +10,421 -45 118,233 115,480 4.65 +6,870 -1,309 112,045
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 782,386 27.52 +3,223 +30,036 780,775 707,502 28.48 +5,209 +33,230 704,898
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 296,430 10.43 +1,163 +8,917 295,849 261,910 10.54 +1,888 +11,978 260,966
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 200,591 7.06 +241 +7,266 200,471 192,237 7.74 +1,089 +7,314 191,693
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 177,383 6.24 +2,383 +10,697 176,192 163,721 6.59 +2,285 +10,925 162,579
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,291 .89 -39 +125 25,311 24,797 1.00 +31 +405 24,782
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 82,691 2.91 -525 +3,031 82,954 64,837 2.61 -84 +2,608 64,879
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 118,754 4.18 -337 +3,430 118,923 114,727 4.62 +55 +3,771 114,700
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 70,035 2.46 -824 -196 70,447 56,399 2.27 +143 +555 56,328
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 94,442 3.32 -2,101 +419 95,493 84,089 3.39 +314 +711 83,932
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 48,366 1.70 +2,842 -192,187 46,945 35,252 1.42 +313 +11,092 35,096
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,196 .60 -327 +60 17,360 16,116 .65 -299 +293 16,266
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 71,029 2.50 +404 +1,783 70,827 60,311 2.43 +366 +3,150 60,128
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,722 .34 -91 +137 9,768 9,256 .37 -95 +88 9,304
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,847 2.03 -282 +13 57,988 56,210 2.26 -294 +184 56,357
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 * .57 ... ... 16,145 15,447 * .62 ... ... 15,447
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,502 .16 +50 +356 4,477 4,069 .16 +60 +299 4,039
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 312,987 * 11.01 ... +11,155 312,987 272,106 * 10.95 ... +11,671 272,106
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 183,304 * 6.45 ... +6,168 183,304 163,113 * 6.57 ... +6,058 163,113
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,740 * .66 ... +354 18,740 16,413 * .66 ... +215 16,413
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,551 .09 -20 +151 2,561 2,488 .10 -21 +143 2,499
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,396 * .30 ... +1,960 8,396 5,142 * .21 ... +280 5,142
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,820 * .45 ... +142 12,820 12,423 * .50 ... +42 12,423
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,727 .66 +63 +187 18,696 17,692 .71 +495 +664 17,445
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,557 .13 -16 +50 3,565 2,688 .11 -9 +64 2,693
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,728 .06 +11 +79 1,723 1,598 .06 +12 +57 1,592
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,178 * .15 ... +43 4,178 3,875 * .16 ... +39 3,875
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 6,118 .22 +226 +633 6,005 5,143 .21 +286 +637 5,000
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * .14 ... +698 4,037 3,039 * .12 ... +252 3,039
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5,004 * .18 +14 +113 4,997 4,815 * .19 +24 +113 4,803
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 68,783 2.42 -1,495 +1,912 69,531 66,007 2.66 -1,372 +1,595 66,693
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,963 .07 +18 +10 1,954 1,884 .08 +22 -8 1,873
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * .09 ... ... 2,515 1,869 * .08 ... ... 1,869
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 632,419 22.24 -11,001 -25,545 637,920 511,872 20.61 -11,734 -22,370 517,739
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCLUDING                        
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 2,148,015 75.55 +12,356 -131,580 2,141,837 1,921,433 77.35 +12,597 +74,777 1,915,135

*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 48 AGENCIES FOR WHICH DECEMBER 2010 FIGURES WERE USED FOR MARCH 2011, DUE TO LATE REPORTING.

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