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Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment

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Employment and Trends - December 2012

Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch for December 2012

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch

Executive Branch (97.7%) - 2,118,000
Judicial Branch (1.2%) - 33,772
Legislative Branch (1.1%) - 29,848

Executive Branch Non Postal Service = 2,118,000
Postal Service = 595,783
Executive Branch = 2,713,783
Total Employment= 2,777,403

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area for December 2012

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service

United States Outside Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (84%) - 2,329,151 
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV Core Based Statistical Area* (13%) - 360,008
Overseaes (3.0%) - 88,244
Total Employment: 2,777,403

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment December 2012

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment

Full-time Permanent (87.3%) - 2,432,516
Part-time (3.8%) - 101,801
Full-time Temporary (4.9%) - 119,746
Intermittent (4.0%) - 123,340
Total Employment: 2,777,403

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service December 2012

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area

Excepted & SES (46.0%) - 1,287,719
Competitive (54.0%) - 1,489,684
Total Employment: 2,777,403

*Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV CBSA Area includes the District of Columbia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince Wiliam, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park in Virginia; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

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