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Table 3

Employment and Trends - September 2012

TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 2012


QUARTER
AND YEAR



TOTAL

CHANGE
FROM
YEAR AGO



LEGISLATIVE



JUDICIAL


EXECUTIVE
TOTAL



DEFENSE

HEALTH
AND HUMAN
SERVICES

 
 

 
 
TREASURY

 
 

 
 
AGRICULTURE

 
 

 
 
INTERIOR

 
 

 
 
TRANSPORTATION
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2011 2,820,460 ** -20,683 30,465 * 33,762 * 2,756,233 ** 774,022 71,669 107,612 103,881 77,019 57,739
DECEMBER 2011 2,789,883 ** -53,601 30,357 * 33,762 * 2,725,764 ** 766,229 71,047 104,071 ** 91,794 68,894 57,346
MARCH 2012 2,786,118 * -58,487 30,142 * 33,766 * 2,722,210 * 766,425 72,322 114,311 89,481 69,204 57,346 *
JUNE 2012 2,800,715 * -68,833 30,123 * 33,771 * 2,736,821 * 760,751 72,655 112,461 102,887 80,502 57,036
SEPTEMBER 2012* 2,760,569 * -59,891 29,837 * 33,771 * 2,696,961 * 729,559 * 74,017 112,461 * 99,503 76,827 57,036 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 2,782,467 * -62,404 30,034 * 33,769 * 2,718,664 * 752,245 * 72,998 113,078 * 97,290 75,511 57,139 *
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 2,784,321 * -770,489 30,115 * 33,768 * 2,720,439 * 755,741 * 72,510 110,826 * 95,916 73,857 57,191 *
UNITED STATES                                            
SEPTEMBER 2011 2,727,851 ** -22,501 30,459 * 33,393 * 2,663,999 ** 724,732 71,254 106,969 102,989 76,658 57,402
DECEMBER 2011 2,699,073 ** -52,090 30,351 * 33,393 * 2,635,329 ** 718,746 70,625 103,445 ** 90,922 68,524 57,014
MARCH 2012 2,694,418 * -57,614 30,136 * 33,397 * 2,630,885 * 717,816 71,885 113,519 88,618 68,837 57,014 *
JUNE 2012 2,714,715 * -61,396 30,117 * 33,402 * 2,651,196 * 718,352 72,202 111,672 102,025 80,114 56,703
SEPTEMBER 2012* 2,675,491 * -52,360 29,831 * 33,402 * 2,612,258 * 688,215 * 73,565 111,672 * 98,657 76,448 56,703 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 2,694,875 * -57,123 30,028 * 33,400 * 2,631,446 * 708,128 * 72,551 112,288 * 96,433 75,133 56,807 *
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 2,695,924 * -743,453 30,109 * 33,399 * 2,632,417 * 710,782 * 72,069 110,077 * 95,056 73,481 56,859 *
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2011 377,373 ** +9,308 29,346 * 2,823 * 345,204 ** 68,285 32,318 15,455 11,297 8,172 9,990
DECEMBER 2011 368,664 ** -3,108 29,238 * 2,823 * 336,603 ** 67,730 38,629 15,413 ** 10,964 7,881 9,922
MARCH 2012 360,816 * -9,747 29,024 * 2,827 * 328,965 * 67,870 32,188 15,368 10,652 7,779 9,922 *
JUNE 2012 362,464 * -8,496 29,005 * 2,832 * 330,627 * 68,230 32,676 15,061 10,925 8,138 9,864
SEPTEMBER 2012* 359,271 * -18,102 28,719 * 2,832 * 327,720 * 66,919 * 32,603 15,061 * 10,728 8,033 9,864 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 360,850 * -12,115 28,916 * 2,830 * 329,104 * 67,673 * 32,489 15,163 * 10,768 7,983 9,883 *
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 362,804 * -101,879 28,997 * 2,829 * 330,979 * 67,687 * 34,024 15,226 * 10,817 7,958 9,893 *
TOTAL, ALL AREAS                                            
SEPTEMBER 2011 117,369 44,827 * 40,611 16,153 9,092 17,266 314,545 * 193,987 12,736 18,614 609,921
DECEMBER 2011 117,285 44,938 40,613 15,875 9,594 17,322 317,670 192,362 12,724 18,201 612,759
MARCH 2012 116,535 44,938 * 40,613 * 15,742 9,401 17,397 317,670 * 191,187 12,649 18,201 * 602,868
JUNE 2012 116,726 44,159 41,449 15,857 9,367 17,697 317,670 * 191,187 * 12,648 18,246 599,639
SEPTEMBER 2012* 117,016 44,317 41,438 15,632 8,655 17,752 323,208 191,326 12,383 18,134 592,750
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 116,759 44,471 41,167 15,744 9,141 17,615 319,516 191,233 12,560 18,194 598,419
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 116,891 44,588 41,028 15,777 9,254 17,542 319,055 191,516 12,601 18,196 602,004
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2011 115,184 44,483 * 16,713 16,129 9,025 17,221 310,441 * 189,851 12,681 18,601 607,066
DECEMBER 2011 115,089 44,602 16,635 15,853 9,516 17,278 313,597 188,376 12,669 18,187 609,880
MARCH 2012 114,348 44,602 * 16,635 * 15,719 9,326 17,352 313,597 * 187,450 12,596 18,187 * 600,094
JUNE 2012 114,506 43,832 17,017 15,836 9,292 17,654 313,597 * 187,450 * 12,598 18,235 596,856
SEPTEMBER 2012* 114,824 43,982 16,820 15,609 8,588 17,709 319,109 187,665 12,330 18,124 589,983
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 114,559 44,139 16,824 15,721 9,069 17,572 315,434 187,522 12,508 18,182 595,644
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 114,692 44,255 16,777 15,754 9,181 17,498 314,975 187,735 12,548 18,183 599,203
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA                                            
SEPTEMBER 2011 26,044 24,226 * 13,841 5,747 3,291 6,150 9,059 * 30,193 4,483 4,302 12,299
DECEMBER 2011 26,041 23,807 13,773 5,668 3,294 6,197 8,966 30,247 4,494 4,234 12,449
MARCH 2012 25,808 23,807 * 13,773 * 5,621 3,243 6,192 8,966 * 30,063 4,513 4,234 * 12,389
JUNE 2012 25,855 23,684 14,155 5,696 3,277 6,344 8,966 * 30,063 * 4,480 4,193 12,440
SEPTEMBER 2012* 25,679 23,959 13,914 5,579 3,097 6,290 8,250 30,502 4,361 4,180 12,385
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 25,781 23,817 13,947 5,632 3,206 6,275 8,727 30,209 4,451 4,202 12,405
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE* 25,846 23,814 13,904 5,641 3,228 6,256 8,787 30,219 4,462 4,210 12,416

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

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