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Table 5

Employment and Trends - September 2012

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 2012
			PERMANENT POSITIONS						TEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATE	TOTAL ALL POSITIONS		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
SEPTEMBER 2011	2,756,233	**	2,580,902	**	2,460,203	**	120,699	**	175,331	**	82,159	**	93,172	**
DECEMBER 2011	2,725,764	**	2,562,609	**	2,443,978	**	118,631	**	163,155	**	63,627	**	99,528	**
MARCH 2012	2,722,210	*	2,551,559	*	2,436,125	*	115,434	*	170,651	*	70,376	*	100,275	*
JUNE 2012	2,736,821	*	2,540,227	*	2,428,849	*	111,378	*	196,594	*	95,426	*	101,168	*
SEPTEMBER 2012*	2,696,961	*	2,504,992	*	2,397,608	*	107,384	*	191,969	*	86,170	*	105,799	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,718,664		2,532,259		2,420,861		111,399		186,405		83,991		102,414
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,720,439		2,539,847		2,426,640		113,207		180,592		78,900		101,693
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	41,438		33,081		33,081		...		8,357		2,735		5,622
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	112,461	*	95,713	*	93,987	*	1,726	*	16,748	*	15,577	*	1,171	*
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	729,559	*	707,973	*	692,725	*	15,248	*	21,586	*	19,460	*	2,126	*
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	256,807		241,392		239,755		1,637		15,415		14,768		647
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	201,149		200,498		199,118		1,380		651		647		4
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	172,236		168,201		167,024		1,177		4,035		4,018		17
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,349		25,251		25,156		95		98		...		98
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	74,018	*	72,631	*	61,672	*	10,959	*	1,387	*	27	*	1,360	*
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	117,016		115,160		114,077		1,083		1,856		1,421		435
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	76,827		62,124		60,470		1,654		14,703		10,948		3,755
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	99,503		80,405		78,256		2,149		19,098		16,285		2,813
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,317		40,785		34,174		6,611		3,532		2,397		1,135
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,752		17,171		16,552		619		581		509		72
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	74,017		65,372		65,370		2		8,645		4,241		4,404
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	8,655		8,636		8,579		57		19		17		2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,036	*	55,675	*	55,341	*	334	*	1,361	*	1,235	*	126	*
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,632		15,347		15,170		177		285		254		31
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,250		4,068		4,000		68		182		116		66
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	323,208		316,379		293,169		23,210		6,829		4,435		2,394
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	191,326		189,721		172,580		17,141		1,605		1,040		565
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,055		17,804		16,327		1,477		251		230		21
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,337	*	2,297	*	2,268	*	29	*	40	*	28	*	12	*
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,314	*	8,313	*	8,050	*	263	*	1	*	1	*	...	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,383		12,383		12,245		138		...		...		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,134		17,692		17,550		142		442		392		50
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,330		3,330		2,895		435		...		...		...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,684		1,618		1,558		60		66		59		7
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	3,884		3,735		3,637		98		149		72		77
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,558		5,558		5,348		210		...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	2,397	*	2,325	*	72	*	1,640	*	1,627	*	13	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	5,005	*	4,936	*	4,841	*	95	*	69	*	59	*	10	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	65,114		63,194		61,929		1,265		1,920		1,559		361
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,845		1,845		1,820		25		...		...		...
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	2,316	*	2,301	*	15	*	199	*	182	*	17	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	592,750		512,263		479,856		32,407		80,487		276		80,211

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

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Employment and Trends - September 2012