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Table 1

Employment and Trends - September 2013

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY
SEPTEMBER 2013JUNE 2013CHANGE FROMAVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIESTOTAL*PERCENTTOTAL**PERCENTJUNE 2012SEPTEMBER 2012CALENDAR YEAR 2013*CHANGE FROM CALENDAR YEARFISCAL YEAR 2013*CHANGE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2012
                   
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/ 2,730,551 100.00 2,745,887 100.00 -15,336 -30,018 2,739,234 -43,233 2,748,776 -35,545
                   
FULL-TIME 2,505,218 91.75 2,523,495 91.90 -18,277 -40,298 2,516,051 -50,731 2,525,104 -42,446
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 2,380,489 87.18 2,394,013 87.19 -13,524 -31,026 2,394,257 -37,478 2,403,822 -30,736
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 124,729 4.57 129,482 4.72 -4,753 -9,272 121,794 -13,253 121,282 -11,710
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 88,135 3.23 89,238 3.25 -1,103 -15,422 91,002 -15,607 93,702 -14,023
INTERMITTENT 137,198 5.02 133,154 4.85 +4,044 +25,702 132,180 +23,104 129,970 +20,923
                   
U.S. CITIZENS 2,699,186 98.85 2,713,340 98.81 -14,154 -27,543 2,707,161 -41,106 2,716,502 -33,495
NON U.S. CITIZENS 31,365 1.15 32,547 1.19 -1,182 -2,475 32,073 -2,127 32,274 -2,051
                   
UNITED STATES, TOTAL 2,646,029 96.90 2,665,362 97.07 -19,333 -29,462 2,654,983 -39,892 2,663,527 -32,397
WASHINGTON, D.C.,                    
METROPOLITAN AREA 350,529 12.84 357,709 13.03 -7,180 -8,742 357,132 -3,718 357,851 -4,953
OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.                    
METROPOLITAN AREA 2,295,500 84.07 2,307,653 84.04 -12,153 -20,720 2,297,851 -36,173 2,305,676 -27,445
                   
OVERSEAS, TOTAL 84,522 3.10 80,525 2.93 +3,997 -556 84,251 -3,342 85,249 -3,148
U.S. CITIZENS 59,931 2.19 54,758 1.99 +5,173 +1,396 58,954 -1,974 59,846 -1,798
NON U.S. CITIZENS 24,591 .90 25,767 .94 -1,176 -1,952 25,297 -1,367 25,403 -1,350
                   
TERRITORIES 17,862 .65 17,919 .65 -57 -192 17,927 -306 17,989 -329
U.S. CITIZENS 17,805 .65 17,862 .65 -57 -193 17,870 -309 17,933 -333
NON U.S. CITIZENS 57 ... 57 ... +0 +1 56 +2 57 +5
                   
FOREIGN COUNTRIES 66,660 2.44 62,606 2.28 +4,054 -364 66,324 -3,036 67,260 -2,820
U.S. CITIZENS 42,126 1.54 36,896 1.34 +5,230 +1,589 41,084 -1,665 41,913 -1,465
NON U.S. CITIZENS 24,534 .90 25,710 .94 -1,176 -1,953 25,240 -1,371 25,347 -1,354
                   
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL 2,668,103 97.71 2,682,371 97.69 -14,268 -28,858 2,676,075 -42,589 2,685,502 -34,937
                   
FULL-TIME, TOTAL 2,444,634 89.53 2,461,851 89.66 -17,217 -39,144 2,454,762 -50,089 2,463,701 -41,839
TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:                    
IN PERMANENT POSITIONS 2,356,667 86.31 2,364,632 86.12 -7,965 -40,941 2,367,444 -53,417 2,375,495 -51,145
IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS 87,967 3.22 97,219 3.54 -9,252 +1,797 87,318 +3,327 88,206 +9,306
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                    
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 2,337,102 85.59 2,343,271 85.34 -6,169 -23,625 2,345,970 -34,981 2,354,925 -28,856
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 107,532 3.94 118,580 4.32 -11,048 -15,519 108,793 -15,107 108,776 -12,983
                   
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)                    
TOTAL 86,462 3.17 87,545 3.19 -1,083 -15,404 89,316 -15,602 92,013 -14,020
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 74,015 2.71 75,899 2.76 -1,884 -11,994 76,380 -11,825 78,521 -10,443
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 12,447 .46 11,646 .42 +801 -3,410 12,936 -3,777 13,493 -3,576
                   
INTERMITTENT, TOTAL 137,007 5.02 132,975 4.84 +4,032 +25,690 131,997 +23,102 129,788 +20,921
                   
COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL 1,466,211 53.70 1,475,972 53.75 -9,761 -75 1,470,960 -15,899 1,472,645 -13,538
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 1,421,885 52.07 1,429,261 52.05 -7,376 -2,114 1,429,783 -16,027 1,433,263 -13,436
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE                    
APPOINTMENTS 44,326 1.62 46,711 1.70 -2,385 +2,039 41,177 +127 39,382 -101
                   
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE                    
SERVICES, TOTAL 1,201,890 44.02 1,206,399 43.93 -4,509 -28,785 1,205,115 -26,690 1,212,857 -21,400
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 997,339 36.53 998,693 36.37 -1,354 -33,685 1,001,032 -30,628 1,008,664 -25,943
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE                    
APPOINTMENTS 204,551 7.49 207,706 7.56 -3,155 +4,900 204,083 +3,938 204,193 +4,543
                   
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL 28,672 1.05 29,742 1.08 -1,070 -1,165 29,384 -650 29,500 -615
                   
FULL-TIME 28,316 1.04 29,378 1.07 -1,062 -1,156 29,023 -644 29,138 -611
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 262 .01 282 .01 -20 -21 276 -7 278 -5
INTERMITTENT 94 ... 82 ... +12 +12 86 +2 85 +2
                   
JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL 33,776 1.24 33,774 1.23 +2 +5 33,774 +5 33,774 +6
                   
FULL-TIME 32,268 1.18 32,266 1.18 +2 +2 32,266 +2 32,266 +4
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,411 .05 1,411 .05 +0 +3 1,411 +3 1,411 +2
INTERMITTENT 97 ... 97 ... +0 +0 97 +0 97 +0

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

A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

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