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TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO NOVEMBER 2003

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
NOVEMBER 2002		2,684,125	**		2,432,852	**	2,298,142	**	128,309	**	6,401	**		251,273	**	125,067	**	26,281	**	99,925	**
DECEMBER 2002		2,679,343	**		2,425,225	**	2,292,189	**	127,242	**	5,794	**		254,118	**	128,748	**	24,645	**	100,725	**
JANUARY 2003		2,670,460	**		2,423,803	**	2,289,779	**	127,677	**	6,347	**		246,657	**	128,273	**	25,155	**	93,229	**
FEBRUARY 2003		2,675,470	**		2,430,992	**	2,296,026	**	128,469	**	6,497	**		244,478	**	126,473	**	25,855	**	92,150	**
MARCH 2003		2,673,105	**		2,425,615	**	2,290,835	**	128,280	**	6,500	**		247,490	**	127,373	**	26,630	**	93,487	**
APRIL 2003		2,672,319	**		2,420,461	**	2,285,680	**	128,078	**	6,703	**		251,858	**	130,586	**	27,105	**	94,167	**
MAY 2003		2,682,666	**		2,415,824	**	2,282,551	**	126,514	**	6,759	**		266,842	**	148,212	**	25,423	**	93,207	**
JUNE 2003		2,692,116	**		2,406,605	**	2,275,296	**	125,183	**	6,126	**		285,511	**	167,967	**	24,019	**	93,525	**
JULY 2003		2,687,294	**		2,402,620	**	2,272,635	**	124,092	**	5,893	**		284,674	**	171,744	**	24,072	**	88,858	**
AUGUST 2003		2,681,853	**		2,405,174	**	2,274,098	**	124,191	**	6,885	**		276,679	**	165,215	**	22,719	**	88,745	**
SEPTEMBER 2003		2,659,660	**		2,401,709	**	2,270,814	**	123,693	**	7,202	**		257,951	**	144,644	**	25,735	**	87,572	**
OCTOBER 2003		2,653,639			2,404,034		2,272,812		123,820		7,402			249,605		135,421		26,119		88,065
NOVEMBER 2003*		2,649,639			2,398,982		2,268,771		122,791		7,420			250,657		127,226		28,830		94,601
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,672,566			2,412,347		2,279,936		125,708		6,703			260,218		143,012		25,606		91,601
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,651,639			2,401,508		2,270,792		123,306		7,411			250,131		131,324		27,475		91,333
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		32,565			27,343		26,685		156		502			5,222		2,353		765		2,104
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		114,085			112,232		108,985		2,906		341			1,853		654		160		1,039
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		665,027			611,923		600,396		9,218		2,309			53,104		43,231		8,718		1,155
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		230,857			206,971		204,688		2,085		198			23,886		22,114		1,332		440
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		182,989			174,880		173,867		993		20			8,109		7,362		660		87
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		151,508			141,653		140,609		1,044		...			9,855		8,802		1,053		...
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,544			20,653		20,457		195		1			891		755		135		1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		78,129			67,766		60,775		4,901		2,090			10,363		4,198		5,538		627
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		102,975			99,506		98,435		1,064		7			3,469		2,454		966		49
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		71,735			60,318		58,824		1,374		120			11,417		8,584		1,669		1,164
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		103,843			89,473		87,510		1,619		344			14,370		9,239		2,855		2,276
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		37,525			35,456		31,384		2,164		1,908			2,069		1,044		126		899
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,210			15,839		15,322		516		1			371		298		58		15
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		61,460			53,228		51,973		1,189		66			8,232		7,026		546		660
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		10,499			10,178		10,104		74		...			321		274		41		6
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		58,528			57,541		57,003		533		5			987		735		231		21
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,499			15,251		15,038		212		1			248		174		70		4
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,504			4,216		4,146		70		...			288		217		66		5
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		231,520			209,720		195,337		13,294		1,089			21,800		12,934		5,638		3,228
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		148,395			111,020		109,357		1,623		40			37,375		29,801		5,398		2,176
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,185			17,602		16,905		693		4			583		379		103		101
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,569			2,528		2,489		39		...			41		31		10		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		5,450			5,350		5,149		201		...			100		59		41		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,753			12,560		12,356		203		1			193		175		18		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,985			18,553		18,317		235		1			432		342		69		21
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		2,995			2,641		2,499		87		55			354		112		229		13
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,931			1,904		1,820		84		...			27		20		6		1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,077			3,004		2,903		101		...			73		40		12		21
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		3,473			3,383		2,490		290		603			90		66		18		6
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION		3			3		3		...		...			...		...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		3,790			3,090		3,064		26		...			700		692		8		...
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		5,040			4,666		4,570		92		4			374		323		29		22
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		66,183			64,971		63,062		1,909		...			1,212		458		683		71
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,341			2,238		2,205		25		8			103		100		3		...
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,345			1,860		1,847		13		...			485		464		1		20
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		788,141			706,791		624,511		82,280		...			81,350		2,033		30		79,287

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