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TABLE 12 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY

					COMPETITIVE SERVICE							EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
AGENCY		TOTAL*			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2003		2,633,246			1,333,116		1,287,421		45,695			1,300,130		1,097,796		202,334
AUGUST 2003		2,649,929	**		1,339,564	**	1,290,764	**	48,800	**		1,310,365	**	1,097,469	**	212,896	**
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2003		31,558			2,849		2,840		9			28,709		9,572		19,137
AUGUST 2003		31,360			2,919		2,910		9			28,441		9,510		18,931
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2003		3,342			...		...		...			3,342		3,217		125
AUGUST 2003		3,289			...		...		...			3,289		3,197		92
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2003		2,815			2,727		2,720		7			88		88		...
AUGUST 2003		2,881			2,797		2,790		7			84		84		...
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SEPTEMBER 2003		4,432			...		...		...			4,432		4,100		332
AUGUST 2003		4,402			...		...		...			4,402		4,081		321
JUDICIAL BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2003		34,290			...		...		...			34,290		32,732		1,558
AUGUST 2003		34,416			...		...		...			34,416		32,170		2,246
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2003		2,567,398			1,330,267		1,284,581		45,686			1,237,131		1,055,492		181,639
AUGUST 2003		2,584,153	**		1,336,645	**	1,287,854	**	48,791	**		1,247,508	**	1,055,789	**	191,719	**
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SEPTEMBER 2003		1,690			709		703		6			981		544		437
AUGUST 2003		1,681			700		696		4			981		574		407
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2003		1,600,530			1,189,664		1,145,456		44,208			410,866		310,428		100,438
AUGUST 2003		1,615,627	*		1,196,343	*	1,149,085	*	47,258	*		419,284	*	309,844	*	109,440	*
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEPTEMBER 2003		12,769			7,670		6,500		1,170			5,099		4,137		962
AUGUST 2003		12,757			7,620		6,451		1,169			5,137		4,078		1,059
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEPTEMBER 2003		109,638			104,264		103,146		1,118			5,374		4,761		613
AUGUST 2003		113,263			107,831		106,577		1,254			5,432		4,746		686
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEPTEMBER 2003		611,199			517,315		504,099		13,216			93,884		77,153		16,731
AUGUST 2003		616,264			519,119		505,393		13,726			97,145		76,266		20,879
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
SEPTEMBER 2003		207,609			171,477		165,172		6,305			36,132		29,211		6,921
AUGUST 2003		210,085			172,297		165,533		6,764			37,788		29,138		8,650
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SEPTEMBER 2003		175,958			158,917		156,062		2,855			17,041		14,773		2,268
AUGUST 2003		176,178			158,468		156,478		1,990			17,710		14,946		2,764
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
SEPTEMBER 2003		145,157			113,722		111,506		2,216			31,435		27,180		4,255
AUGUST 2003		146,837			114,691		111,603		3,088			32,146		26,234		5,912
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2003		20,584			19,518		19,302		216			1,066		598		468
AUGUST 2003		20,776			19,613		19,403		210			1,163		611		552
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
SEPTEMBER 2003		61,891			53,681		52,057		1,624			8,210		5,391		2,819
AUGUST 2003		62,388			54,050		52,376		1,674			8,338		5,337		3,001
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEPTEMBER 2003		100,948			58,688		58,273		415			42,260		39,357		2,903
AUGUST 2003		100,635			58,507		58,085		422			42,128		39,122		3,006
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SEPTEMBER 2003		77,327			64,840		57,197		7,643			12,487		3,499		8,988
AUGUST 2003		79,855			65,947		57,163		8,784			13,908		3,616		10,292
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SEPTEMBER 2003		109,916			97,215		86,352		10,863			12,701		2,756		9,945
AUGUST 2003		112,698			98,064		86,275		11,789			14,634		3,025		11,609
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEPTEMBER 2003		36,643			30,526		29,969		557			6,117		4,674		1,443
AUGUST 2003		36,734			30,506		29,946		560			6,228		4,536		1,692
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SEPTEMBER 2003		16,188			14,863		14,781		82			1,325		975		350
AUGUST 2003		16,254			14,850		14,769		81			1,404		975		429
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SEPTEMBER 2003		66,556			49,917		49,096		821			16,639		9,075		7,564
AUGUST 2003		67,054			50,053		49,233		820			17,001		9,139		7,862
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2003		10,468			9,345		9,309		36			1,123		814		309
AUGUST 2003		10,494			9,339		9,301		38			1,155		806		349
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SEPTEMBER 2003		58,302			8,430		8,372		58			49,872		48,999		873
AUGUST 2003		58,035			8,444		8,373		71			49,591		48,674		917
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SEPTEMBER 2003		15,619			13,816		13,762		54			1,803		1,590		213
AUGUST 2003		15,710			13,850		13,796		54			1,860		1,608		252
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SEPTEMBER 2003		4,559			3,774		3,757		17			785		467		318
AUGUST 2003		4,535			3,777		3,759		18			758		462		296
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER 2003		227,032			136,852		131,777		5,075			90,180		73,730		16,450
AUGUST 2003		226,274			136,698		131,339		5,359			89,576		73,469		16,107
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SEPTEMBER 2003		143,366			72,149		69,066		3,083			71,217		38,441		32,776
AUGUST 2003		145,065	*		71,738	*	68,625	*	3,113	*		73,327	*	39,322	*	34,005	*
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2003		965,178			139,894		138,422		1,472			825,284		744,520		80,764
AUGUST 2003		966,845	**		139,602	**	138,073	**	1,529	**		827,243	**	745,371	**	81,872	**
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2003		1,787			...		...		...			1,787		1,765		22
AUGUST 2003		1,805			...		...		...			1,805		1,757		48
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2003		18,163			15,913		15,864		49			2,250		1,648		602
AUGUST 2003		18,146			15,900		15,848		52			2,246		1,601		645
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2003		2,579			1,944		1,942		2			635		604		31
AUGUST 2003		2,580			1,949		1,948		1			631		603		28
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2003		2,049			1,421		1,421		...			628		595		33
AUGUST 2003		2,053			1,426		1,426		...			627		597		30
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
SEPTEMBER 2003		5,462			4,990		4,966		24			472		369		103
AUGUST 2003		5,417			4,972		4,950		22			445		358		87
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2003		12,692			11,802		11,732		70			890		755		135
AUGUST 2003		12,720			11,817		11,749		68			903		736		167
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2003		18,936			17,834		17,641		193			1,102		860		242
AUGUST 2003		18,943			17,800		17,612		188			1,143		877		266
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2003		3,007			2,668		2,620		48			339		34		305
AUGUST 2003		3,004			2,671		2,621		50			333		35		298
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2003		1,910			1,044		1,044		...			866		832		34
AUGUST 2003		1,914			1,040		1,040		...			874		831		43
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2003		3,083			...		...		...			3,083		3,012		71
AUGUST 2003		3,078			...		...		...			3,078		3,001		77
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 2003		3,403			2,452		2,441		11			951		856		95
AUGUST 2003		3,383			2,445		2,437		8			938		835		103
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2003		2			...		...		...			2		2		...
AUGUST 2003		2			...		...		...			2		2		...
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2003		1,132			1,116		1,116		...			16		12		4
AUGUST 2003		1,132			1,115		1,115		...			17		13		4
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2003		3,261			1,744		1,722		22			1,517		1,397		120
AUGUST 2003		3,213			1,712		1,693		19			1,501		1,376		125
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2003		3,576			2,998		2,831		167			578		262		316
AUGUST 2003		3,648			3,009		2,833		176			639		263		376
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
SEPTEMBER 2003		5,218			5,062		4,705		357			156		112		44
AUGUST 2003		5,157			5,009		4,656		353			148		112		36
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2003		64,538			58,785		58,387		398			5,753		4,842		911
AUGUST 2003		64,159			58,608		58,147		461			5,551		4,556		995
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2003		1,811			1,518		1,506		12			293		222		71
AUGUST 2003		1,826			1,529		1,517		12			297		227		70
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2003		1,485			934		928		6			551		307		244
AUGUST 2003		1,491			928		923		5			563		312		251
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
SEPTEMBER 2003		784,006			...		...		...			784,006		709,026		74,980
AUGUST 2003		786,117			...		...		...			786,117		710,288		75,829

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