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TABLE 11 -- 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
JANUARY 2004		2,701,015	*		1,350,171	*	1,315,152	*	35,019	*		1,350,844	*	1,122,936	*	227,908	*
DECEMBER 2003		2,705,097	**		1,346,677	**	1,311,939	**	34,738	**		1,358,420	**	1,124,962	**	233,458	**
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
JANUARY 2004		30,377	*		2,736	*	2,729	*	7	*		27,641	*	9,566	*	18,075	*
DECEMBER 2003		30,236	**		2,731	**	2,723	**	8	**		27,505	**	9,543	**	17,962	**
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
JANUARY 2004		3,261			...		...		...			3,261		3,185		76
DECEMBER 2003		3,260			...		...		...			3,260		3,181		79
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
JANUARY 2004		2,669			2,609		2,604		5			60		36		24
DECEMBER 2003		2,663	**		2,608	**	2,602	**	6	**		55	**	36	**	19	**
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
JANUARY 2004		4,457			...		...		...			4,457		4,143		314
DECEMBER 2003		4,442			...		...		...			4,442		4,133		309
JUDICIAL BRANCH
JANUARY 2004		34,333			...		...		...			34,333		32,085		2,248
DECEMBER 2003		34,529			...		...		...			34,529		32,452		2,077
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
JANUARY 2004		2,636,305			1,347,435		1,312,423		35,012			1,288,870		1,081,285		207,585
DECEMBER 2003		2,640,332	**		1,343,946	**	1,309,216	**	34,730	**		1,296,386	**	1,082,967	**	213,419	**
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
JANUARY 2004		1,703			705		700		5			998		505		493
DECEMBER 2003		1,717			709		704		5			1,008		511		497
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
JANUARY 2004		1,670,712			1,207,729		1,174,046		33,683			462,983		338,465		124,518
DECEMBER 2003		1,667,553			1,202,781		1,169,440		33,341			464,772		340,290		124,482
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
JANUARY 2004		32,738			7,740		6,549		1,191			24,998		20,902		4,096
DECEMBER 2003		32,645			7,762		6,564		1,198			24,883		20,758		4,125
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
JANUARY 2004		117,215			111,737		109,761		1,976			5,478		4,780		698
DECEMBER 2003		110,487			105,079		103,892		1,187			5,408		4,757		651
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
JANUARY 2004		663,380			534,889		521,661		13,228			128,491		88,439		40,052
DECEMBER 2003		666,230			535,441		522,273		13,168			130,789		90,308		40,481
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
JANUARY 2004		229,602			181,738		175,360		6,378			47,864		30,468		17,396
DECEMBER 2003		231,730			181,932		175,722		6,210			49,798		32,072		17,726
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
JANUARY 2004		182,802			160,900		158,777		2,123			21,902		15,500		6,402
DECEMBER 2003		183,742			161,893		159,690		2,203			21,849		15,577		6,272
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
JANUARY 2004		151,416			116,108		113,814		2,294			35,308		27,910		7,398
DECEMBER 2003		150,878			115,390		113,149		2,241			35,488		27,973		7,515
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
JANUARY 2004		21,739			20,487		19,806		681			1,252		836		416
DECEMBER 2003		21,593			20,340		19,809		531			1,253		804		449
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
JANUARY 2004		77,821			55,656		53,904		1,752			22,165		13,725		8,440
DECEMBER 2003		78,287			55,886		53,903		1,983			22,401		13,882		8,519
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
JANUARY 2004		102,903			59,795		59,378		417			43,108		40,095		3,013
DECEMBER 2003		103,159			60,041		59,620		421			43,118		40,072		3,046
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
JANUARY 2004		69,612			59,928		55,909		4,019			9,684		3,259		6,425
DECEMBER 2003		70,558			60,637		56,525		4,112			9,921		3,305		6,616
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
JANUARY 2004		100,457			89,701		85,775		3,926			10,756		2,866		7,890
DECEMBER 2003		100,651			89,533		85,374		4,159			11,118		2,892		8,226
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
JANUARY 2004		37,497			30,488		30,059		429			7,009		5,335		1,674
DECEMBER 2003		37,135			30,537		30,092		445			6,598		5,211		1,387
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
JANUARY 2004		16,872			15,437		15,375		62			1,435		1,059		376
DECEMBER 2003		16,246			14,914		14,858		56			1,332		983		349
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
JANUARY 2004		60,668			49,120		48,322		798			11,548		4,297		7,251
DECEMBER 2003		61,417			49,706		48,897		809			11,711		4,308		7,403
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
JANUARY 2004		10,463			9,380		9,347		33			1,083		806		277
DECEMBER 2003		10,462			9,369		9,334		35			1,093		809		284
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JANUARY 2004		57,869			8,339		8,291		48			49,530		48,625		905
DECEMBER 2003		58,460			8,426		8,372		54			50,034		49,121		913
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
JANUARY 2004		15,159			13,430		13,383		47			1,729		1,539		190
DECEMBER 2003		15,488			13,708		13,659		49			1,780		1,580		200
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
JANUARY 2004		4,449			3,679		3,668		11			770		492		278
DECEMBER 2003		4,511			3,728		3,718		10			783		494		289
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
JANUARY 2004		232,172			138,809		134,368		4,441			93,363		75,988		17,375
DECEMBER 2003		232,060			138,981		134,390		4,591			93,079		76,024		17,055
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
JANUARY 2004		149,258			75,257		72,200		3,057			74,001		39,983		34,018
DECEMBER 2003		148,044			74,919		71,872		3,047			73,125		39,668		33,457
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
JANUARY 2004		963,890			139,001		137,677		1,324			824,889		742,315		82,574
DECEMBER 2003		971,062	**		140,456	**	139,072	**	1,384	**		830,606	**	742,166	**	88,440	**
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
JANUARY 2004		1,804			...		...		...			1,804		1,785		19
DECEMBER 2003		1,808			...		...		...			1,808		1,788		20
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
JANUARY 2004		17,793			15,580		15,532		48			2,213		1,689		524
DECEMBER 2003		18,224			15,946		15,896		50			2,278		1,715		563
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
JANUARY 2004		2,534			1,910		1,892		18			624		600		24
DECEMBER 2003		2,565			1,936		1,920		16			629		603		26
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
JANUARY 2004		2,039			1,415		1,415		...			624		592		32
DECEMBER 2003		2,036			1,414		1,414		...			622		591		31
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
JANUARY 2004		5,456			4,999		4,979		20			457		363		94
DECEMBER 2003		5,437			4,993		4,971		22			444		352		92
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
JANUARY 2004		12,684			11,766		11,699		67			918		788		130
DECEMBER 2003		12,797			11,864		11,794		70			933		785		148
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
JANUARY 2004		18,939			17,836		17,609		227			1,103		846		257
DECEMBER 2003		18,985			17,924		17,723		201			1,061		817		244
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
JANUARY 2004		2,992			2,648		2,604		44			344		35		309
DECEMBER 2003		3,021			2,653		2,611		42			368		33		335
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
JANUARY 2004		1,945			1,062		1,062		...			883		855		28
DECEMBER 2003		1,934			1,065		1,065		...			869		840		29
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
JANUARY 2004		3,086			...		...		...			3,086		2,989		97
DECEMBER 2003		3,113			...		...		...			3,113		3,013		100
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
JANUARY 2004		3,352			2,435		2,426		9			917		832		85
DECEMBER 2003		3,433			2,462		2,453		9			971		881		90
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
JANUARY 2004		3			...		...		...			3		3		...
DECEMBER 2003		3			...		...		...			3		3		...
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
JANUARY 2004		1,113			1,098		1,098		...			15		11		4
DECEMBER 2003		1,126			1,110		1,110		...			16		12		4
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
JANUARY 2004		3,502			1,925		1,904		21			1,577		1,457		120
DECEMBER 2003		3,477			1,909		1,887		22			1,568		1,443		125
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
JANUARY 2004		3,680			2,941		2,810		131			739		266		473
DECEMBER 2003		3,742			2,979		2,804		175			763		268		495
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
JANUARY 2004		5,033			4,854		4,533		321			179		139		40
DECEMBER 2003		5,001			4,827		4,508		319			174		139		35
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
JANUARY 2004		65,301			58,724		58,461		263			6,577		5,703		874
DECEMBER 2003		66,049			59,446		59,136		310			6,603		5,707		896
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
JANUARY 2004		2,300			1,490		1,477		13			810		718		92
DECEMBER 2003		2,327			1,513		1,499		14			814		722		92
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
JANUARY 2004		2,346			944		937		7			1,402		954		448
DECEMBER 2003		2,329			940		933		7			1,389		943		446
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
JANUARY 2004		780,313			...		...		...			780,313		703,986		76,327
DECEMBER 2003		785,817			...		...		...			785,817		703,752		82,065

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