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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


MAY 2004

APRIL 2004

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE


EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES




TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


APRIL
2003


MAY
2003


CALENDAR
YEAR
2004*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR


FISCAL
YEAR
2004*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,720,626

100.00

2,705,410

100.00

+15,216

-27,844

2,706,607

-33,529

2,708,979

-32,198

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FULL-TIME      

2,469,101

90.75

2,449,915

90.56

+19,186

-24,936

2,453,357

-30,606

2,455,952

-27,964

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,308,851

84.86

2,306,936

85.27

+1,915

-16,862

2,308,059

-23,961

2,309,441

-24,970

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS            

160,250

5.89

142,979

5.28

+17,271

-8,074

145,298

-6,645

146,511

-2,995

         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)      

154,066

5.66

157,555

5.82

-3,489

-49

156,102

+86

154,834

-1,047

         INTERMITTENT      

97,459

3.58

97,940

3.62

-481

-2,859

97,148

-3,009

98,194

-3,186

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         U.S. CITIZENS      

2,689,519

98.86

2,674,520

98.86

+14,999

-27,360

2,675,292

-33,646

2,677,690

-32,343

         NON U.S. CITIZENS      

31,107

1.14

30,890

1.14

+217

-484

31,315

+116

31,290

+145

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         UNITED STATES, TOTAL      

2,627,294

96.57

2,611,902

96.54

+15,392

-27,386

2,613,148

-33,680

2,615,702

-32,560

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

331,244

12.18

329,039

12.16

+2,205

-3,322

331,374

-1,640

332,441

-1,843

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

2,296,050

84.39

2,282,863

84.38

+13,187

-24,064

2,281,774

-32,040

2,283,260

-30,719

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         OVERSEAS, TOTAL      

93,332

3.43

93,508

3.46

-176

-458

93,459

+150

93,278

+363

      U.S. CITIZENS         

67,349

2.48

67,738

2.50

-389

+4

67,439

+212

67,253

+386

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

25,983

.96

25,770

.95

+213

-462

26,020

-60

26,025

-22

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         TERRITORIES      

18,256

.67

18,265

.68

-9

-378

18,450

-308

18,519

-277

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,237

.67

18,246

.67

-9

-388

18,428

-320

18,498

-287

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

19

...

19

...

+0

+10

21

+11

21

+10

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FOREIGN COUNTRIES      

75,076

2.76

75,243

2.78

-167

-80

75,009

+458

74,759

+640

      U.S. CITIZENS         

49,112

1.81

49,492

1.83

-380

+392

49,010

+531

48,754

+671

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

25,964

.95

25,751

.95

+213

-472

25,999

-72

26,005

-31

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,656,133

97.63

2,641,125

97.62

+15,008

-26,533

2,642,112

-32,688

2,644,271

-31,552

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,407,017

88.47

2,388,072

88.27

+18,945

-23,746

2,391,282

-29,872

2,393,679

-27,435

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,304,558

84.71

2,297,740

84.93

+6,818

-27,319

2,302,098

-34,973

2,307,538

-35,468

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

102,459

3.77

90,332

3.34

+12,127

+3,573

89,183

+5,099

86,141

+8,033

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,266,279

83.30

2,264,487

83.70

+1,792

-16,272

2,265,327

-23,643

2,266,488

-24,783

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

140,738

5.17

123,585

4.57

+17,153

-7,474

125,955

-6,229

127,191

-2,652

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

151,944

5.58

155,377

5.74

-3,433

+7

153,941

+105

152,658

-1,018

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

122,181

4.49

123,698

4.57

-1,517

-4,333

122,809

-4,994

122,737

-5,196

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

29,763

1.09

31,679

1.17

-1,916

+4,340

31,132

+5,099

29,921

+4,178

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      INTERMITTENT, TOTAL         

97,172

3.57

97,676

3.61

-504

-2,794

96,889

-2,920

97,934

-3,098

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL         

1,364,906

50.17

1,358,985

50.23

+5,921

-3,082

1,356,469

-6,124

1,353,774

-6,390

   PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS            

1,319,794

48.51

1,320,493

48.81

-699

+153

1,318,162

-4,558

1,315,708

-5,206

   TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

45,112

1.66

38,492

1.42

+6,620

-3,235

38,306

-1,567

38,066

-1,185

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,291,227

47.46

1,282,140

47.39

+9,087

-23,451

1,285,644

-26,554

1,290,497

-25,156

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,076,051

39.55

1,075,247

39.74

+804

-20,132

1,077,529

-23,085

1,080,999

-23,675

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

215,176

7.91

206,893

7.65

+8,283

-3,319

208,114

-3,470

209,498

-1,481

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

30,190

1.11

30,017

1.11

+173

-1,319

30,177

-890

30,281

-719

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,577

1.09

29,358

1.09

+219

-1,203

29,544

-775

29,645

-608

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

401

.01

454

.02

-53

-51

437

-26

442

-21

   INTERMITTENT            

212

.01

205

.01

+7

-65

197

-88

194

-90

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

34,303

1.26

34,268

1.27

+35

+8

34,318

+48

34,427

+72

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

32,507

1.19

32,485

1.20

+22

+13

32,531

+41

32,628

+79

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,721

.06

1,724

.06

-3

-5

1,724

+6

1,733

-8

   INTERMITTENT            

75

...

59

...

+16

+0

62

+0

66

+2

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

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

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