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TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 2004

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
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	**		2,398,983	**	2,268,772	**	122,791	**	7,420	**		250,656	**	127,225	**	28,830	**	94,601	**
DECEMBER 2003		2,640,332	**		2,392,183	**	2,263,688	**	121,240	**	7,255	**		248,149	**	125,105	**	28,760	**	94,284	**
JANUARY 2004		2,636,297	**		2,393,697	**	2,264,113	**	121,865	**	7,719	**		242,600	**	123,406	**	30,240	**	88,954	**
FEBRUARY 2004		2,637,161	**		2,395,766	**	2,265,321	**	122,862	**	7,583	**		241,395	**	120,870	**	31,641	**	88,884	**
MARCH 2004		2,639,845	**		2,397,409	**	2,266,434	**	123,441	**	7,534	**		242,436	**	121,175	**	32,337	**	88,924	**
APRIL 2004		2,641,125	**		2,395,740	**	2,264,487	**	123,698	**	7,555	**		245,385	**	123,585	**	31,679	**	90,121	**
MAY 2004		2,656,696	**		2,396,648	**	2,267,051	**	122,208	**	7,389	**		260,048	**	140,570	**	29,251	**	90,227	**
JUNE 2004		2,669,968	**		2,412,969	**	2,278,137	**	127,963	**	6,869	**		256,999	**	142,563	**	22,419	**	92,017	**
JULY 2004		2,667,398	**		2,409,515	**	2,275,354	**	128,392	**	5,769	**		257,883	**	146,604	**	21,339	**	89,940	**
AUGUST 2004		2,652,526			2,407,191		2,272,056		128,999		6,136			245,335		133,474		20,685		91,176
SEPTEMBER 2004*		2,649,319	*		2,408,718	*	2,272,569	*	129,346	*	6,803	*		240,601	*	123,742	*	22,608	*	94,251	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,650,037			2,401,961		2,269,502		125,419		7,040			248,076		130,665		26,911		90,499
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,649,495			2,401,071		2,269,233		124,719		7,120			248,424		130,312		27,159		90,954
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		33,477			27,835		27,134		171		530			5,642		2,513		755		2,374
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		110,996			108,773		105,845		2,581		347			2,223		1,066		164		993
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		668,287			613,546		602,015		9,301		2,230			54,741		45,442		7,831		1,468
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		233,101			207,598		205,405		1,955		238			25,503		23,902		1,189		412
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		180,136			172,347		171,399		948		...			7,789		7,069		576		144
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		156,301			145,102		144,036		1,066		...			11,199		10,071		1,126		2
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,683			20,564		20,425		138		1			1,119		1,035		84		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		77,066			67,935		60,750		5,194		1,991			9,131		3,365		4,856		910
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		104,383			101,385		100,336		1,044		5			2,998		2,115		809		74
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		77,207			60,764		59,321		1,315		128			16,443		13,723		1,692		1,028
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		110,981			90,693		88,882		1,511		300			20,288		15,494		2,469		2,325
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		37,495			34,520		30,837		2,176		1,507			2,975		1,072		124		1,779
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		15,771			15,396		14,904		491		1			375		299		56		20
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		60,628			52,445		51,279		1,124		42			8,183		7,247		373		563
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		10,332			9,971		9,905		66		...			361		331		29		1
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		57,153			56,193		55,696		487		10			960		743		201		16
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,142			14,837		14,654		182		1			305		240		59		6
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,461			4,149		4,077		72		...			312		242		42		28
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		236,427			214,316		199,941		13,306		1,069			22,111		13,346		5,630		3,135
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		152,845			136,036		126,358		9,625		53			16,809		10,067		1,092		5,650
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		17,933			17,311		16,625		682		4			622		441		79		102
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,468			2,400		2,362		38		...			68		55		12		1
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		5,341			5,217		5,006		211		...			124		100		24		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,773			12,572		12,418		154		...			201		187		13		1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		19,242			18,486		18,268		218		...			756		671		58		27
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,033			2,677		2,547		82		48			356		107		236		13
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,908			1,879		1,801		78		...			29		24		4		1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,166			3,076		2,973		103		...			90		56		7		27
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		3,476			3,352		2,553		287		512			124		88		26		10
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION		...			...		...		...		...			...		...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		4,156			2,835		2,813		22		...			1,321		1,298		5		18
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		5,049	*		4,709	*	4,597	*	105	*	7	*		340	*	303	*	18	*	19	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		65,368			64,128		62,273		1,855		...			1,240		632		556		52
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,269			2,168		2,146		22		...			101		89		1		11
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,360			1,850		1,840		10		...			510		486		1		23
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		767,616			691,082		609,536		81,546		...			76,534		2,236		25		74,273

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