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TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO MAY 2005

MONTH AND YEAR	TOTAL		CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO		LEGISLATIVE		JUDICIAL		EXECUTIVE TOTAL		DEFENSE		HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		TREASURY		AGRICULTURE		INTERIOR		TRANSPORTATION
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
MAY 2004	2,721,306	**	-27,164		30,307	**	34,303		2,656,696	**	669,745		61,023		122,880		108,755		77,531		57,449
JUNE 2004	2,735,359	**	-23,687		31,075	**	34,316	**	2,669,968	**	676,234		61,426		116,073		114,804		80,274		57,464
JULY 2004	2,731,842	**	-22,410		30,931	*	33,513	**	2,667,398	**	676,520	**	61,469		113,293		115,606		80,624		57,358
AUGUST 2004	2,716,117	**	-31,953		30,003	**	33,588		2,652,526		669,389		61,032		112,353		113,673		79,796		57,183
SEPTEMBER 2004	2,713,233	**	-12,717		30,049		33,861		2,649,323	**	668,287		60,628		110,996		110,981		77,207		57,153
OCTOBER 2004	2,708,920	**	-10,064		29,728	**	33,655		2,645,542	**	667,233		61,135		111,170		107,260		73,296		57,010
NOVEMBER 2004	2,705,682	**	-9,051		30,071	*	33,569		2,642,046	**	668,244		60,903		109,342	**	103,140		71,124		56,858
DECEMBER 2004	2,717,910	**	+12,694		30,120	*	33,664		2,654,132	**	668,994		61,107		108,498		100,584		69,877		56,531
JANUARY 2005	2,686,977	**	-14,149		29,857	**	33,708		2,623,420	**	665,945		60,734		112,990	**	98,833		68,964		55,879	**
FEBRUARY 2005	2,697,495	**	-4,023		30,109		32,540		2,634,855	**	668,740		60,789		121,248		99,342		68,996		55,804
MARCH 2005	2,699,026	**	-5,687		30,118	*	32,724		2,636,191	**	667,464		60,550		123,123		98,372		69,665		55,766
APRIL 2005	2,706,375	**	+846		30,154	*	34,033		2,642,188	**	667,864		60,542		124,577		100,767		72,161		55,611
MAY 2005*	2,715,111	*	-6,195		30,348	*	34,077		2,650,686	*	672,085		60,908		118,800		107,122		76,560		55,657
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	2,700,997	*	-5,842		30,117	*	33,416		2,637,468	*	668,420		60,705		120,148		100,887		71,269		55,743
FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	2,704,687	*	-4,454		30,063	*	33,496		2,641,133	*	668,321		60,834		116,219		101,928		71,330		56,140
UNITED STATES
MAY 2004	2,628,011	**	-26,669		30,299	**	33,870		2,563,842	**	616,399		60,775		122,241		107,517		77,190		57,092
JUNE 2004	2,640,325	**	-23,311		31,067	**	33,883	**	2,575,375	**	621,122		61,175		115,437		113,545		79,924		57,111
JULY 2004	2,637,546	**	-21,514		30,923	*	33,104	**	2,573,519	**	622,252	**	61,217		112,711		114,350		80,281		57,002
AUGUST 2004	2,624,902	**	-25,027		29,995	**	33,173		2,561,734		618,187		60,775		111,772		112,414		79,462		56,832
SEPTEMBER 2004	2,620,560	**	-12,688		30,041		33,442		2,557,077	**	615,889		60,372		110,412		109,721		76,867		56,804
OCTOBER 2004	2,616,381	**	-10,039		29,720	**	33,228		2,553,438	**	615,092		60,880		110,546		106,007		72,957		56,666
NOVEMBER 2004	2,612,579	**	-9,034		30,063	*	33,142		2,549,378	**	615,968		60,650		108,714	**	101,890		70,785		56,514
DECEMBER 2004	2,624,860	**	+12,887		30,113	*	33,240		2,561,513	**	616,750		60,852		107,869		99,332		69,541		56,189
JANUARY 2005	2,594,031	**	-13,844		29,850	**	33,283		2,530,906	**	613,678		60,482		112,320	**	97,587		68,629		55,539	**
FEBRUARY 2005	2,604,267	**	-3,865		30,102		32,135		2,542,039	**	616,179		60,539		120,571		98,088		68,663		55,461
MARCH 2005	2,606,045	**	-4,850		30,110	*	32,319		2,543,623	**	615,024		60,302		122,457		97,133		69,331		55,423
APRIL 2005	2,613,591	**	+1,570		30,146	*	33,604		2,549,841	**	615,509		60,293		123,914		99,533		71,828		55,272
MAY 2005*	2,622,363	*	-5,648		30,340	*	33,648		2,558,375	*	619,830		60,660		118,142		105,875		76,223		55,317
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	2,608,059	*	-5,327		30,110	*	32,998		2,544,957	*	616,044		60,455		119,481		99,643		70,935		55,402
FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	2,611,765	*	-4,103		30,056	*	33,075		2,548,639	*	616,004		60,582		115,567		100,681		70,995		55,798
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
MAY 2004	331,543	**	-3,023		29,267	**	2,001		300,275	**	64,526		28,100		15,214		11,747		8,060		9,379
JUNE 2004	335,450	**	-3,798		30,008	**	2,014	**	303,428	**	65,288		28,260		15,268		11,908		8,169		9,459
JULY 2004	335,774	**	-3,962		29,856	*	1,974	**	303,944	**	65,239	**	28,289		15,303		11,953		8,220		9,445
AUGUST 2004	332,381	**	-4,531		28,957	**	1,900		301,524		64,684		28,029		15,213		11,859		8,141		9,352
SEPTEMBER 2004	332,515	**	-3,777		28,996		1,933		301,586	**	64,289		27,912		15,156		11,775		8,040		9,358
OCTOBER 2004	332,324	**	-2,451		28,677	**	1,923		301,727	**	64,233		28,228		15,038		11,738		7,986		9,339
NOVEMBER 2004	332,862	**	-1,067		29,044	*	1,919		301,901	**	64,221		27,920		15,035	**	11,724		7,896		9,313
DECEMBER 2004	333,854	**	-238		29,091	*	1,921		302,846	**	64,583		28,000		15,008		11,737		7,899		9,203
JANUARY 2005	330,415	**	-3,158		28,880	**	1,920		299,619	**	63,913		27,844		14,832	**	11,609		7,773		9,085	**
FEBRUARY 2005	331,210	**	-280		29,101		1,918		300,195	**	64,082		28,039		14,935		11,692		7,728		9,064
MARCH 2005	330,101	**	-1,779		29,120	*	1,914		299,071	**	63,828		27,826		14,810		11,569		7,745		9,027
APRIL 2005	330,172	**	+1,014		29,154	*	1,911		299,107	**	63,766		27,788		14,739		11,596		7,726		9,003
MAY 2005*	331,275	*	-268		29,327	*	1,950		299,998	*	64,402		27,971		14,681		11,573		7,897		9,031
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	330,635	*	-894		29,116	*	1,923		299,598	*	63,998		27,894		14,799		11,608		7,774		9,042
FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	331,527	*	-1,028		29,049	*	1,922		300,558	*	64,129		27,952		14,885		11,655		7,831		9,133

MONTH AND YEAR	JUSTICE		COMMERCE		STATE		ENERGY		HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		LABOR		VETERANS AFFAIRS		HOMELAND SECURITY		GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE ADMINISTRATION		POSTAL SERVICE
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
MAY 2004	103,765		38,797		33,084		15,175		10,356		15,980		233,422		148,773	**	12,747		19,163		771,241
JUNE 2004	104,121		38,744		33,372		15,262		10,454		16,083		235,151		149,460		12,831		19,310		771,458
JULY 2004	104,292		37,953		33,615		15,271		10,446		15,969		235,876		149,519	**	12,904		19,355		769,345
AUGUST 2004	104,200		37,823		33,455		15,234		10,388		15,820		236,119		147,913		12,822		19,226		768,315
SEPTEMBER 2004	104,383		37,495		33,477		15,142		10,332		15,771		236,427		152,845		12,773		19,242		767,616
OCTOBER 2004	104,569		37,445		33,464		15,126		10,270		15,789		237,062		152,845	*	12,698		19,556		769,769
NOVEMBER 2004	104,770		37,200		33,483		15,163		10,214		15,787		237,620		153,433		12,715		19,555		772,980
DECEMBER 2004	104,865		37,262		33,524		15,204		10,199		15,788		237,700		152,550		12,732		19,507		789,731
JANUARY 2005	104,671		37,709		33,694		14,989		10,117	**	15,580		237,183		151,681		12,544		19,133		765,271
FEBRUARY 2005	104,966		38,985		33,740		14,998		10,120		15,570		237,031		151,579		12,551		19,117		763,779
MARCH 2005	105,054		39,049		33,821		14,983		10,032		15,541		236,684		149,821		12,571		19,131		764,029
APRIL 2005	105,154		39,320		33,804		14,942		9,994		15,583		235,978		148,785		12,594		18,908		765,363
MAY 2005*	105,224		39,635		33,972		14,965		10,000		15,553		235,850		147,468		12,678		18,919		765,469
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	105,014		38,940		33,806		14,975		10,053		15,565		236,545		149,867		12,588		19,042		764,782
FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	104,909		38,326		33,688		15,046		10,118		15,649		236,889		151,020		12,635		19,228		769,549
UNITED STATES
MAY 2004	102,005		38,039		12,903		15,164		10,267		15,942		229,845		145,212	**	12,679		19,144		767,464
JUNE 2004	102,348		37,987		13,196		15,251		10,363		16,045		231,553		145,910		12,758		19,291		767,708
JULY 2004	102,522		37,190		13,286		15,262		10,356		15,930		232,252		145,919	**	12,832		19,337		765,630
AUGUST 2004	102,426		37,066		13,187		15,225		10,301		15,781		232,465		144,322		12,750		19,207		764,574
SEPTEMBER 2004	102,597		36,741		13,106		15,132		10,248		15,732		232,773		149,102		12,702		19,222		763,883
OCTOBER 2004	102,779		36,694		13,107		15,115		10,187		15,751		233,386		149,102	*	12,627		19,537		766,016
NOVEMBER 2004	102,979		36,435		13,068		15,152		10,131		15,749		233,939		149,360		12,644		19,536		769,198
DECEMBER 2004	103,078		36,477		13,143		15,193		10,116		15,751		234,015		148,573		12,660		19,488		785,845
JANUARY 2005	102,883		36,924		13,167		14,978		10,035	**	15,542		233,487		147,819		12,471		19,114		761,580
FEBRUARY 2005	103,187		38,190		13,213		14,987		10,037		15,532		233,335		147,720		12,480		19,099		760,083
MARCH 2005	103,270		38,259		13,186		14,972		9,951		15,503		233,005		146,112		12,500		19,113		760,365
APRIL 2005	103,359		38,531		13,179		14,931		9,914		15,544		232,310		145,187		12,523		18,892		761,694
MAY 2005*	103,431		38,837		13,231		14,952		9,920		15,514		232,206		143,927		12,609		18,903		761,796
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	103,226		38,148		13,195		14,964		9,971		15,527		232,869		146,153		12,517		19,024		761,104
FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	103,121		37,543		13,162		15,035		10,036		15,611		233,210		147,225		12,564		19,210		765,822
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
MAY 2004	22,237		20,068		11,282		5,093		3,307		5,457		7,070		17,499	**	4,598		4,327		16,992
JUNE 2004	22,447		20,264		11,571		5,138		3,397		5,569		7,143		17,637		4,642		4,368		16,953
JULY 2004	22,524		20,252		11,663		5,147		3,399		5,525		7,183		17,796	**	4,671		4,382		16,892
AUGUST 2004	22,409		20,198		11,489		5,099		3,348		5,430		7,176		17,409		4,631		4,344		17,127
SEPTEMBER 2004	22,462		20,226		11,373		5,066		3,343		5,391		7,181		18,421		4,611		4,377		17,094
OCTOBER 2004	22,480		20,249		11,350		5,064		3,320		5,372		7,168		18,421	*	4,579		4,401		17,148
NOVEMBER 2004	22,574		20,243		11,311		5,087		3,311		5,361		7,169		19,087		4,573		4,402		17,119
DECEMBER 2004	22,582		20,201		11,380		5,098		3,288		5,381		7,145		19,082		4,584		4,410		17,453
JANUARY 2005	22,554		20,133		11,393		5,024		3,261	**	5,279		7,118		18,829		4,490		4,379		16,907
FEBRUARY 2005	22,510		20,253		11,395		5,029		3,265		5,279		7,087		18,625		4,478		4,400		16,935
MARCH 2005	22,529		20,137		11,376		5,015		3,233		5,267		7,090		18,423		4,496		4,405		16,862
APRIL 2005	22,490		20,207		11,352		5,008		3,223		5,276		7,100		18,374		4,499		4,380		16,820
MAY 2005*	22,308		20,268		11,406		5,041		3,238		5,281		7,123		18,286		4,519		4,393		16,834
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	22,478		20,200		11,384		5,023		3,244		5,276		7,104		18,507		4,496		4,391		16,872
FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*	22,503		20,211		11,370		5,046		3,267		5,312		7,125		18,641		4,527		4,396		17,010

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