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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


NOVEMBER 2005

OCTOBER 2005

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE


EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES




TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


OCTOBER
2004


NOVEMBER
2004


CALENDAR
YEAR
2005*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR


FISCAL
YEAR
2006*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,700,583

100.00

2,694,272

100.00

+6,311

-5,099

2,706,126

-7,087

2,697,428

-9,873

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FULL-TIME      

2,440,719

90.38

2,444,074

90.71

-3,355

-5,428

2,453,037

-6,759

2,442,397

-6,497

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,310,560

85.56

2,310,873

85.77

-313

-2,960

2,312,560

-2

2,310,717

-4,725

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS            

130,159

4.82

133,201

4.94

-3,042

-2,468

140,477

-6,757

131,680

-1,772

         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)      

152,415

5.64

152,679

5.67

-264

-1,669

152,660

-1,828

152,547

-1,920

         INTERMITTENT      

107,449

3.98

97,519

3.62

+9,930

+1,998

100,429

+1,499

102,484

-1,456

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         U.S. CITIZENS      

2,670,397

98.88

2,664,281

98.89

+6,116

-4,321

2,675,386

-6,568

2,667,339

-8,865

         NON U.S. CITIZENS      

30,186

1.12

29,991

1.11

+195

-778

30,740

-519

30,089

-1,008

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         UNITED STATES, TOTAL      

2,608,523

96.59

2,602,987

96.61

+5,536

-4,056

2,613,766

-6,164

2,605,755

-8,725

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

324,165

12.00

323,588

12.01

+577

-8,697

328,184

-4,448

323,877

-8,716

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

2,284,358

84.59

2,279,399

84.60

+4,959

+4,641

2,285,582

-1,716

2,281,879

-8

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         OVERSEAS, TOTAL      

92,060

3.41

91,285

3.39

+775

-1,043

92,360

-923

91,673

-1,148

      U.S. CITIZENS         

67,120

2.49

66,286

2.46

+834

-369

67,240

-130

66,703

-439

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,940

.92

24,999

.93

-59

-674

25,121

-793

24,970

-710

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         TERRITORIES      

18,320

.68

17,827

.66

+493

-399

18,094

-242

18,074

-441

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,310

.68

17,816

.66

+494

-388

18,079

-236

18,063

-431

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

10

...

11

...

-1

-11

15

-7

11

-10

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FOREIGN COUNTRIES      

73,740

2.73

73,458

2.73

+282

-644

74,267

-680

73,599

-707

      U.S. CITIZENS         

48,810

1.81

48,470

1.80

+340

+19

49,161

+106

48,640

-8

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,930

.92

24,988

.93

-58

-663

25,106

-786

24,959

-700

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,636,026

97.61

2,629,789

97.61

+6,237

-6,020

2,641,932

-6,970

2,632,908

-10,886

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,378,531

88.07

2,381,965

88.41

-3,434

-6,374

2,391,248

-6,674

2,380,248

-7,568

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,314,667

85.71

2,308,629

85.69

+6,038

-2,287

2,311,939

+2,107

2,311,648

-4,455

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

63,864

2.36

73,336

2.72

-9,472

-4,087

79,309

-8,781

68,600

-3,114

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,268,451

84.00

2,268,748

84.21

-297

-3,154

2,270,632

+406

2,268,600

-4,882

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

110,080

4.08

113,217

4.20

-3,137

-3,220

120,616

-7,080

111,649

-2,686

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

150,267

5.56

150,530

5.59

-263

-1,652

150,503

-1,817

150,399

-1,873

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

127,786

4.73

128,291

4.76

-505

-613

128,792

+2,780

128,039

-641

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

22,481

.83

22,239

.83

+242

-1,039

21,711

-4,597

22,360

-1,232

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      INTERMITTENT, TOTAL         

107,228

3.97

97,294

3.61

+9,934

+2,006

100,182

+1,522

102,261

-1,445

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL         

1,313,997

48.66

1,315,832

48.84

-1,835

-28,521

1,323,043

-31,904

1,314,915

-30,302

   PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS            

1,279,374

47.37

1,278,096

47.44

+1,278

-27,654

1,282,058

-31,590

1,278,735

-29,336

   TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

34,623

1.28

37,736

1.40

-3,113

-867

40,985

-314

36,180

-967

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,322,029

48.95

1,313,957

48.77

+8,072

+22,501

1,318,889

+24,934

1,317,993

+19,416

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,124,808

41.65

1,126,573

41.81

-1,765

+25,230

1,124,553

+34,963

1,125,691

+24,780

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

197,221

7.30

187,384

6.95

+9,837

-2,729

194,336

-10,029

192,303

-5,364

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

30,493

1.13

30,418

1.13

+75

+422

30,420

+117

30,456

+556

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,959

1.11

29,879

1.11

+80

+477

29,835

+157

29,919

+611

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

386

.01

387

.01

-1

-35

406

-19

387

-34

   INTERMITTENT            

148

.01

152

.01

-4

-20

179

-21

150

-22

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

34,064

1.26

34,065

1.26

-1

+495

33,775

-233

34,065

+453

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

32,229

1.19

32,230

1.20

-1

+467

31,954

-242

32,230

+457

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,762

.07

1,762

.07

+0

+18

1,751

+8

1,762

-13

   INTERMITTENT            

73

...

73

...

+0

+10

69

-1

73

+8

*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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