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TABLE 4 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN PAYROLL (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO NOVEMBER 2005

MONTH AND YEAR	TOTAL ($000)		CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO ($000)		LEGISLATIVE ($000)		JUDICIAL ($000)		EXECUTIVE TOTAL ($000)		DEFENSE ($000)		HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ($000)		TREASURY ($000)		AGRICULTURE ($000)		INTERIOR ($000)		TRANSPORTATION ($000)
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
NOVEMBER 2004	12,070,159	**	-2,687,884		167,227	*	154,142		11,748,832	**	2,425,086		340,462		529,094	**	432,592		305,817		469,925
DECEMBER 2004	11,931,650	**	+208,818		169,876	*	155,369		11,606,452	**	2,441,616		340,763		516,162		429,070		301,704		471,324
JANUARY 2005	12,034,211	**	+370,600		157,469	**	154,620		11,722,199	**	2,419,509		351,365		525,387	**	434,653		304,080		483,309	**
FEBRUARY 2005	11,901,184	**	+458,552		166,935		149,359		11,584,955	**	2,420,388		355,734		542,623		430,399		314,390		438,196
MARCH 2005	12,324,480	**	+622,687		163,118	*	149,763		12,011,663	**	2,446,982		353,964		553,926		434,103		310,020		479,954
APRIL 2005	15,526,127	**	+3,525,416		198,246	**	163,630		15,164,251	**	2,431,136		533,664		843,554		652,680		472,735		456,155
MAY 2005	12,140,849	**	-2,950,864		158,976	**	163,591		11,818,282	**	2,444,082		356,043		554,989		449,183		325,008		468,127
JUNE 2005	12,339,016	**	+421,412		165,618	**	163,542	*	12,009,856	**	2,477,924		359,705		542,923		475,001		329,772		470,334
JULY 2005	11,981,866	**	+10,613		167,951	**	164,338	*	11,649,577	**	2,478,017		360,390		531,666		500,998		338,309		485,183
AUGUST 2005	12,355,455	**	+410,831		168,997	**	163,608	*	12,022,850	**	2,472,394		363,484		527,335		502,672		340,432		470,431
SEPTEMBER 2005	12,524,906	**	+397,097		171,017	**	163,495	*	12,190,394	**	2,459,227		363,881		572,076		494,488		341,396		475,912
OCTOBER 2005	14,912,218	**	-180,381		165,488	**	163,538	*	14,583,192	**	2,449,211		356,679		526,795		470,993		494,839		686,246
NOVEMBER 2005*	12,371,216	*	+301,057		174,166	*	163,564	*	12,033,486	*	2,465,187		356,708		526,795	*	447,374		316,241		400,371
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	140,411,528	*	+3,387,020		1,857,981	*	1,763,048	*	136,790,705	*	26,964,057		4,111,617		6,248,069	*	5,292,544		3,887,222		5,314,218
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	27,283,434	*	+120,676		339,654	*	327,102	*	26,616,678	*	4,914,398		713,387		1,053,590	*	918,367		811,080		1,086,617
UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 2004	11,716,203	**	-2,670,662		167,152	*	152,388		11,396,705	**	2,282,570		338,872		526,720	**	428,220		304,735		467,301
DECEMBER 2004	11,586,332	**	+205,379		169,807	*	153,618		11,262,954	**	2,299,417		339,193		513,729		424,721		300,620		468,647
JANUARY 2005	11,680,532	**	+363,784		157,400	**	152,881		11,370,328	**	2,278,876		349,778		522,906	**	430,327		303,002		480,590	**
FEBRUARY 2005	11,540,622	**	+444,008		166,864		147,711		11,226,112	**	2,278,677		354,132		540,035		425,940		313,273		435,794
MARCH 2005	11,904,991	**	+555,783		163,042	*	148,107		11,593,906	**	2,304,592		352,359		551,303		429,754		308,904		477,262
APRIL 2005	15,223,170	**	+3,623,873		198,125	**	161,811		14,863,234	**	2,288,896		531,208		839,730		646,114		471,041		453,544
MAY 2005	11,770,497	**	-2,934,713		158,895	**	161,772		11,449,830	**	2,301,775		354,383		552,407		444,831		323,872		465,489
JUNE 2005	12,053,301	**	+503,689		165,539	**	161,723	*	11,726,039	**	2,329,131		358,050		540,414		470,590		328,643		467,717
JULY 2005	11,615,905	**	+17,502		167,881	**	162,519	*	11,285,505	**	2,327,664		358,807		529,159		496,556		337,181		482,433
AUGUST 2005	11,989,199	**	+403,615		168,927	**	161,789	*	11,658,483	**	2,331,585		361,810		525,034		498,310		339,313		467,780
SEPTEMBER 2005	12,102,057	**	+383,310		170,947	**	161,676	*	11,769,434	**	2,319,090		362,243		569,504		490,080		340,278		473,174
OCTOBER 2005	14,529,853	**	-183,440		165,418	**	161,719	*	14,202,716	**	2,310,005		355,025		524,301		466,446		493,181		682,434
NOVEMBER 2005*	12,000,355	*	+284,152		174,096	*	161,745	*	11,664,514	*	2,325,300		355,025		524,301	*	442,896		315,130		398,335
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	136,410,482	*	+3,461,563		1,857,134	*	1,743,453	*	132,810,101	*	25,395,591		4,092,820		6,219,094	*	5,241,844		3,873,818		5,284,552
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	26,530,208	*	+100,712		339,514	*	323,464	*	25,867,230	*	4,635,305		710,050		1,048,602	*	909,342		808,311		1,080,769
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
NOVEMBER 2004	1,918,895	**	-508,621		160,876	*	10,448		1,747,586	**	247,067		174,522		107,435	**	68,474		42,992		68,771
DECEMBER 2004	1,931,789	**	+64,291		163,468	*	11,258		1,757,091	**	253,259		175,264		101,667		73,380		42,968		70,582
JANUARY 2005	1,913,016	**	+58,937		150,839	**	10,390		1,751,814	**	249,962		181,056		100,721	**	71,105		44,015		72,075	**
FEBRUARY 2005	1,923,998	**	+95,835		159,797		10,512		1,753,716	**	248,665		180,941		99,183		69,930		45,097		64,876
MARCH 2005	1,974,859	**	+129,867		156,606	*	10,331		1,807,949	**	253,083		181,258		99,708		70,882		44,077		71,387
APRIL 2005	2,576,328	**	+651,669		188,486	**	10,864		2,376,978	**	250,746		272,812		148,853		104,853		66,128		67,768
MAY 2005	1,933,564	**	-543,998		152,469	**	10,811		1,770,284	**	252,622		182,414		99,381		69,637		44,283		68,665
JUNE 2005	1,972,273	**	+88,190		158,986	**	10,762	*	1,802,525	**	255,316		185,565		98,932		70,098		44,891		67,815
JULY 2005	1,821,354	**	-72,067		161,336	**	11,558	*	1,648,460	**	256,474		185,676		98,848		70,521		45,359		69,132
AUGUST 2005	1,920,172	**	+16,489		162,400	**	10,828	*	1,746,944	**	256,345		186,822		99,404		69,807		45,166		68,692
SEPTEMBER 2005	1,966,858	**	+17,476		164,428	**	10,715	*	1,791,715	**	255,661		186,305		103,747		71,008		45,060		68,002
OCTOBER 2005	2,190,251	**	-269,276		158,875	**	10,758	*	2,020,618	**	254,445		181,890		101,359		71,701		67,266		103,418
NOVEMBER 2005*	1,941,265	*	+22,370		167,635	*	10,784	*	1,762,846	*	256,203		181,555		101,359	*	70,693		44,190		68,297
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	22,133,938	*	+195,492		1,781,857	*	118,313	*	20,233,849	*	2,789,522		2,106,294		1,151,495	*	810,235		535,532		790,127
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	4,131,516	*	-246,906		326,510	*	21,542	*	3,783,464	*	510,648		363,445		202,718	*	142,394		111,456		171,715

MONTH AND YEAR	JUSTICE ($000)		COMMERCE ($000)		STATE ($000)		ENERGY ($000)		HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ($000)		LABOR ($000)		VETERANS AFFAIRS ($000)		HOMELAND SECURITY ($000)		GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ($000)		NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE ADMINISTRATION ($000)		POSTAL SERVICE ($000)
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
NOVEMBER 2004	609,759		211,457		193,702		104,331		62,355		95,375		1,132,660		722,030		75,466		130,166		2,970,178
DECEMBER 2004	612,773		214,289		182,403		72,305		61,813		101,617		943,886		743,640	**	72,239		130,362		3,081,623
JANUARY 2005	608,833		202,363		191,912		109,322		64,883	**	90,744		1,112,712		728,767	**	75,270		131,334		3,022,220
FEBRUARY 2005	598,882		208,931		201,123		105,708		63,776		91,543		1,027,529		696,809	**	75,539		132,831		2,971,914
MARCH 2005	626,725		207,427		292,809		104,954		63,245		90,223		1,207,256		726,279	**	75,121		133,189		2,985,453
APRIL 2005	818,461		309,187		107,162		157,259		95,113		133,210		1,100,403		940,386	**	110,856		198,580		4,459,676
MAY 2005	617,965		210,767		203,507		104,927		63,400		90,727		1,150,204		721,497	**	73,983		131,387	**	2,927,627
JUNE 2005	578,409	**	210,812		108,449		105,169		65,798		91,185		1,163,011		982,848	**	74,735		131,818	**	2,920,085
JULY 2005	669,378		212,753		147,812		104,878		64,988		91,312		1,109,994		741,959	**	74,656		132,431		2,949,118
AUGUST 2005	630,917		216,196		205,453		105,449		67,027		90,950		1,216,099		734,364	**	74,769		132,042		2,944,113
SEPTEMBER 2005	652,261		213,774		292,441		108,537		63,422		90,349		1,190,714		746,967	**	76,896		132,168		2,971,703
OCTOBER 2005	844,170		215,771		202,283		153,942		63,211		136,540		1,119,525		763,482	**	113,596		198,029		4,519,172
NOVEMBER 2005*	632,451		224,886		204,652		106,945		63,634		97,810		1,192,586		782,345		77,455		132,107		3,072,589
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	7,278,452		2,432,867		2,157,603		1,267,090		738,497		1,094,593		12,590,033		8,565,703		902,876		1,585,916		35,743,670
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	1,476,621		440,657		406,935		260,887		126,845		234,350		2,312,111		1,545,827		191,051		330,136		7,591,761
UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 2004	599,014		206,299		76,152		104,241		61,875		95,147		1,123,653		702,492		75,075		130,004		2,954,204
DECEMBER 2004	601,628		210,307		74,855		72,252		61,334		101,408		932,547		724,397	**	71,895		130,200		3,064,476
JANUARY 2005	597,974		198,435		70,908		109,211		64,373	**	90,526		1,099,413		710,267	**	74,907		131,167		3,006,214
FEBRUARY 2005	588,294		204,949		76,636		105,621		63,298		91,338		1,014,867		678,760	**	75,191		132,669		2,955,794
MARCH 2005	615,745		203,281		113,250		104,860		62,765		90,017		1,192,588		707,749	**	74,759		133,026		2,969,361
APRIL 2005	803,629		304,158		75,406		157,128		94,393		132,898		1,087,191		915,635	**	110,342		198,347		4,435,599
MAY 2005	606,888		205,969		76,272		104,839		62,925		90,519		1,136,423		703,764	**	73,617		131,236	**	2,911,587
JUNE 2005	568,132	**	206,713		76,276		105,063		65,303		90,969		1,149,089		956,447	**	74,388		131,672	**	2,904,089
JULY 2005	657,727		209,116		20,100		104,759		64,506		91,098		1,096,734		723,665	**	74,292		132,308		2,933,160
AUGUST 2005	619,871		212,601		76,458		105,342		66,530		90,735		1,201,655		716,239	**	74,404		131,921		2,928,212
SEPTEMBER 2005	640,683		208,027		111,569		108,437		62,955		90,140		1,176,732		727,380	**	76,517		132,027		2,955,930
OCTOBER 2005	829,325		211,593		75,684		153,778		62,739		136,210		1,106,249		742,713	**	113,026		197,845		4,495,374
NOVEMBER 2005*	620,866		219,111		76,651		106,838		63,177		97,580		1,178,239		760,985		77,071		131,985		3,056,461
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	7,149,134		2,383,953		849,210		1,265,876		732,964		1,092,030		12,439,180		8,343,604		898,514		1,584,203		35,551,781
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	1,450,191		430,704		152,335		260,616		125,916		233,790		2,284,488		1,503,698		190,097		329,830		7,551,835
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
NOVEMBER 2004	157,131		132,324		63,656		39,978		21,745		35,848		42,657		115,668		30,162		30,534		76,348
DECEMBER 2004	160,858		139,794		62,411		28,889		21,728		38,648		37,162		118,412	**	29,427		30,618		79,909
JANUARY 2005	159,086		126,141		59,285		41,741		23,587	**	33,990		43,097		117,261	**	30,337		31,102		83,599
FEBRUARY 2005	156,545		129,910		64,180		39,836		22,469		34,856		41,201		114,264	**	29,506		31,749		77,459
MARCH 2005	166,238		127,692		94,131		38,845		22,167		33,911		47,282		117,440	**	29,017		31,874		77,892
APRIL 2005	205,318		192,105		62,453		58,405		33,245		50,018		43,079		160,658	**	44,187		47,618		115,718
MAY 2005	162,333		129,637		63,045		38,937		22,325		34,173		45,208		118,859	**	29,052		31,743	**	75,378
JUNE 2005	146,904	**	130,186		62,906		39,471		23,273		34,534		45,818		164,265	**	30,474		31,828	**	68,938
JULY 2005	176,761		131,744		6,688		39,384		23,164		34,639		43,990		121,350	**	30,037		31,989		68,979
AUGUST 2005	167,285		133,202		62,811		39,724		23,631		34,404		48,640		121,435	**	30,043		32,149		69,082
SEPTEMBER 2005	177,086		131,258		91,398		40,615		22,520		33,996		47,284		126,203	**	30,139		32,065		69,512
OCTOBER 2005	214,378		134,445		62,079		54,530		22,398		51,002		44,360		127,987	**	44,276		48,258		106,475
NOVEMBER 2005*	168,942		138,829		63,606		40,625		22,485		36,524		48,001		128,768		30,132		32,392		71,913
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL*	1,900,876		1,505,149		692,582		472,113		261,264		412,047		497,960		1,418,490		357,200		382,767		884,945
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	383,320		273,274		125,685		95,155		44,883		87,526		92,361		256,755		74,408		80,650		178,388

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