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TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO NOVEMBER 2005

					PERMANENT POSITIONS							TEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL ALL POSITIONS			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
NOVEMBER 2004		2,642,046	**		2,464,703	**	2,316,954	**	147,749	**		177,343	**	67,951	**	109,392	**
DECEMBER 2004		2,654,132	**		2,461,806	**	2,315,781	**	146,025	**		192,326	**	66,251	**	126,075	**
JANUARY 2005		2,623,420	**		2,450,692	**	2,304,673	**	146,019	**		172,728	**	68,743	**	103,985	**
FEBRUARY 2005		2,634,855	**		2,454,865	**	2,307,228	**	147,637	**		179,990	**	73,713	**	106,277	**
MARCH 2005		2,636,191	**		2,454,877	**	2,308,015	**	146,862	**		181,314	**	75,424	**	105,890	**
APRIL 2005		2,642,188	**		2,458,779	**	2,309,811	**	148,968	**		183,409	**	77,397	**	106,012	**
MAY 2005		2,650,687	**		2,458,918	**	2,311,596	**	147,322	**		191,769	**	86,872	**	104,897	**
JUNE 2005		2,662,247	**		2,465,014	**	2,320,289	**	144,725	**		197,233	**	93,366	**	103,867	**
JULY 2005		2,660,263	**		2,466,454	**	2,319,903	**	146,551	**		193,809	**	95,845	**	97,964	**
AUGUST 2005		2,644,455	**		2,459,638	**	2,313,172	**	146,466	**		184,817	**	87,425	**	97,392	**
SEPTEMBER 2005		2,641,136	**		2,464,184	**	2,313,351	**	150,833	**		176,952	**	76,412	**	100,540	**
OCTOBER 2005		2,629,789	**		2,457,181	**	2,308,629	**	148,552	**		172,608	**	73,336	**	99,272	**
NOVEMBER 2005*		2,636,026	*		2,466,315	*	2,314,667	*	151,648	*		169,711	*	63,864	*	105,847	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,641,932			2,459,720		2,311,939		147,780			182,213		79,309		102,904
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,632,908			2,461,748		2,311,648		150,100			171,160		68,600		102,560
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		33,922			28,249		28,249		...			5,673		1,728		3,945
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		108,306	*		98,704	*	95,796	*	2,908	*		9,602	*	8,657	*	945	*
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		675,289			654,520		638,432		16,088			20,769		15,560		5,209
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		242,596			231,342		228,254		3,088			11,254		10,767		487
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		176,595			176,338		174,693		1,645			257		251		6
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		158,846			156,398		154,044		2,354			2,448		2,465		17
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,286			21,115		20,979		136			171		149		22
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		75,966			69,327		60,462		8,865			6,639		1,928		4,711
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		106,178			105,168		103,669		1,499			1,010		602		408
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		69,249			62,565		60,865		1,700			6,684		4,537		2,147
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		100,008			85,054		82,580		2,474			14,954		11,091		3,863
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		40,157			34,897		30,449		4,448			5,260		1,977		3,283
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		15,504			15,343		14,747		596			161		151		10
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		60,993			53,788		53,788		...			7,205		5,104		2,101
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,879			9,801		9,741		60			78		68		10
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		53,932			52,885		52,417		468			1,047		848		199
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,973			14,782		14,566		216			191		160		31
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,296			4,129		4,044		85			167		101		66
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		235,902			229,987		209,880		20,107			5,915		3,632		2,283
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		152,245			147,503		135,021		12,482			4,742		1,611		3,131
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		17,782			17,635		16,810		825			147		132		15
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,339			2,308		2,261		47			31		27		4
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,603			4,603		4,387		216			...		...		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,716			12,716		12,537		179			...		...		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,674			17,397		17,198		199			1,277		1,232		45
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,065			3,065		2,624		441			...		...		...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,849			1,827		1,751		76			22		17		5
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,231			3,119		3,015		104			112		48		64
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,010			5,010		4,167		843			...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		6,204			2,881		2,860		21			3,323		2,732		591
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,921			4,746		4,619		127			175		153		22
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		65,936			63,714		61,891		1,823			2,222		1,829		393
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,170			2,164		2,149		15			6		...		6
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		2,316	*	2,301	*	15	*		199	*	182	*	17	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		767,020			690,019		607,039		82,980			77,001		207		76,794

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