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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT


UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

OVERSEAS

EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES

JANUARY
2006*

DECEMBER
2005**

JANUARY
2005**

JANUARY
2006*

DECEMBER
2005**

JANUARY
2005**

JANUARY
2006*

DECEMBER
2005**

JANUARY
2005**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT   2,677,999   2,706,443   2,686,977   

2,586,169

2,614,308

2,594,031

327,270

330,445

330,415

91,830

92,135

92,946

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   2,428,995   2,437,121   2,434,586   

2,345,738

2,353,905

2,350,774

315,925

318,346

319,247

83,257

83,216

83,812

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   149,344   149,977   153,321   

144,422

145,062

148,128

7,478

7,622

8,058

4,922

4,915

5,193

INTERMITTENT   99,660   119,345   99,070   

96,009

115,341

95,129

3,867

4,477

3,110

3,651

4,004

3,941

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   2,497,778   2,507,727   2,493,764   

2,415,757

2,425,771

2,411,004

293,755

295,924

295,678

82,021

81,956

82,760

FULL-TIME   2,346,253   2,355,491   2,346,381   

2,268,186

2,277,490

2,267,809

287,039

289,211

289,401

78,067

78,001

78,572

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   151,525   152,236   147,383   

147,571

148,281

143,195

6,716

6,713

6,277

3,954

3,955

4,188

TEMPORARY POSITION   180,221   198,716   193,213   

170,412

188,537

183,027

33,515

34,521

34,737

9,809

10,179

10,186

FULL-TIME   82,742   81,630   88,205   

77,552

76,415

82,965

28,886

29,135

29,846

5,190

5,215

5,240

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   97,479   117,086   105,008   

92,860

112,122

100,062

4,629

5,386

4,891

4,619

4,964

4,946

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   2,438,312   2,443,950   2,441,103   

2,376,025

2,381,630

2,378,534

287,127

288,806

289,143

62,287

62,320

62,569

FULL-TIME   2,302,527   2,308,105   2,304,865   

2,242,484

2,248,064

2,244,766

281,339

282,953

282,966

60,043

60,041

60,099

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   126,946   127,526   129,361   

126,073

126,637

128,343

5,411

5,467

5,820

873

889

1,018

INTERMITTENT   8,839   8,319   6,877   

7,468

6,929

5,425

377

386

357

1,371

1,390

1,452

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   239,687   262,493   245,874   

210,144

232,678

215,497

40,143

41,639

41,272

29,543

29,815

30,377

FULL-TIME   126,468   129,016   129,721   

103,254

105,841

106,008

34,586

35,393

36,281

23,214

23,175

23,713

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   22,398   22,451   23,960   

18,349

18,425

19,785

2,067

2,155

2,238

4,049

4,026

4,175

INTERMITTENT   90,821   111,026   92,193   

88,541

108,412

89,704

3,490

4,091

2,753

2,280

2,614

2,489

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   1,306,861   1,311,023   1,315,262   

1,281,215

1,285,399

1,289,202

210,686

212,515

213,331

25,646

25,624

26,060

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,273,666   1,277,563   1,280,472   

1,249,638

1,253,443

1,256,223

207,084

208,882

209,587

24,028

24,120

24,249

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   33,195   33,460   34,790   

31,577

31,956

32,979

3,602

3,633

3,744

1,618

1,504

1,811

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   1,371,138   1,395,420   1,371,715   

1,304,954

1,328,909

1,304,829

116,584

117,930

117,084

66,184

66,511

66,886

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,164,646   1,166,387   1,160,631   

1,126,387

1,128,187

1,122,311

80,043

79,924

79,556

38,259

38,200

38,320

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   206,492   229,033   211,084   

178,567

200,722

182,518

36,541

38,006

37,528

27,925

28,311

28,566

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   209,777   210,474   210,258   

203,322

204,010

203,827

11,594

11,729

12,442

6,455

6,464

6,431

POSTAL   758,035   778,315   765,271   

754,602

774,630

761,580

15,144

15,609

16,907

3,433

3,685

3,691

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   1,710,187   1,717,654   1,711,448   

1,628,245

1,635,668

1,628,624

300,532

303,107

301,066

81,942

81,986

82,824

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   2,647,758   2,676,282   2,656,004   

2,580,874

2,609,047

2,588,492

325,239

328,422

328,470

66,884

67,235

67,512

NON U.S. CITIZEN   30,241   30,161   30,973   

5,295

5,261

5,539

2,031

2,023

1,945

24,946

24,900

25,434

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   37,769   35,133   34,348   

34,551

32,108

31,037

5,929

5,680

5,841

3,218

3,025

3,311

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   30,090   30,254   29,857   

30,083

30,247

29,850

29,094

29,210

28,880

7

7

7

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   29,575   29,724   29,247   

29,568

29,717

29,240

28,618

28,719

28,311

7

7

7

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   382   380   426   

382

380

426

347

347

394

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   133   150   184   

133

150

184

129

144

175

...

...

...

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   11,540   11,727   11,663   

11,533

11,720

11,656

10,559

10,698

10,698

7

7

7

FULL-TIME   11,224   11,398   11,290   

11,217

11,391

11,283

10,281

10,407

10,366

7

7

7

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   316   329   373   

316

329

373

278

291

332

...

...

...

TEMPORARY POSITION   18,550   18,527   18,194   

18,550

18,527

18,194

18,535

18,512

18,182

...

...

...

FULL-TIME   18,351   18,326   17,957   

18,351

18,326

17,957

18,337

18,312

17,945

...

...

...

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   199   201   237   

199

201

237

198

200

237

...

...

...

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   11,682   11,658   11,796   

11,675

11,651

11,789

10,692

10,674

10,832

7

7

7

FULL-TIME   11,379   11,342   11,456   

11,372

11,335

11,449

10,423

10,390

10,524

7

7

7

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   300   313   338   

300

313

338

266

281

306

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   3   3   2   

3

3

2

3

3

2

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   18,408   18,596   18,061   

18,408

18,596

18,061

18,402

18,536

18,048

...

...

...

FULL-TIME   18,196   18,382   17,791   

18,196

18,382

17,791

18,195

18,329

17,787

...

...

...

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   82   67   88   

82

67

88

81

66

88

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   130   147   182   

130

147

182

126

141

173

...

...

...

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   2,404   2,407   2,460   

2,404

2,407

2,460

2,263

2,266

2,303

...

...

...

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   2,371   2,374   2,450   

2,371

2,374

2,450

2,230

2,233

2,293

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   33   33   10   

33

33

10

33

33

10

...

...

...

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   27,686   27,847   27,397   

27,679

27,840

27,390

26,831

26,944

26,577

7

7

7

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   9,311   9,284   9,346   

9,304

9,277

9,339

8,462

8,441

8,539

7

7

7

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   18,375   18,563   18,051   

18,375

18,563

18,051

18,369

18,503

18,038

...

...

...

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   2,628   2,620   2,680   

2,628

2,620

2,680

2,622

2,614

2,675

...

...

...

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   27,462   27,634   27,177   

27,455

27,627

27,170

26,472

26,596

26,205

7

7

7

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   30,019   30,186   29,792   

30,012

30,179

29,785

29,023

29,142

28,815

7

7

7

NON U.S. CITIZEN   71   68   65   

71

68

65

71

68

65

...

...

...

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   109   108   126   

109

108

126

98

97

116

...

...

...

JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   34,433   34,436   33,708   

33,996

33,999

33,283

1,960

1,963

1,920

437

437

425

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   32,628   32,631   31,927   

32,202

32,205

31,513

1,869

1,872

1,844

426

426

414

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   1,746   1,746   1,721   

1,735

1,735

1,710

83

83

71

11

11

11

INTERMITTENT   59   59   60   

59

59

60

8

8

5

...

...

...

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   32,140   32,135   31,417   

31,734

31,729

31,019

1,845

1,840

1,816

406

406

398

FULL-TIME   31,082   31,077   30,422   

30,680

30,675

30,030

1,776

1,771

1,754

402

402

392

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   1,058   1,058   995   

1,054

1,054

989

69

69

62

4

4

6

TEMPORARY POSITION   2,293   2,301   2,291   

2,262

2,270

2,264

115

123

104

31

31

27

FULL-TIME   1,546   1,554   1,505   

1,522

1,530

1,483

93

101

90

24

24

22

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   747   747   786   

740

740

781

22

22

14

7

7

5

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   32,160   32,163   31,460   

31,754

31,757

31,062

1,865

1,868

1,859

406

406

398

FULL-TIME   31,100   31,103   30,462   

30,698

30,701

30,070

1,794

1,797

1,794

402

402

392

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   1,060   1,060   998   

1,056

1,056

992

71

71

65

4

4

6

INTERMITTENT   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   2,273   2,273   2,248   

2,242

2,242

2,221

95

95

61

31

31

27

FULL-TIME   1,528   1,528   1,465   

1,504

1,504

1,443

75

75

50

24

24

22

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   686   686   723   

679

679

718

12

12

6

7

7

5

INTERMITTENT   59   59   60   

59

59

60

8

8

5

...

...

...

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   34,433   34,436   33,708   

33,996

33,999

33,283

1,960

1,963

1,920

437

437

425

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   32,160   32,163   31,460   

31,754

31,757

31,062

1,865

1,868

1,859

406

406

398

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   2,273   2,273   2,248   

2,242

2,242

2,221

95

95

61

31

31

27

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   34,433   34,436   33,708   

33,996

33,999

33,283

1,960

1,963

1,920

437

437

425

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   34,431   34,434   33,708   

33,994

33,997

33,283

1,958

1,961

1,920

437

437

425

NON U.S. CITIZEN   2   2   ...   

2

2

...

2

2

...

...

...

...

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   20   20   24   

20

20

24

...

...

...

...

...

...

EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   2,613,476   2,641,753   2,623,420   

2,522,090

2,550,062

2,530,906

296,216

299,272

299,619

91,386

91,691

92,514

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   2,366,792   2,374,766   2,373,416   

2,283,968

2,291,983

2,290,025

285,438

287,755

289,096

82,824

82,783

83,391

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   147,216   147,851   151,174   

142,305

142,947

145,992

7,048

7,192

7,593

4,911

4,904

5,182

INTERMITTENT   99,468   119,136   98,830   

95,817

115,132

94,889

3,730

4,325

2,930

3,651

4,004

3,941

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   2,454,098   2,463,865   2,450,692   

2,372,490

2,382,322

2,368,337

281,351

283,386

283,168

81,608

81,543

82,355

FULL-TIME   2,303,947   2,313,016   2,304,673   

2,226,289

2,235,424

2,226,500

274,982

277,033

277,285

77,658

77,592

78,173

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   150,151   150,849   146,019   

146,201

146,898

141,837

6,369

6,353

5,883

3,950

3,951

4,182

TEMPORARY POSITION   159,378   177,888   172,728   

149,600

167,740

162,569

14,865

15,886

16,451

9,778

10,148

10,159

FULL-TIME   62,845   61,750   68,743   

57,679

56,559

63,525

10,456

10,722

11,811

5,166

5,191

5,218

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   96,533   116,138   103,985   

91,921

111,181

99,044

4,409

5,164

4,640

4,612

4,957

4,941

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   2,394,470   2,400,129   2,397,847   

2,332,596

2,338,222

2,335,683

274,570

276,264

276,452

61,874

61,907

62,164

FULL-TIME   2,260,048   2,265,660   2,262,947   

2,200,414

2,206,028

2,203,247

269,122

270,766

270,648

59,634

59,632

59,700

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   125,586   126,153   128,025   

124,717

125,268

127,013

5,074

5,115

5,449

869

885

1,012

INTERMITTENT   8,836   8,316   6,875   

7,465

6,926

5,423

374

383

355

1,371

1,390

1,452

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   219,006   241,624   225,573   

189,494

211,840

195,223

21,646

23,008

23,167

29,512

29,784

30,350

FULL-TIME   106,744   109,106   110,469   

83,554

85,955

86,778

16,316

16,989

18,448

23,190

23,151

23,691

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   21,630   21,698   23,149   

17,588

17,679

18,979

1,974

2,077

2,144

4,042

4,019

4,170

INTERMITTENT   90,632   110,820   91,955   

88,352

108,206

89,466

3,356

3,942

2,575

2,280

2,614

2,489

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   1,304,457   1,308,616   1,312,802   

1,278,811

1,282,992

1,286,742

208,423

210,249

211,028

25,646

25,624

26,060

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,271,295   1,275,189   1,278,022   

1,247,267

1,251,069

1,253,773

204,854

206,649

207,294

24,028

24,120

24,249

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   33,162   33,427   34,780   

31,544

31,923

32,969

3,569

3,600

3,734

1,618

1,504

1,811

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   1,309,019   1,333,137   1,310,618   

1,243,279

1,267,070

1,244,164

87,793

89,023

88,591

65,740

66,067

66,454

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,123,175   1,124,940   1,119,825   

1,085,329

1,087,153

1,081,910

69,716

69,615

69,158

37,846

37,787

37,915

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   185,844   208,197   190,793   

157,950

179,917

162,254

18,077

19,408

19,433

27,894

28,280

28,539

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   207,149   207,854   207,578   

200,694

201,390

201,147

8,972

9,115

9,767

6,455

6,464

6,431

POSTAL   758,035   778,315   765,271   

754,602

774,630

761,580

15,144

15,609

16,907

3,433

3,685

3,691

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   1,648,292   1,655,584   1,650,571   

1,566,794

1,574,042

1,568,179

272,100

274,548

272,945

81,498

81,542

82,392

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   2,583,308   2,611,662   2,592,512   

2,516,868

2,544,871

2,525,432

294,258

297,319

297,739

66,440

66,791

67,080

NON U.S. CITIZEN   30,168   30,091   30,908   

5,222

5,191

5,474

1,958

1,953

1,880

24,946

24,900

25,434

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   37,640   35,005   34,211   

34,422

31,980

30,900

5,831

5,583

5,731

3,218

3,025

3,311

* PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH.
** REVISED.
*** NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT.

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