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TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO JULY 2006

MONTH AND YEAR	TOTAL		CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO		LEGISLATIVE		JUDICIAL		EXECUTIVE TOTAL		DEFENSE		HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		TREASURY		AGRICULTURE		INTERIOR		TRANSPORTATION
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
JULY 2005	2,725,336	**	-6,506		30,969	**	34,104	*	2,660,263	**	679,238		61,514		111,121		112,973		79,229		55,713
AUGUST 2005	2,708,851	**	-7,266		30,334	**	34,062	*	2,644,455	**	673,313		60,980		108,457		110,985		78,345		55,603
SEPTEMBER 2005	2,706,011	**	-7,222		30,811	**	34,064	*	2,641,136	**	671,364		60,736		107,950		107,852		75,973		55,559
OCTOBER 2005	2,694,104	**	-14,816		30,275	**	34,065	*	2,629,764	**	672,717		60,760		108,306		102,840		71,690		53,878
NOVEMBER 2005	2,699,304	**	-6,378		30,417	**	34,539	**	2,634,348	**	675,289		60,993		106,629	**	100,008		69,249		53,932
DECEMBER 2005	2,706,443	**	-11,467		30,254	**	34,436		2,641,753	**	676,299		60,965		105,525		97,654		68,267		53,985
JANUARY 2006	2,677,234	**	-9,743		30,036	**	33,722	**	2,613,476	*	675,111		60,375		109,077		95,289		67,138		53,337
FEBRUARY 2006	2,687,557	**	-9,938		30,023	**	33,738		2,623,796	**	675,776		60,765		117,298		95,805		67,210		53,484
MARCH 2006	2,688,138	**	-10,888		29,938	**	33,740	*	2,624,460	**	675,089		60,429		119,558		95,735		67,798		53,424
APRIL 2006	2,695,650	**	-10,648		29,666	**	32,845		2,633,139	**	674,919		60,211		121,496	**	97,844		70,100		53,331
MAY 2006	2,709,780	**	-5,325		29,864	**	33,024		2,646,892	**	678,327		60,478		117,553		104,885		74,399		53,375
JUNE 2006	2,718,917	**	-8,512		30,548	**	33,036	*	2,655,333	**	682,046		61,151		112,190	**	109,397		77,111		53,464
JULY 2006*	2,716,495	*	-8,841		30,378	*	33,057	*	2,653,060	*	681,471		61,079		110,855		109,942		77,345		53,425
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	2,699,110	*	-9,128		30,065	*	33,309	*	2,635,737	*	677,534		60,641		115,432		101,271		71,586		53,406
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	2,699,362	*	-9,656		30,140	*	33,620	*	2,635,602	*	676,704		60,721		112,849		100,940		71,031		53,564
UNITED STATES
JULY 2005	2,632,616	**	-4,930		30,962	**	33,675	*	2,567,979	**	626,731		61,265		110,553		111,723		78,888		55,372
AUGUST 2005	2,619,205	**	-5,697		30,327	**	33,633	*	2,555,245	**	623,777		60,737		107,884		109,739		78,006		55,260
SEPTEMBER 2005	2,614,594	**	-5,966		30,804	**	33,635	*	2,550,155	**	620,721		60,485		107,339		106,604		75,627		55,212
OCTOBER 2005	2,602,826	**	-13,555		30,268	**	33,636	*	2,538,922	**	621,720		60,506		107,680		101,601		71,353		53,550
NOVEMBER 2005	2,607,231	**	-5,348		30,410	**	34,094	**	2,542,727	**	624,034		60,738		106,009	**	98,761		68,907		53,607
DECEMBER 2005	2,614,308	**	-10,552		30,247	**	33,999		2,550,062	**	625,043		60,712		104,846		96,404		67,925		53,662
JANUARY 2006	2,585,416	**	-8,615		30,029	**	33,297	**	2,522,090	*	623,956		60,123		108,400		94,040		66,798		53,020
FEBRUARY 2006	2,595,749	**	-8,518		30,016	**	33,314		2,532,419	**	624,760		60,512		116,629		94,557		66,871		53,175
MARCH 2006	2,596,660	**	-9,385		29,931	**	33,316	*	2,533,413	**	624,149		60,175		118,896		94,493		67,461		53,116
APRIL 2006	2,604,323	**	-9,191		29,661	**	32,439		2,542,223	**	624,108		59,954		120,836	**	96,598		69,760		53,018
MAY 2006	2,618,568	**	-3,794		29,859	**	32,615		2,556,094	**	627,678		60,219		116,888		103,635		74,065		53,059
JUNE 2006	2,627,794	**	-5,484		30,543	**	32,627	*	2,564,624	**	631,360		60,891		111,539	**	108,156		76,774		53,144
JULY 2006*	2,626,426	*	-6,190		30,373	*	32,648	*	2,563,405	*	631,719		60,820		110,217		108,704		77,004		53,109
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	2,607,848	*	-7,311		30,059	*	32,894	*	2,544,895	*	626,819		60,385		114,772		100,026		71,248		53,092
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	2,607,930	*	-8,063		30,134	*	33,199	*	2,544,598	*	625,853		60,465		112,194		99,695		70,692		53,246
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
JULY 2005	327,028	**	-8,746		29,905	**	1,977	*	295,146	**	65,208		28,110		14,856		11,816		8,075		9,148
AUGUST 2005	324,664	**	-7,717		29,271	**	1,935	*	293,458	**	64,781		27,807		14,799		11,703		8,026		9,077
SEPTEMBER 2005	324,226	**	-8,289		29,757	**	1,937	*	292,532	**	64,382		27,763		14,687		11,582		7,912		9,056
OCTOBER 2005	323,474	**	-8,850		29,265	**	1,938	*	292,271	**	64,318		27,690		14,645		11,457		7,779		9,054
NOVEMBER 2005	324,144	**	-8,718		29,371	**	1,974	**	292,799	**	64,452		27,836		14,653	**	11,446		7,692		9,060
DECEMBER 2005	330,445	**	-3,409		29,210	**	1,963		299,272	**	64,909		27,862		14,705		11,463		7,694		9,103
JANUARY 2006	327,199	**	-3,216		29,049	**	1,934	**	296,216	*	64,420		27,561		14,491		11,367		7,563		8,939
FEBRUARY 2006	327,530	**	-3,680		29,032	**	1,921		296,577	**	64,438		27,845		14,489		11,330		7,492		8,954
MARCH 2006	326,961	**	-3,140		28,960	**	1,923	*	296,078	**	64,332		27,571		14,472		11,309		7,502		8,933
APRIL 2006	326,554	**	-3,540		28,676	**	1,922		295,956	**	64,339		27,462		14,545	**	11,281		7,540		8,910
MAY 2006	328,594	**	-2,681		28,847	**	1,971		297,776	**	64,865		27,682		14,659		11,368		7,704		8,920
JUNE 2006	333,011	**	-244		29,482	**	1,983	*	301,546	**	66,576		28,069		14,804	**	11,487		7,832		8,958
JULY 2006*	332,477	*	+5,449		29,269	*	2,004	*	301,204	*	65,444		28,095		14,856		11,522		7,859		8,958
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	328,904	*	-1,579		29,045	*	1,951	*	297,908	*	64,916		27,755		14,617		11,381		7,642		8,939
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	328,039	*	-3,203		29,116	*	1,953	*	296,970	*	64,809		27,767		14,632		11,403		7,666		8,979

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
JULY 2005	105,635		40,437		34,124		15,095		10,064		15,538		235,327		146,670	**	12,825		18,950		764,221
AUGUST 2005	105,365		40,302		33,943		15,067		10,039		15,455		234,992		146,691	**	12,759		18,780		763,936
SEPTEMBER 2005	105,458		39,836		33,948		15,010		9,941		15,383		235,210		151,736	**	12,769		18,752		764,165
OCTOBER 2005	105,918		40,026		33,929		14,969		9,883		15,459		235,447		151,691	**	12,738		18,630		764,997
NOVEMBER 2005	106,178		40,157		33,922		14,973		9,879		15,504		235,902		152,245		12,716		18,674		767,020
DECEMBER 2005	106,245		39,692		33,873		14,981		9,858		15,511		235,929		151,718	**	12,673		18,650		778,315
JANUARY 2006	105,873		39,184		33,945		14,759		9,685		15,279		235,654		150,019		12,465		18,347		758,035
FEBRUARY 2006	105,866		39,775		33,964		14,786		9,680		15,265		235,974		150,695		12,397		18,335		756,648
MARCH 2006	105,815		40,043		33,733		14,755		9,633		15,257		235,893		150,748		12,417		18,311		756,558
APRIL 2006	105,917		41,372		33,773		14,751		9,569		15,245		236,282		151,786		12,364		18,250		757,107
MAY 2006	106,025		41,567		33,844		14,762		9,665		15,320		236,939		153,454		12,429		18,369		756,323
JUNE 2006	106,342		40,816		34,207		14,856		9,938		15,405		237,861		150,831		12,462		18,454		758,620
JULY 2006*	106,460		40,885		34,176		14,845		10,067		15,440		238,780		151,651		12,337		18,489		755,000
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	106,043		40,520		33,949		14,788		9,748		15,316		236,769		151,312		12,410		18,365		756,899
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	106,064		40,352		33,937		14,844		9,786		15,369		236,466		151,484		12,500		18,451		760,862
UNITED STATES
JULY 2005	103,850		39,642		13,458		15,083		9,985		15,498		231,710		143,192	**	12,752		18,937		760,646
AUGUST 2005	103,588		39,508		13,424		15,055		9,961		15,414		231,378		143,199	**	12,686		18,767		760,269
SEPTEMBER 2005	103,662		39,041		13,309		14,998		9,864		15,344		231,602		147,757	**	12,696		18,737		760,492
OCTOBER 2005	104,118		39,240		13,304		14,956		9,807		15,420		231,834		147,658	**	12,667		18,617		761,337
NOVEMBER 2005	104,368		39,366		13,262		14,961		9,802		15,465		232,294		148,198		12,645		18,661		763,412
DECEMBER 2005	104,428		38,907		13,235		14,968		9,781		15,472		232,327		147,707	**	12,600		18,636		774,630
JANUARY 2006	104,055		38,405		13,181		14,746		9,609		15,243		232,069		146,038		12,391		18,333		754,602
FEBRUARY 2006	104,051		38,992		13,216		14,772		9,604		15,229		232,380		146,711		12,324		18,322		753,086
MARCH 2006	103,984		39,252		13,192		14,741		9,556		15,222		232,301		146,784		12,344		18,297		753,023
APRIL 2006	104,066		40,597		13,229		14,737		9,494		15,209		232,697		147,817		12,291		18,236		753,572
MAY 2006	104,164		40,784		13,242		14,748		9,590		15,284		233,356		149,490		12,356		18,355		752,805
JUNE 2006	104,480		40,032		13,602		14,841		9,861		15,369		234,297		146,909		12,390		18,441		755,169
JULY 2006*	104,601		40,110		13,637		14,830		9,990		15,403		235,238		147,681		12,266		18,477		751,596
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	104,200		39,739		13,328		14,774		9,672		15,280		233,191		147,347		12,337		18,352		753,408
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	104,232		39,569		13,310		14,830		9,709		15,332		232,879		147,499		12,427		18,438		757,323
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
JULY 2005	22,672		20,807		11,643		5,108		3,331		5,331		7,181		18,474	**	4,591		4,474		15,070
AUGUST 2005	22,418		20,772		11,584		5,047		3,290		5,248		7,211		18,487	**	4,549		4,448		15,180
SEPTEMBER 2005	22,719		20,738		11,483		5,024		3,249		5,192		7,225		18,682	**	4,529		4,438		15,096
OCTOBER 2005	22,822		20,704		11,491		5,008		3,229		5,204		7,245		18,886	**	4,505		4,417		15,265
NOVEMBER 2005	22,962		20,723		11,398		5,018		3,221		5,198		7,252		18,974		4,490		4,437		15,251
DECEMBER 2005	22,987		20,673		11,389		5,027		3,210		5,202		7,307		18,995	**	4,475		4,434		15,609
JANUARY 2006	22,943		20,566		11,299		4,969		3,141		5,120		7,324		18,860		4,405		4,335		15,144
FEBRUARY 2006	22,945		20,691		11,315		4,983		3,146		5,110		7,330		18,918		4,370		4,314		15,168
MARCH 2006	22,918		20,683		11,303		4,955		3,139		5,097		7,383		18,893		4,359		4,301		15,105
APRIL 2006	22,894		20,634		11,303		4,967		3,136		5,082		7,376		19,017		4,340		4,283		15,019
MAY 2006	22,912		20,782		11,315		4,995		3,194		5,123		7,409		19,189		4,351		4,276		14,944
JUNE 2006	23,096		20,908		11,616		5,055		3,322		5,224		7,458		19,229		4,361		4,281		14,907
JULY 2006*	23,203		21,088		11,630		5,058		3,396		5,247		7,483		19,434		4,300		4,272		14,846
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	22,987		20,765		11,397		4,997		3,211		5,143		7,395		19,077		4,355		4,295		15,019
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE*	22,968		20,745		11,406		5,004		3,213		5,161		7,357		19,040		4,396		4,335		15,126

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