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TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO JULY 2006

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
JULY 2005		2,660,263	**		2,406,844	**	2,271,628	**	129,093	**	6,123	**		253,419	**	144,120	**	18,973	**	90,326	**
AUGUST 2005		2,644,455	**		2,404,085	**	2,267,985	**	129,113	**	6,987	**		240,370	**	132,612	**	18,150	**	89,608	**
SEPTEMBER 2005		2,641,136	**		2,405,085	**	2,268,331	**	129,242	**	7,512	**		236,051	**	121,432	**	21,356	**	93,263	**
OCTOBER 2005		2,629,764	**		2,404,670	**	2,268,749	**	128,291	**	7,630	**		225,094	**	113,193	**	22,235	**	89,666	**
NOVEMBER 2005		2,634,348	**		2,402,443	**	2,266,831	**	127,633	**	7,979	**		231,905	**	110,013	**	22,460	**	99,432	**
DECEMBER 2005		2,641,753	**		2,400,129	**	2,265,660	**	126,153	**	8,316	**		241,624	**	109,106	**	21,698	**	110,820	**
JANUARY 2006		2,613,476	*		2,394,470	*	2,260,048	*	125,586	*	8,836	*		219,006	*	106,744	*	21,630	*	90,632	*
FEBRUARY 2006		2,623,796	**		2,401,931	**	2,266,969	**	125,632	**	9,330	**		221,865	**	107,709	**	22,119	**	92,037	**
MARCH 2006		2,624,460	**		2,402,109	**	2,267,615	**	125,344	**	9,150	**		222,351	**	107,301	**	22,223	**	92,827	**
APRIL 2006		2,633,139	**		2,404,917	**	2,270,573	**	125,206	**	9,138	**		228,222	**	110,295	**	22,268	**	95,659	**
MAY 2006		2,646,892	**		2,406,044	**	2,270,607	**	126,071	**	9,366	**		240,848	**	123,077	**	21,179	**	96,592	**
JUNE 2006		2,655,333	**		2,403,692	**	2,269,301	**	126,133	**	8,258	**		251,641	**	138,651	**	19,823	**	93,167	**
JULY 2006*		2,653,060	*		2,402,628	*	2,268,350	*	126,485	*	7,793	*		250,432	*	142,223	*	18,988	*	89,221	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,635,737			2,402,256		2,267,638		125,780		8,839			233,481		119,429		21,176		92,876
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,635,602			2,402,303		2,267,470		126,253		8,580			233,299		116,831		21,462		95,005
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		34,176			28,442		27,867		144		431			5,734		2,581		740		2,413
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		110,855			106,964		104,245		2,405		314			3,891		2,319		215		1,357
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		681,471			620,259		609,800		9,407		1,052			61,212		53,387		6,996		829
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		247,385			216,947		215,310		1,395		242			30,438		29,312		739		387
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		177,764			168,969		168,098		777		94			8,795		8,107		631		57
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		162,082			149,218		148,104		1,114		...			12,864		11,819		1,043		2
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		20,961			20,479		20,382		96		1			482		440		42		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		73,279			64,646		57,906		6,025		715			8,633		3,709		4,541		383
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		106,460			103,409		102,444		960		5			3,051		2,411		552		88
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		77,345			58,335		57,206		1,032		97			19,010		16,848		1,532		630
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		109,942			87,793		86,332		1,215		246			22,149		17,949		1,926		2,274
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		40,885			38,661		32,046		2,553		4,062			2,224		976		102		1,146
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		15,440			14,892		14,407		485		...			548		510		34		4
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		61,079			54,198		53,171		984		43			6,881		5,926		346		609
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		10,067			9,355		9,306		49		...			712		691		19		2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		53,425			52,191		51,802		383		6			1,234		1,078		153		3
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,845			14,426		14,258		168		...			419		389		26		4
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,282			3,900		3,817		83		...			382		321		39		22
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		238,780			218,764		204,570		13,156		1,038			20,016		12,653		4,840		2,523
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		151,651			136,248		128,025		8,206		17			15,403		9,464		497		5,442
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,234	*		16,904	*	16,234	*	652	*	18	*		1,330	*	577	*	99	*	654	*
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,199			2,082		2,048		34		...			117		105		11		1
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,617			4,366		4,172		194		...			251		233		18		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,337			12,124		12,011		112		1			213		196		17		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,489			17,309		17,156		153		...			1,180		1,142		15		23
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,107			2,659		2,539		83		37			448		163		271		14
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,832			1,808		1,723		85		...			24		20		3		1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,404			3,213		3,114		98		1			191		121		4		66
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		4,913			4,840		4,162		263		415			73		65		7		1
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		6,023	*		2,450	*	2,429	*	20	*	1	*		3,573	*	3,424	*	4	*	145	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		5,005			4,859		4,750		105		4			146		114		20		12
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		65,331			62,883		61,363		1,520		...			2,448		2,057		337		54
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,132			2,030		2,018		12		...			102		96		...		6
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*		640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		755,000			681,995		600,504		81,491		...			73,005		2,270		17		70,718

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