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TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MAY 2006

					PERMANENT POSITIONS							TEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL ALL POSITIONS			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
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		2,629,764	**		2,457,161	**	2,308,610	**	148,551	**		172,603	**	73,332	**	99,271	**
NOVEMBER 2005		2,634,348	**		2,466,543	**	2,314,720	**	151,823	**		167,805	**	62,124	**	105,681	**
DECEMBER 2005		2,641,753	**		2,463,865	**	2,313,016	**	150,849	**		177,888	**	61,750	**	116,138	**
JANUARY 2006		2,613,476	*		2,454,098	*	2,303,947	*	150,151	*		159,378	*	62,845	*	96,533	*
FEBRUARY 2006		2,623,796	**		2,457,279	**	2,306,062	**	151,217	**		166,517	**	68,616	**	97,901	**
MARCH 2006		2,624,456	**		2,455,171	**	2,303,562	**	151,609	**		169,285	**	71,354	**	97,931	**
APRIL 2006		2,633,139	**		2,458,478	**	2,306,407	**	152,071	**		174,661	**	74,461	**	100,200	**
MAY 2006*		2,646,892	*		2,461,649	*	2,309,800	*	151,849	*		185,243	*	83,884	*	101,359	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,628,352			2,457,335		2,305,956		151,379			171,017		72,232		98,785
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,630,953			2,459,281		2,308,266		151,015			171,673		69,796		101,877
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		33,844			28,436		28,436		...			5,408		1,707		3,701
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		117,553			99,309		95,377		3,932			18,244		16,517		1,727
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		678,327			656,530		641,018		15,512			21,797		16,581		5,216
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		246,054			234,359		231,635		2,724			11,695		11,344		351
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		176,344			175,517		173,922		1,595			827		880		53
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		159,411			156,837		154,641		2,196			2,574		2,569		5
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		20,877			20,877		20,711		166			...		...		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		75,641			68,940		60,109		8,831			6,701		1,788		4,913
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		106,025			105,042		103,657		1,385			983		623		360
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		74,399			62,473		60,844		1,629			11,926		9,900		2,026
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		104,885			84,542		82,232		2,310			20,343		16,260		4,083
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		41,567			37,172		30,540		6,632			4,395		2,090		2,305
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		15,320			15,130		14,577		553			190		176		14
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		60,478			53,369		53,369		...			7,109		5,016		2,093
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,665			9,576		9,512		64			89		84		5
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		53,375			52,354		51,930		424			1,021		833		188
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,762			14,536		14,327		209			226		208		18
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,212			4,043		3,953		90			169		108		61
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		236,939			231,112		211,528		19,584			5,827		3,787		2,040
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		153,454			149,047		135,411		13,636			4,407		1,422		2,985
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,234			17,644		16,314		1,330			590		497		93
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,287			2,226		2,180		46			61		54		7
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,564			4,562		4,343		219			2		2		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,429			12,429		12,283		146			...		...		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,369			17,071		16,900		171			1,298		1,266		32
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,064			3,064		2,660		404			...		...		...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,825			1,798		1,712		86			27		22		5
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,307			3,170		3,067		103			137		55		82
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		4,900			4,900		4,187		713			...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		6,086			3,115		3,092		23			2,971		2,726		245
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		5,040			4,879		4,746		133			161		131		30
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		64,023			61,834		60,137		1,697			2,189		1,911		278
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,159			2,151		2,141		10			8		...		8
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		2,316	*	2,301	*	15	*		199	*	182	*	17	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		756,323			682,623		602,461		80,162			73,700		216		73,484

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