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TABLE 12 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY

					COMPETITIVE SERVICE							EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
AGENCY		TOTAL*			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2006		2,611,692	*		1,291,495	*	1,252,757	*	38,738	*		1,320,168	*	1,134,425	*	185,743	*
AUGUST 2006		2,617,028	**		1,294,518	**	1,251,586	**	42,932	**		1,322,510	**	1,130,033	**	192,477	**
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2006		29,481	*		2,292	*	2,270	*	22	*		27,189	*	9,183	*	18,006	*
AUGUST 2006		29,838	**		2,289	**	2,267	**	22	**		27,549	**	9,179	**	18,370	**
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2006		3,387			1		1		...			3,386		3,202		184
AUGUST 2006		3,349	**		...	**	...	**	...	**		3,349	**	3,189	**	160	**
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2006		2,241	*		2,185	*	2,164	*	21	*		56	*	30	*	26	*
AUGUST 2006		2,241			2,185		2,164		21			56		30		26
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SEPTEMBER 2006		3,990			...		...		...			3,990		3,734		256
AUGUST 2006		4,043			...		...		...			4,043		3,771		272
JUDICIAL BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2006		33,386			...		...		...			33,386		31,592		1,794
AUGUST 2006		34,248			...		...		...			34,248		31,807		2,441
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2006		2,548,825	*		1,289,203	*	1,250,487	*	38,716	*		1,259,593	*	1,093,650	*	165,943	*
AUGUST 2006		2,552,942	**		1,292,229	**	1,249,319	**	42,910	**		1,260,713	**	1,089,047	**	171,666	**
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SEPTEMBER 2006		1,685			694		691		3			991		271		720
AUGUST 2006		1,700			700		697		3			1,000		263		737
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2006		1,612,553			1,153,433		1,116,506		36,927			459,091		378,636		80,455
AUGUST 2006		1,618,023			1,155,929		1,115,295		40,634			462,094		374,958		87,136
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEPTEMBER 2006		13,448			7,901		6,713		1,188			5,547		4,371		1,176
AUGUST 2006		13,499			7,964		6,745		1,219			5,535		4,334		1,201
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEPTEMBER 2006		106,253			99,986		97,795		2,191			6,267		5,517		750
AUGUST 2006		107,955			101,726		99,253		2,473			6,229		5,360		869
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEPTEMBER 2006		627,593			516,968		503,745		13,223			110,625		89,988		20,637
AUGUST 2006		627,363			515,381		502,046		13,335			111,982		89,007		22,975
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
SEPTEMBER 2006		224,012			180,080		172,513		7,567			43,932		33,816		10,116
AUGUST 2006		224,014			180,178		172,360		7,818			43,836		33,655		10,181
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SEPTEMBER 2006		169,091			149,492		147,694		1,798			19,599		17,625		1,974
AUGUST 2006		169,615			149,644		147,821		1,823			19,971		17,588		2,383
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
SEPTEMBER 2006		153,881			117,959		115,578		2,381			35,922		31,249		4,673
AUGUST 2006		153,278			116,244		114,034		2,210			37,034		30,584		6,450
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2006		20,478			19,423		19,147		276			1,055		958		97
AUGUST 2006		20,487			19,410		19,112		298			1,077		987		90
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
SEPTEMBER 2006		60,131			50,014		48,813		1,201			10,117		6,340		3,777
AUGUST 2006		59,969			49,905		48,719		1,186			10,064		6,193		3,871
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEPTEMBER 2006		104,878			60,126		59,796		330			44,752		42,443		2,309
AUGUST 2006		104,611			59,781		59,461		320			44,830		42,362		2,468
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SEPTEMBER 2006		71,945			61,215		54,800		6,415			10,730		2,966		7,764
AUGUST 2006		76,190			63,231		55,044		8,187			12,959		3,076		9,883
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SEPTEMBER 2006		103,801			91,828		83,124		8,704			11,973		3,144		8,829
AUGUST 2006		106,944			93,397		83,286		10,111			13,547		3,425		10,122
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEPTEMBER 2006		39,292			30,601		30,305		296			8,691		7,814		877
AUGUST 2006		39,640			30,684		30,415		269			8,956		7,498		1,458
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SEPTEMBER 2006		16,158			14,528		14,339		189			1,630		1,309		321
AUGUST 2006		15,293			13,794		13,619		175			1,499		1,197		302
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SEPTEMBER 2006		60,906			48,270		47,777		493			12,636		6,629		6,007
AUGUST 2006		60,443			48,115		47,612		503			12,328		6,548		5,780
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2006		9,861			8,784		8,765		19			1,077		678		399
AUGUST 2006		9,896			8,690		8,668		22			1,206		644		562
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SEPTEMBER 2006		53,546			8,033		7,992		41			45,513		44,346		1,167
AUGUST 2006		53,056			8,029		7,988		41			45,027		43,873		1,154
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SEPTEMBER 2006		14,781			12,766		12,737		29			2,015		1,690		325
AUGUST 2006		14,807			12,788		12,744		44			2,019		1,694		325
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SEPTEMBER 2006		4,220			3,320		3,310		10			900		570		330
AUGUST 2006		4,208			3,336		3,322		14			872		567		305
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER 2006		235,749			115,081		112,592		2,489			120,668		103,651		17,017
AUGUST 2006		235,749			115,081		112,592		2,489			120,668		103,651		17,017
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SEPTEMBER 2006		150,122			74,026		72,716		1,310			76,067		63,520		12,547
AUGUST 2006		148,369			73,932		72,500		1,432			74,437		61,722		12,715
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2006		934,587	*		135,076	*	133,290	*	1,786	*		799,511	*	714,743	*	84,768	*
AUGUST 2006		933,219	**		135,600	**	133,327	**	2,273	**		797,619	**	713,826	**	83,793	**
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2006		1,873			...		...		...			1,873		1,860		13
AUGUST 2006		1,893	**		...	**	...	**	...	**		1,893	**	1,843	**	50	**
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2006		18,179	*		15,380	*	15,315	*	65	*		2,799	*	1,537	*	1,262	*
AUGUST 2006		18,179	*		15,380	*	15,315	*	65	*		2,799	*	1,537	*	1,262	*
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2006		2,182			1,607		1,527		80			575		548		27
AUGUST 2006		2,190			1,617		1,531		86			573		544		29
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2006		1,851			1,271		1,270		1			580		537		43
AUGUST 2006		1,840			1,261		1,260		1			579		544		35
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
SEPTEMBER 2006		4,586	*		4,090	*	4,061	*	29	*		496	*	274	*	222	*
AUGUST 2006		4,586			4,090		4,061		29			496		274		222
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2006		12,266	*		11,171	*	11,146	*	25	*		1,095	*	908	*	187	*
AUGUST 2006		12,266	*		11,171	*	11,146	*	25	*		1,095	*	908	*	187	*
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2006		18,411			17,302		16,258		1,044			1,109		950		159
AUGUST 2006		18,436			17,265		16,256		1,009			1,171		992		179
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2006		2,996			2,614		2,581		33			382		48		334
AUGUST 2006		3,063			2,647		2,612		35			416		51		365
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2006		1,815			992		992		...			823		789		34
AUGUST 2006		1,812			995		995		...			817		794		23
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2006		3,407	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		3,407	*	3,240	*	167	*
AUGUST 2006		3,407			...		...		...			3,407		3,240		167
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 2006		5,053			3,991		3,984		7			1,062		1,020		42
AUGUST 2006		4,949			3,980		3,972		8			969		920		49
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2006		995			979		979		...			16		12		4
AUGUST 2006		996			980		980		...			16		12		4
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2006		3,598			2,095		2,048		47			1,503		1,437		66
AUGUST 2006		3,642			2,100		2,052		48			1,542		1,445		97
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2006		5,985	*		2,298	*	2,202	*	96	*		3,687	*	222	*	3,465	*
AUGUST 2006		5,985	*		2,298	*	2,202	*	96	*		3,687	*	222	*	3,465	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
SEPTEMBER 2006		4,937			4,787		4,701		86			150		107		43
AUGUST 2006		4,970			4,807		4,722		85			163		108		55
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2006		63,201			56,222		56,147		75			6,979		6,392		587
AUGUST 2006		64,740			56,789		56,191		598			7,951		6,281		1,670
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2006		1,681	*		1,373	*	1,367	*	6	*		308	*	237	*	71	*
AUGUST 2006		1,681			1,373		1,367		6			308		237		71
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2006		1,585	*		1,005	*	985	*	20	*		580	*	250	*	330	*
AUGUST 2006		1,585	*		1,005	*	985	*	20	*		580	*	250	*	330	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
SEPTEMBER 2006		753,915			...		...		...			753,915		678,335		75,580
AUGUST 2006		750,972			...		...		...			750,972		677,610		73,362

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