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TABLE 4 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN PAYROLL (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 2006

MONTH AND YEAR	TOTAL ($000)		CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO ($000)		LEGISLATIVE ($000)		JUDICIAL ($000)		EXECUTIVE TOTAL ($000)		DEFENSE ($000)		HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ($000)		TREASURY ($000)		AGRICULTURE ($000)		INTERIOR ($000)		TRANSPORTATION ($000)
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2005	12,550,468	**	+422,659		171,017	**	163,495	*	12,215,956	**	2,459,227		363,881		572,076		494,488		341,396		475,912
OCTOBER 2005	14,912,738	**	-179,861		165,954	**	163,538	*	14,583,246	**	2,449,211		356,679		526,795		470,993		494,839		686,246
NOVEMBER 2005	12,362,946	**	+292,787		175,015	**	147,979	**	12,039,952	**	2,465,187		356,708		532,990	**	447,374		316,241		400,371
DECEMBER 2005	12,581,457	**	+649,807		177,412	**	167,582		12,236,463	**	2,462,922		355,875		529,810		439,741		311,553		400,575
JANUARY 2006	12,514,580	**	+480,369		167,969	**	154,622	**	12,191,989	*	2,454,584		370,156		540,560		441,315		310,985		404,459
FEBRUARY 2006	12,250,084	**	+348,900		169,485	**	159,378		11,921,221	**	2,459,779		365,882		551,027		441,096		323,122		425,569
MARCH 2006	12,458,557	**	+134,077		164,962	**	159,378	*	12,134,217	**	2,456,535		369,369		563,528		441,272		316,498		411,412
APRIL 2006	16,284,284	**	+758,157		201,213	**	150,466		15,932,605	**	2,454,763		559,802		857,567	**	669,642		477,990		615,828
MAY 2006	12,519,921	**	+379,072		172,589	**	150,886		12,196,446	**	2,467,323		369,282		561,292		459,261		329,989		409,554
JUNE 2006	12,552,013	**	+212,997		175,066	**	167,457	**	12,209,490	**	2,485,261		372,684		558,767	**	491,679		335,809		412,479
JULY 2006	12,540,568	**	+558,702		170,768	**	151,613	**	12,218,187	**	2,489,309		374,879		551,813		511,845		343,937		413,098
AUGUST 2006	12,809,699	**	+454,244		170,256	**	168,763		12,470,680	**	2,467,347		373,642		549,498		526,402		349,175		414,080
SEPTEMBER 2006*	16,712,143	*	+4,161,675		198,317	*	176,761		16,337,065	*	2,468,293		562,614		873,347		771,289		515,672		619,044
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	120,641,849	*	+7,488,193		1,590,625	*	1,439,324		117,611,900	*	22,203,194		3,718,310		5,607,399		4,753,801		3,303,177		4,125,523
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	160,498,990	*	+8,250,926		2,109,006	*	1,918,423		156,471,561	*	29,580,514		4,787,572		7,196,994		6,111,909		4,425,810		5,612,715
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2005	12,127,583	**	+408,836		170,947	**	161,676	*	11,794,960	**	2,319,090		362,243		569,504		490,080		340,278		473,174
OCTOBER 2005	14,530,204	**	-183,089		165,884	**	161,719	*	14,202,601	**	2,310,005		355,025		524,301		466,446		493,181		682,434
NOVEMBER 2005	11,991,744	**	+275,541		174,946	**	146,100	**	11,670,698	**	2,325,300		355,025		530,485	**	442,896		315,130		398,335
DECEMBER 2005	12,228,556	**	+642,224		177,342	**	165,731		11,885,483	**	2,322,851		354,223		527,248		435,190		310,400		398,569
JANUARY 2006	12,083,959	**	+403,427		167,900	**	152,883	**	11,763,176	*	2,314,323		368,460		537,890		436,847		309,831		402,415
FEBRUARY 2006	11,881,051	**	+340,429		169,416	**	157,589		11,554,046	**	2,319,537		364,165		548,422		436,541		321,953		423,520
MARCH 2006	12,082,192	**	+177,201		164,893	**	157,589	*	11,759,710	**	2,316,260		367,631		560,852		436,733		315,355		409,388
APRIL 2006	15,874,326	**	+651,156		201,134	**	148,810		15,524,382	**	2,314,786		556,986		853,569	**	662,718		476,275		612,851
MAY 2006	12,141,344	**	+370,847		172,516	**	149,223		11,819,605	**	2,327,302		367,406		558,659		454,710		328,855		407,569
JUNE 2006	12,172,369	**	+119,068		175,013	**	165,488	**	11,831,868	**	2,341,956		370,885		556,157	**	487,096		334,660		410,441
JULY 2006	12,158,986	**	+543,081		170,715	**	150,094	**	11,838,177	**	2,343,257		372,896		549,231		507,258		342,802		411,076
AUGUST 2006	12,378,161	**	+388,962		170,202	**	166,847		12,041,112	**	2,330,960		371,814		546,952		521,786		348,031		412,073
SEPTEMBER 2006*	16,305,089	*	+4,177,506		198,234	*	174,669		15,932,186	*	2,333,027		559,991		869,207		764,421		513,947		616,038
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	117,077,477	*	+7,171,677		1,590,023	*	1,423,192		114,064,262	*	20,941,408		3,700,234		5,580,939		4,708,110		3,291,709		4,105,371
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	155,827,981	*	+7,906,353		2,108,195	*	1,896,742		151,823,044	*	27,899,564		4,764,507		7,162,973		6,052,642		4,410,420		5,584,709
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2005	1,967,594	**	+18,212		164,428	**	10,715	*	1,792,451	**	255,661		186,305		103,747		71,008		45,060		68,002
OCTOBER 2005	2,190,656	**	-268,871		159,383	**	10,758	*	2,020,515	**	254,445		181,890		101,359		71,701		67,266		103,418
NOVEMBER 2005	1,945,319	**	+26,424		167,766	**	11,141	**	1,766,412	**	256,203		181,555		104,923	**	70,693		44,190		68,297
DECEMBER 2005	2,073,130	**	+141,341		171,681	**	11,944		1,889,505	**	253,705		182,666		104,861		74,929		44,008		68,690
JANUARY 2006	1,996,076	**	+83,060		161,472	**	10,392	**	1,824,212	*	255,918		190,218		103,407		71,550		44,592		69,129
FEBRUARY 2006	1,981,103	**	+57,105		162,379	**	11,039		1,807,685	**	256,856		187,599		101,858		71,906		46,356		72,966
MARCH 2006	1,986,180	**	+11,321		158,506	**	11,039	*	1,816,635	**	255,256		189,261		102,113		71,092		44,801		70,362
APRIL 2006	2,672,188	**	+95,860		191,215	**	10,505		2,470,468	**	254,280		285,996		152,775	**	106,720		66,797		104,870
MAY 2006	1,994,126	**	+60,562		165,930	**	10,545		1,817,651	**	256,840		189,716		101,750		70,441		45,108		69,714
JUNE 2006	2,011,007	**	+38,734		167,923	**	13,992	**	1,829,092	**	264,148		192,754		102,968	**	71,354		45,752		70,206
JULY 2006	2,003,284	**	+181,930		163,841	**	10,570	**	1,828,873	**	259,697		193,540		103,029		71,359		46,452		70,027
AUGUST 2006	2,059,957	**	+139,785		163,266	**	11,404		1,885,287	**	258,907		192,659		103,384		71,294		45,916		70,082
SEPTEMBER 2006*	2,796,866	*	+829,272		188,401	*	17,113		2,591,352	*	260,293		291,817		163,976		109,612		68,123		104,823
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	19,500,787	*	+1,497,629		1,522,933	*	106,599		17,871,255	*	2,322,195		1,913,560		1,035,260		715,328		453,897		702,179
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	25,709,892	*	+1,396,523		2,021,763	*	140,442		23,547,687	*	3,086,548		2,459,671		1,346,403		932,651		609,361		942,584

MONTH AND YEAR	JUSTICE ($000)		COMMERCE ($000)		STATE ($000)		ENERGY ($000)		HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ($000)		LABOR ($000)		VETERANS AFFAIRS ($000)		HOMELAND SECURITY ($000)		GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ($000)		NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE ADMINISTRATION ($000)		POSTAL SERVICE ($000)
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2005	652,261		213,774		292,441		108,537		63,422		90,349		1,216,276	**	746,967	**	76,896		132,168		2,971,703
OCTOBER 2005	844,170		215,771		202,283		153,942		63,211		136,540		1,119,525		763,482	**	113,596		198,029		4,519,172
NOVEMBER 2005	632,451		224,886		204,652		106,945		63,634		97,810		1,192,586		782,345		77,455		132,107		3,072,589
DECEMBER 2005	632,661		228,605		241,582		120,351		63,856		109,663		1,202,147		747,479	**	83,738		132,309		3,167,822
JANUARY 2006	652,566		217,144		267,812		110,695		65,214		93,494		1,221,154		757,659		78,574		132,676		3,130,045
FEBRUARY 2006	627,777		216,334		206,184		107,008		63,905		94,577		1,099,493		741,123		80,944		134,363		3,028,319
MARCH 2006	656,248		217,484		209,542		107,238		63,888		94,474		1,257,139		753,324		78,691		134,214		3,049,743
APRIL 2006	841,834		327,177		213,534		160,759		98,421		138,636		1,089,555		1,141,589		111,595		200,919		4,611,532
MAY 2006	659,252		221,824		213,534		107,407		65,587		92,350		1,267,457		739,439		74,417		133,987		3,069,629
JUNE 2006	651,086		220,632		214,548	**	107,328		65,304		92,932		1,243,015		751,753		75,151		134,628		3,048,468
JULY 2006	645,146		222,496		213,838		107,127		65,282		93,101		1,202,343		761,929		78,484		134,841		3,062,674
AUGUST 2006	670,111		226,842		310,191		108,484		68,181		93,193		1,302,375		781,027		78,484	*	135,105		3,057,504
SEPTEMBER 2006*	973,316		333,003		202,623		166,089		100,192		148,115		1,216,276		1,211,074		78,484	*	203,745		4,632,984
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	6,377,336		2,202,936		2,051,806		1,082,135		655,974		940,872		10,898,807		7,638,917		734,824	*	1,344,478		30,690,898
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	8,486,618		2,872,198		2,700,323		1,463,373		846,675		1,284,885		14,413,065		9,932,223		1,009,613	*	1,806,923		41,450,481
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2005	640,683		208,027		111,569		108,437		62,955		90,140		1,202,258	**	727,380	**	76,517		132,027		2,955,930
OCTOBER 2005	829,325		211,593		75,684		153,778		62,739		136,210		1,106,249		742,713	**	113,026		197,845		4,495,374
NOVEMBER 2005	620,866		219,111		76,651		106,838		63,177		97,580		1,178,239		760,985		77,071		131,985		3,056,461
DECEMBER 2005	621,285		224,320		128,677		120,217		63,395		109,423		1,188,033		727,891	**	83,329		132,176		3,150,862
JANUARY 2006	640,986		212,954		78,515		110,577		64,738		93,266		1,206,467		737,454		78,192		132,543		3,113,686
FEBRUARY 2006	616,536		212,246		76,086		106,888		63,441		94,365		1,086,502		721,572		80,565		134,239		3,012,111
MARCH 2006	644,355		213,460		75,367		107,119		63,413		94,286		1,242,235		733,380		78,287		134,080		3,033,564
APRIL 2006	826,333		322,015		77,583		160,580		97,728		138,343		1,076,654		1,111,919		111,035		200,715		4,587,039
MAY 2006	647,188		216,294		77,583		107,287		65,120		92,155		1,252,459		720,268		74,041		133,851		3,053,428
JUNE 2006	639,157		216,828		78,597	**	107,194		64,841		92,737		1,228,664		732,214		74,736		134,502		3,032,210
JULY 2006	633,360		218,353		79,040		106,993		64,818		92,905		1,188,322		741,959		78,109		134,726		3,046,261
AUGUST 2006	657,960		222,676		117,879		108,352		67,699		92,993		1,287,082		760,751		78,109	*	134,998		3,041,400
SEPTEMBER 2006*	955,020		328,592		66,924		165,898		99,489		147,829		1,202,258		1,179,664		78,109	*	203,579		4,608,827
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	6,260,895		2,163,418		727,574		1,080,888		651,287		938,879		10,770,643		7,439,181		731,183	*	1,343,233		30,528,526
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	8,332,371		2,818,442		1,008,586		1,461,721		840,598		1,282,092		14,243,164		9,670,770		1,004,609	*	1,805,239		41,231,223
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2005	177,086		131,258		91,398		40,615		22,520		33,996		48,020	**	126,203	**	30,139		32,065		69,512
OCTOBER 2005	214,378		134,445		62,079		54,530		22,398		51,002		44,360		127,987	**	44,276		48,258		106,475
NOVEMBER 2005	168,942		138,829		63,606		40,625		22,485		36,524		48,001		128,768		30,132		32,392		71,913
DECEMBER 2005	171,337		148,483		116,062		47,478		22,921		41,032		50,330		126,620	**	33,387		32,398		73,877
JANUARY 2006	173,637		135,295		65,000		43,070		22,977		34,424		49,095		124,974		30,284		32,413		78,968
FEBRUARY 2006	166,991		134,535		62,595		40,477		22,505		35,414		43,837		124,864		31,711		32,770		71,213
MARCH 2006	176,724		134,511		62,414		40,401		22,535		35,231		50,550		126,447		30,875		32,712		70,753
APRIL 2006	213,953		202,374		63,561		60,536		34,273		51,822		43,708		188,179		43,415		49,030		106,139
MAY 2006	178,462		135,222		63,561		40,029		23,907		34,406		50,583		125,107		28,917		32,587		70,223
JUNE 2006	173,924		135,951		64,575	**	40,289		23,423		34,649		48,770		126,966		29,107		32,624		69,982
JULY 2006	172,842		138,142		64,686		40,167		23,674		35,180		46,658		128,875		30,656		32,521		70,388
AUGUST 2006	187,971		141,648		96,413		41,054		24,917		35,003		51,774		129,096		30,656	*	32,423		69,799
SEPTEMBER 2006*	241,778		210,087		62,725		62,408		35,914		60,640		48,020		201,851		30,656	*	48,687		106,234
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	1,686,282		1,367,765		605,530		408,431		234,125		356,769		432,995		1,276,359		286,277	*	325,767		713,699
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL*	2,240,939		1,789,522		847,277		551,064		301,929		485,327		575,686		1,659,734		394,072	*	438,815		965,964

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