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TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 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
SEPTEMBER 2005		2,645,225	**		2,468,309	**	2,317,575	**	150,734	**		176,916	**	76,579	**	100,337	**
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		2,624,460	**		2,455,171	**	2,303,562	**	151,609	**		169,289	**	71,354	**	97,935	**
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	**
JUNE 2006		2,655,333	**		2,465,144	**	2,316,174	**	148,970	**		190,189	**	91,778	**	98,411	**
JULY 2006		2,653,070	**		2,468,964	**	2,320,274	**	148,690	**		184,106	**	90,311	**	93,795	**
AUGUST 2006		2,640,146	**		2,461,855	**	2,313,495	**	148,360	**		178,291	**	84,778	**	93,513	**
SEPTEMBER 2006*		2,637,146	*		2,466,271	*	2,317,533	*	148,738	*		170,875	*	72,858	*	98,017	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,636,384			2,460,990		2,310,806		150,184			175,394		77,876		97,518
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,636,110			2,461,373		2,311,133		150,240			174,737		74,841		99,896
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		34,160			28,634		28,634		...			5,526		1,718		3,808
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		106,925			99,862		96,964		2,898			7,063		6,428		635
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		675,744			655,122		639,857		15,265			20,622		15,795		4,827
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		244,385			232,611		229,708		2,903			11,774		11,191		583
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		176,169			175,922		174,571		1,351			247		246		1
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		159,872			157,602		155,493		2,109			2,270		2,189		81
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,015			21,015		20,864		151			...		1		1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		74,303			67,972		59,221		8,751			6,331		2,168		4,163
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		106,781			105,476		104,099		1,377			1,305		897		408
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		72,274			61,796		60,181		1,615			10,478		7,917		2,561
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		105,047			83,737		81,519		2,218			21,310		17,761		3,549
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		40,079			37,237		31,186		6,051			2,842		2,055		787
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,195			15,930		15,372		558			265		199		66
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		61,163			53,726		53,726		...			7,437		5,128		2,309
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,935			9,776		9,714		62			159		149		10
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		53,865			52,683		52,303		380			1,182		994		188
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,795			14,606		14,399		207			189		170		19
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,229			4,027		3,932		95			202		121		81
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		239,299			233,359		213,518		19,841			5,940		3,877		2,063
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		154,100			150,937		137,679		13,258			3,163		1,153		2,010
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,234	*		17,644	*	16,314	*	1,330	*		590	*	497	*	93	*
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,192			2,127		2,086		41			65		57		8
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,598	*		4,595	*	4,385	*	210	*		3	*	3	*	...	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,337	*		12,337	*	12,207	*	130	*		...	*	...	*	...	*
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,422			17,061		16,893		168			1,361		1,313		48
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		2,996			2,996		2,583		413			...		...		...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,834			1,794		1,707		87			40		36		4
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,409	*		3,255	*	3,156	*	99	*		154	*	79	*	75	*
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,069			5,069		4,235		834			...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		6,023	*		3,095	*	3,074	*	21	*		2,928	*	2,779	*	149	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,963			4,828		4,706		122			135		123		12
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		63,615			61,640		59,983		1,657			1,975		1,679		296
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,057	*		2,050	*	2,038	*	12	*		7	*	3	*	4	*
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		2,316	*	2,301	*	15	*		199	*	182	*	17	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		757,415			683,492		604,316		79,176			73,923		217		73,706

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