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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT


UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA

OVERSEAS

EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES

SEPTEMBER
2006*

AUGUST
2006**

SEPTEMBER
2005**

SEPTEMBER
2006*

AUGUST
2006**

SEPTEMBER
2005**

SEPTEMBER
2006*

AUGUST
2006**

SEPTEMBER
2005**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT   2,700,392   2,704,674   2,710,100   

2,611,692

2,617,028

2,618,741

344,476

329,895

324,448

88,700

87,646

91,359

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   2,451,360   2,460,458   2,456,633   

2,370,686

2,379,582

2,373,602

332,575

319,072

313,438

80,674

80,876

83,031

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   148,217   146,932   152,619   

143,559

142,475

147,844

7,376

6,985

7,251

4,658

4,457

4,775

INTERMITTENT   100,815   97,284   100,848   

97,447

94,971

97,295

4,525

3,838

3,759

3,368

2,313

3,553

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   2,509,673   2,505,533   2,511,848   

2,429,796

2,425,587

2,429,815

309,937

295,818

289,963

79,877

79,946

82,033

FULL-TIME   2,359,274   2,355,819   2,359,757   

2,283,123

2,279,464

2,281,761

303,334

289,421

284,149

76,151

76,355

77,996

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   150,399   149,714   152,091   

146,673

146,123

148,054

6,603

6,397

5,814

3,726

3,591

4,037

TEMPORARY POSITION   190,719   199,141   198,252   

181,896

191,441

188,926

34,539

34,077

34,485

8,823

7,700

9,326

FULL-TIME   92,086   104,639   96,876   

87,563

100,118

91,841

29,241

29,651

29,289

4,523

4,521

5,035

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   98,633   94,502   101,376   

94,333

91,323

97,085

5,298

4,426

5,196

4,300

3,179

4,291

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   2,448,536   2,442,837   2,452,295   

2,387,182

2,381,619

2,389,968

303,403

288,092

282,219

61,354

61,218

62,327

FULL-TIME   2,312,680   2,307,329   2,314,260   

2,253,482

2,248,223

2,254,124

297,657

282,440

276,532

59,198

59,106

60,136

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   127,343   127,716   130,545   

126,352

125,967

129,634

5,372

5,261

5,294

991

1,749

911

INTERMITTENT   8,513   7,792   7,490   

7,348

7,429

6,210

374

391

393

1,165

363

1,280

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   251,856   261,837   257,805   

224,510

235,409

228,773

41,073

41,803

42,229

27,346

26,428

29,032

FULL-TIME   138,680   153,129   142,373   

117,204

131,359

119,478

34,918

36,632

36,906

21,476

21,770

22,895

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   20,874   19,216   22,074   

17,207

16,508

18,210

2,004

1,724

1,957

3,667

2,708

3,864

INTERMITTENT   92,302   89,492   93,358   

90,099

87,542

91,085

4,151

3,447

3,366

2,203

1,950

2,273

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   1,316,585   1,319,478   1,324,893   

1,291,495

1,294,518

1,299,263

211,656

210,376

207,812

25,090

24,960

25,630

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,276,427   1,275,153   1,281,612   

1,252,757

1,251,586

1,257,430

207,902

206,780

204,149

23,670

23,567

24,182

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   40,158   44,325   43,281   

38,738

42,932

41,833

3,754

3,596

3,663

1,420

1,393

1,448

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   1,383,777   1,385,196   1,385,207   

1,320,168

1,322,510

1,319,478

132,817

119,519

116,636

63,609

62,686

65,729

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,172,109   1,167,684   1,170,683   

1,134,425

1,130,033

1,132,538

95,501

81,312

78,070

37,684

37,651

38,145

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   211,668   217,512   214,524   

185,743

192,477

186,940

37,316

38,207

38,566

25,925

25,035

27,584

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   211,099   212,118   212,238   

205,026

206,011

205,910

16,643

11,494

11,780

6,073

6,107

6,328

POSTAL   757,415   754,434   764,165   

753,915

750,972

760,492

14,841

14,750

15,096

3,500

3,462

3,673

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   1,731,878   1,738,122   1,733,697   

1,652,751

1,660,045

1,652,339

312,992

303,651

297,572

79,127

78,077

81,358

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   2,670,067   2,674,268   2,679,842   

2,605,905

2,611,208

2,613,578

342,201

327,600

322,518

64,162

63,060

66,264

NON U.S. CITIZEN   30,325   30,406   30,258   

5,787

5,820

5,163

2,275

2,295

1,930

24,538

24,586

25,095

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   33,502   36,681   32,841   

30,372

32,571

28,450

4,527

4,996

5,416

3,130

4,110

4,391

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   29,486   29,843   30,811   

29,481

29,838

30,804

28,394

28,764

29,757

5

5

7

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   28,914   29,352   30,250   

28,909

29,347

30,243

27,864

28,316

29,237

5

5

7

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   353   344   383   

353

344

383

319

310

348

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   219   147   178   

219

147

178

211

138

172

...

...

...

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   11,498   11,488   11,769   

11,493

11,483

11,762

10,424

10,427

10,733

5

5

7

FULL-TIME   11,183   11,171   11,434   

11,178

11,166

11,427

10,151

10,153

10,437

5

5

7

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   315   317   335   

315

317

335

273

274

296

...

...

...

TEMPORARY POSITION   17,988   18,355   19,042   

17,988

18,355

19,042

17,970

18,337

19,024

...

...

...

FULL-TIME   17,731   18,181   18,816   

17,731

18,181

18,816

17,713

18,163

18,800

...

...

...

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   257   174   226   

257

174

226

257

174

224

...

...

...

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   11,458   11,451   11,705   

11,453

11,446

11,698

10,425

10,423

10,713

5

5

7

FULL-TIME   11,165   11,151   11,384   

11,160

11,146

11,377

10,165

10,157

10,425

5

5

7

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   290   297   318   

290

297

318

257

263

285

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   3   3   3   

3

3

3

3

3

3

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   18,028   18,392   19,106   

18,028

18,392

19,106

17,969

18,341

19,044

...

...

...

FULL-TIME   17,749   18,201   18,866   

17,749

18,201

18,866

17,699

18,159

18,812

...

...

...

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   63   47   65   

63

47

65

62

47

63

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   216   144   175   

216

144

175

208

135

169

...

...

...

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   2,292   2,289   2,430   

2,292

2,289

2,430

2,154

2,151

2,282

...

...

...

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   2,270   2,267   2,402   

2,270

2,267

2,402

2,132

2,129

2,255

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   22   22   28   

22

22

28

22

22

27

...

...

...

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   27,194   27,554   28,381   

27,189

27,549

28,374

26,240

26,613

27,475

5

5

7

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   9,188   9,184   9,303   

9,183

9,179

9,296

8,293

8,294

8,458

5

5

7

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   18,006   18,370   19,078   

18,006

18,370

19,078

17,947

18,319

19,017

...

...

...

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   2,600   2,590   2,670   

2,600

2,590

2,670

2,595

2,585

2,664

...

...

...

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   26,886   27,253   28,141   

26,881

27,248

28,134

25,799

26,179

27,093

5

5

7

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   29,410   29,766   30,743   

29,405

29,761

30,736

28,318

28,687

29,689

5

5

7

NON U.S. CITIZEN   76   77   68   

76

77

68

76

77

68

...

...

...

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   115   107   128   

115

107

128

102

95

112

...

...

...

JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   33,760   34,685   34,064   

33,386

34,248

33,635

2,858

1,962

1,937

374

437

429

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   32,055   32,833   32,229   

31,711

32,406

31,812

2,725

1,874

1,819

344

427

417

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   1,595   1,748   1,762   

1,569

1,738

1,750

124

73

103

26

10

12

INTERMITTENT   110   104   73   

106

104

73

9

15

15

4

...

...

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   31,904   32,190   31,770   

31,571

31,786

31,371

2,720

1,848

1,844

333

404

399

FULL-TIME   30,558   31,153   30,748   

30,238

30,752

30,353

2,625

1,783

1,780

320

401

395

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   1,346   1,037   1,022   

1,333

1,034

1,018

95

65

64

13

3

4

TEMPORARY POSITION   1,856   2,495   2,294   

1,815

2,462

2,264

138

114

93

41

33

30

FULL-TIME   1,497   1,680   1,481   

1,473

1,654

1,459

100

91

39

24

26

22

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   359   815   813   

342

808

805

38

23

54

17

7

8

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   31,925   32,211   31,789   

31,592

31,807

31,390

2,741

1,869

1,863

333

404

399

FULL-TIME   30,577   31,172   30,765   

30,257

30,771

30,370

2,644

1,802

1,797

320

401

395

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   1,348   1,039   1,024   

1,335

1,036

1,020

97

67

66

13

3

4

INTERMITTENT   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   1,835   2,474   2,275   

1,794

2,441

2,245

117

93

74

41

33

30

FULL-TIME   1,478   1,661   1,464   

1,454

1,635

1,442

81

72

22

24

26

22

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   247   709   738   

234

702

730

27

6

37

13

7

8

INTERMITTENT   110   104   73   

106

104

73

9

15

15

4

...

...

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   33,760   34,685   34,064   

33,386

34,248

33,635

2,858

1,962

1,937

374

437

429

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   31,925   32,211   31,789   

31,592

31,807

31,390

2,741

1,869

1,863

333

404

399

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   1,835   2,474   2,275   

1,794

2,441

2,245

117

93

74

41

33

30

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   33,760   34,685   34,064   

33,386

34,248

33,635

2,858

1,962

1,937

374

437

429

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   33,759   34,684   34,062   

33,385

34,247

33,633

2,857

1,961

1,935

374

437

429

NON U.S. CITIZEN   1   1   2   

1

1

2

1

1

2

...

...

...

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   ...   21   19   

...

21

19

...

...

...

...

...

...

EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   2,637,146   2,640,146   2,645,225   

2,548,825

2,552,942

2,554,302

313,224

299,169

292,754

88,321

87,204

90,923

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   2,390,391   2,398,273   2,394,154   

2,310,066

2,317,829

2,311,547

301,986

288,882

282,382

80,325

80,444

82,607

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   146,269   144,840   150,474   

141,637

140,393

145,711

6,933

6,602

6,800

4,632

4,447

4,763

INTERMITTENT   100,486   97,033   100,597   

97,122

94,720

97,044

4,305

3,685

3,572

3,364

2,313

3,553

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   2,466,271   2,461,855   2,468,309   

2,386,732

2,382,318

2,386,682

296,793

283,543

277,386

79,539

79,537

81,627

FULL-TIME   2,317,533   2,313,495   2,317,575   

2,241,707

2,237,546

2,239,981

290,558

277,485

271,932

75,826

75,949

77,594

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   148,738   148,360   150,734   

145,025

144,772

146,701

6,235

6,058

5,454

3,713

3,588

4,033

TEMPORARY POSITION   170,875   178,291   176,916   

162,093

170,624

167,620

16,431

15,626

15,368

8,782

7,667

9,296

FULL-TIME   72,858   84,778   76,579   

68,359

80,283

71,566

11,428

11,397

10,450

4,499

4,495

5,013

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   98,017   93,513   100,337   

93,734

90,341

96,054

5,003

4,229

4,918

4,283

3,172

4,283

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   2,405,153   2,399,175   2,408,801   

2,344,137

2,338,366

2,346,880

290,237

275,800

269,643

61,016

60,809

61,921

FULL-TIME   2,270,938   2,265,006   2,272,111   

2,212,065

2,206,306

2,212,377

284,848

270,481

264,310

58,873

58,700

59,734

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   125,705   126,380   129,203   

124,727

124,634

128,296

5,018

4,931

4,943

978

1,746

907

INTERMITTENT   8,510   7,789   7,487   

7,345

7,426

6,207

371

388

390

1,165

363

1,280

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   231,993   240,971   236,424   

204,688

214,576

207,422

22,987

23,369

23,111

27,305

26,395

29,002

FULL-TIME   119,453   133,267   122,043   

98,001

111,523

99,170

17,138

18,401

18,072

21,452

21,744

22,873

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   20,564   18,460   21,271   

16,910

15,759

17,415

1,915

1,671

1,857

3,654

2,701

3,856

INTERMITTENT   91,976   89,244   93,110   

89,777

87,294

90,837

3,934

3,297

3,182

2,199

1,950

2,273

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   1,314,293   1,317,189   1,322,463   

1,289,203

1,292,229

1,296,833

209,502

208,225

205,530

25,090

24,960

25,630

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,274,157   1,272,886   1,279,210   

1,250,487

1,249,319

1,255,028

205,770

204,651

201,894

23,670

23,567

24,182

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   40,136   44,303   43,253   

38,716

42,910

41,805

3,732

3,574

3,636

1,420

1,393

1,448

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   1,322,823   1,322,957   1,322,762   

1,259,593

1,260,713

1,257,469

103,719

90,944

87,224

63,230

62,244

65,293

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,130,996   1,126,289   1,129,591   

1,093,650

1,089,047

1,091,852

84,467

71,149

67,749

37,346

37,242

37,739

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   191,827   196,668   193,171   

165,943

171,666

165,617

19,252

19,795

19,475

25,884

25,002

27,554

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   208,499   209,528   209,568   

202,426

203,421

203,240

14,048

8,909

9,116

6,073

6,107

6,328

POSTAL   757,415   754,434   764,165   

753,915

750,972

760,492

14,841

14,750

15,096

3,500

3,462

3,673

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   1,671,232   1,676,184   1,671,492   

1,592,484

1,598,549

1,590,570

284,335

275,510

268,542

78,748

77,635

80,922

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   2,606,898   2,609,818   2,615,037   

2,543,115

2,547,200

2,549,209

311,026

296,952

290,894

63,783

62,618

65,828

NON U.S. CITIZEN   30,248   30,328   30,188   

5,710

5,742

5,093

2,198

2,217

1,860

24,538

24,586

25,095

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   33,387   36,553   32,694   

30,257

32,443

28,303

4,425

4,901

5,304

3,130

4,110

4,391

* PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH.
** REVISED.
*** NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT.

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