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TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MAY 2007

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
MAY 2006		2,646,892	**		2,406,044	**	2,270,607	**	126,071	**	9,366	**		240,848	**	123,077	**	21,179	**	96,592	**
JUNE 2006		2,655,333	**		2,403,692	**	2,269,301	**	126,133	**	8,258	**		251,641	**	138,651	**	19,823	**	93,167	**
JULY 2006		2,653,070	**		2,402,635	**	2,268,357	**	126,485	**	7,793	**		250,435	**	142,228	**	18,986	**	89,221	**
AUGUST 2006		2,640,091	**		2,399,157	**	2,264,986	**	126,382	**	7,789	**		240,934	**	133,229	**	18,455	**	89,250	**
SEPTEMBER 2006		2,637,144	**		2,405,135	**	2,270,898	**	125,713	**	8,524	**		232,009	**	119,286	**	20,573	**	92,150	**
OCTOBER 2006		2,632,385	**		2,405,286	**	2,271,848	**	126,132	**	7,306	**		227,099	**	112,196	**	21,559	**	93,344	**
NOVEMBER 2006		2,631,323	**		2,406,682	**	2,271,825	**	126,425	**	8,432	**		224,641	**	108,319	**	21,908	**	94,414	**
DECEMBER 2006		2,642,559	**		2,403,139	**	2,269,323	**	125,542	**	8,274	**		239,420	**	109,843	**	21,223	**	108,354	**
JANUARY 2007		2,609,556	**		2,395,628	**	2,262,121	**	125,532	**	7,975	**		213,928	**	105,067	**	21,339	**	87,522	**
FEBRUARY 2007		2,607,544	**		2,393,728	**	2,260,916	**	124,647	**	8,165	**		213,816	**	104,308	**	21,504	**	88,004	**
MARCH 2007		2,622,372	**		2,402,101	**	2,270,444	**	123,501	**	8,156	**		220,271	**	106,027	**	21,886	**	92,358	**
APRIL 2007		2,625,747	**		2,401,511	**	2,269,447	**	123,895	**	8,169	**		224,236	**	108,619	**	21,924	**	93,693	**
MAY 2007*		2,643,512	*		2,403,836	*	2,272,133	*	123,592	*	8,111	*		239,676	*	123,191	*	20,688	*	95,797	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2007 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,621,746			2,399,361		2,267,012		124,233		8,115			222,385		109,442		21,468		91,475
FISCAL YEAR 2007 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,626,875			2,401,489		2,268,507		124,908		8,074			225,386		109,696		21,504		94,186
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		34,658			28,693		28,167		163		363			5,965		2,574		819		2,572
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		121,163	*		114,254	*	110,937	*	3,012	*	305	*		6,909	*	3,774	*	774	*	2,361	*
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		673,443			616,630		605,621		9,310		1,699			56,813		47,789		7,493		1,531
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		244,199			215,945		214,265		1,493		187			28,254		27,074		821		359
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		175,265			167,891		167,013		837		41			7,374		6,922		426		26
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		158,375			147,624		146,519		1,091		14			10,751		9,947		635		169
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		20,968			20,644		20,569		75		...			324		289		35		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		74,636			64,526		57,255		5,814		1,457			10,110		3,557		5,576		977
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		106,848			104,172		103,206		961		5			2,676		1,908		658		110
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		73,080			57,089		55,849		1,150		90			15,991		13,698		1,478		815
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		101,521			85,904		84,386		1,253		265			15,617		11,453		2,116		2,048
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		39,877			38,201		31,978		2,499		3,724			1,676		829		106		741
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,272			15,729		15,237		491		1			543		438		83		22
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		60,717			54,274		53,290		942		42			6,443		5,353		404		686
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,603			9,342		9,286		56		...			261		227		31		3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		53,233			52,105		51,774		325		6			1,128		986		137		5
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,600			14,269		14,094		173		2			331		284		42		5
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,181			3,845		3,760		85		...			336		264		45		27
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		245,377			224,120		209,799		13,287		1,034			21,257		13,337		5,016		2,904
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		156,143			143,685		131,706		11,970		9			12,458		8,592		454		3,412
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		17,997			16,779		16,127		637		15			1,218		432		108		678
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,189	*		2,118	*	2,081	*	37	*	...	*		71	*	62	*	9	*	...	*
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,555			4,333		4,143		190		...			222		198		24		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,022			11,863		11,749		113		1			159		143		14		2
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,332			17,039		16,876		163		...			1,293		1,248		33		12
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		2,964			2,526		2,412		82		32			438		164		271		3
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,756			1,732		1,650		82		...			24		22		2		...
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,631			3,441		3,341		100		...			190		77		19		94
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,314			5,210		4,416		285		509			104		85		16		3
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		5,230	*		2,527	*	2,507	*	20	*	...	*		2,703	*	2,641	*	7	*	55	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,874			4,722		4,621		96		5			152		124		16		12
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		61,564			60,946		59,461		1,485		...			618		295		292		31
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,046			1,953		1,941		11		1			93		86		1		6
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*		640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		751,572			671,652		597,485		74,167		...			79,920		2,458		16		77,446

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