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TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO JANUARY 2008

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
January 2008		2,609,144	**		2,395,634	**	2,262,129	**	125,530	**	7,975	**		213,510	**	104,673	**	21,339	**	87,498	**
FEBRUARY 2007		2,607,404	**		2,393,731	**	2,260,919	**	124,647	**	8,165	**		213,673	**	104,151	**	21,507	**	88,015	**
MARCH 2007		2,622,180	**		2,402,111	**	2,270,455	**	123,500	**	8,156	**		220,069	**	105,847	**	21,884	**	92,338	**
APRIL 2007		2,625,514	**		2,401,520	**	2,269,454	**	123,896	**	8,170	**		223,994	**	108,311	**	21,921	**	93,762	**
MAY 2007		2,638,914	**		2,400,794	**	2,269,383	**	123,305	**	8,106	**		238,120	**	122,297	**	20,432	**	95,391	**
JUNE 2007		2,651,973	**		2,397,649	**	2,267,932	**	121,872	**	7,845	**		254,324	**	138,443	**	19,318	**	96,563	**
JULY 2007		2,653,061	*		2,397,564	*	2,267,915	*	122,544	*	7,105	*		255,497	*	143,579	*	18,210	*	93,708	*
AUGUST 2007		2,645,239	**		2,398,285	**	2,268,382	**	122,260	**	7,643	**		246,954	**	134,249	**	18,663	**	94,042	**
SEPTEMBER 2007		2,635,860	*		2,399,247	*	2,270,585	*	120,589	*	8,073	*		236,613	*	121,577	*	20,777	*	94,259	*
OCTOBER 2007		2,634,074	*		2,402,133	*	2,274,083	*	119,811	*	8,239	*		231,941	*	116,100	*	21,412	*	94,429	*
NOVEMBER 2007		2,640,777	**		2,406,902	**	2,280,636	**	117,893	**	8,373	**		233,875	**	112,847	**	21,706	**	99,322	**
DECEMBER 2007		2,656,253	**		2,404,308	**	2,282,842	**	113,027	**	8,439	**		251,945	**	113,755	**	21,380	**	116,810	**
JANUARY 2008*		2,634,603	*		2,398,540	*	2,278,008	*	112,927	*	7,605	*		236,063	*	114,889	*	21,202	*	99,972	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,634,603			2,398,540		2,278,008		112,927		7,605			236,063		114,889		21,202		99,972
FISCAL YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,641,427			2,402,971		2,278,892		115,915		8,164			238,456		114,398		21,425		102,633
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		35,651			29,170		28,533		167		470			6,481		2,924		909		2,648
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		107,872			105,135		102,417		2,430		288			2,737		1,580		321		836
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		673,654			617,466		606,417		9,465		1,584			56,188		47,124		7,714		1,350
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		249,057			219,628		217,793		1,637		198			29,429		27,839		1,155		435
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		175,076			168,477		167,661		798		18			6,599		6,081		497		21
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		154,794			144,445		143,293		1,116		36			10,349		9,617		687		45
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,336			20,871		20,793		77		1			465		422		42		1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		73,391			64,045		56,877		5,837		1,331			9,346		3,165		5,333		848
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		107,405			104,451		103,509		938		4			2,954		2,095		749		110
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		65,099			55,218		53,915		1,194		109			9,881		7,644		1,440		797
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		98,523	*		85,233	*	83,783	*	1,189	*	261	*		13,290	*	9,229	*	2,286	*	1,775	*
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		40,380			38,423		32,858		2,436		3,129			1,957		1,536		98		323
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		12,244			11,925		11,456		469		...			319		264		45		10
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		61,403			53,122		52,159		925		38			8,281		7,134		407		740
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,498			9,248		9,198		50		...			250		223		24		3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		54,144			52,987		52,671		313		3			1,157		975		177		5
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,601			14,212		14,047		164		1			389		326		57		6
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,173			3,860		3,778		82		...			313		256		47		10
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		260,261			235,770		220,916		13,693		1,161			24,491		15,465		5,372		3,654
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		162,120			151,481		139,454		11,999		28			10,639		8,156		456		2,027
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		17,964			16,580		15,934		634		12			1,384		494		119		771
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,184			2,147		2,108		39		...			37		32		5		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,686	*		4,395	*	4,213	*	182	*	...	*		291	*	250	*	41	*	...	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		11,861			11,729		11,615		114		...			132		108		23		1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,330			16,946		16,778		168		...			1,384		1,340		31		13
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		2,991			2,504		2,399		95		10			487		140		344		3
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,686			1,664		1,585		79		...			22		17		5		...
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,729			3,553		3,453		99		1			176		85		22		69
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,311			5,213		4,426		290		497			98		85		9		4
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		3,702			2,606		2,592		14		...			1,096		1,057		8		31
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,905			4,745		4,652		88		5			160		111		37		12
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		60,950			60,470		59,086		1,384		...			480		213		247		20
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,057			1,943		1,931		12		...			114		101		9		4
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*		640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		748,999			662,111		598,348		63,763		...			86,888		2,328		14		84,546

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