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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


JULY 2008

JUNE 2008

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE


EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES




TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL*



PERCENT


JUNE
2007


JULY
2007


CALENDAR
YEAR
2008*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR


FISCAL
YEAR
2008*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,770,379

100.00

2,758,468

100.00

+11,911

+53,449

2,729,002

+36,803

2,720,827

+27,647

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FULL-TIME      

2,533,371

91.44

2,517,119

91.25

+16,252

+60,111

2,485,840

+40,428

2,474,925

+31,353

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,355,692

85.03

2,354,737

85.36

+955

+46,366

2,343,123

+35,476

2,337,205

+28,468

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS            

177,679

6.41

162,382

5.89

+15,297

+13,745

142,717

+4,953

137,721

+2,886

         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)      

130,711

4.72

133,508

4.84

-2,797

-11,884

135,217

-10,910

136,707

-10,375

         INTERMITTENT      

106,297

3.84

107,841

3.91

-1,544

+5,222

107,944

+7,284

109,195

+6,669

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         U.S. CITIZENS      

2,737,946

98.83

2,726,135

98.83

+11,811

+52,982

2,696,827

+35,606

2,688,741

+26,329

         NON U.S. CITIZENS      

32,433

1.17

32,333

1.17

+100

+467

32,175

+1,197

32,086

+1,318

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         UNITED STATES, TOTAL      

2,682,555

96.83

2,669,579

96.78

+12,976

+52,808

2,641,141

+36,700

2,633,146

+28,170

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

343,260

12.39

339,928

12.32

+3,332

+7,432

333,338

-1,347

331,516

-3,437

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

2,339,295

84.44

2,329,651

84.45

+9,644

+45,376

2,307,803

+38,048

2,301,631

+31,608

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         OVERSEAS, TOTAL      

87,824

3.17

88,889

3.22

-1,065

+641

87,861

+103

87,681

-523

      U.S. CITIZENS         

63,415

2.29

64,492

2.34

-1,077

+772

63,343

-160

63,127

-828

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,409

.88

24,397

.88

+12

-131

24,517

+262

24,554

+306

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         TERRITORIES      

18,236

.66

18,142

.66

+94

+598

18,038

+350

18,043

+319

      U.S. CITIZENS         

18,219

.66

18,123

.66

+96

+598

18,020

+345

18,026

+314

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

17

...

19

...

-2

+0

17

+4

17

+5

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FOREIGN COUNTRIES      

69,588

2.51

70,747

2.56

-1,159

+43

69,823

-248

69,638

-841

      U.S. CITIZENS         

45,196

1.63

46,369

1.68

-1,173

+174

45,323

-505

45,102

-1,141

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,392

.88

24,378

.88

+14

-131

24,500

+258

24,536

+300

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,706,147

97.68

2,694,404

97.68

+11,743

+53,086

2,668,201

+38,460

2,661,249

+30,437

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,471,067

89.20

2,455,001

89.00

+16,066

+59,573

2,426,991

+41,921

2,417,312

+34,021

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,373,562

85.68

2,360,935

85.59

+12,627

+51,072

2,344,439

+35,430

2,339,657

+29,013

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

97,505

3.52

94,066

3.41

+3,439

+8,501

82,552

+6,491

77,655

+5,008

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,312,337

83.47

2,311,437

83.79

+900

+44,422

2,299,886

+33,002

2,294,049

+26,169

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

158,730

5.73

143,564

5.20

+15,166

+15,151

127,105

+8,919

123,263

+7,851

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

129,002

4.66

131,771

4.78

-2,769

-11,752

133,483

-10,789

134,967

-10,300

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

109,753

3.96

110,933

4.02

-1,180

-12,791

112,036

-11,577

113,502

-10,835

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

19,249

.69

20,838

.76

-1,589

+1,039

21,447

+788

21,465

+536

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      INTERMITTENT, TOTAL         

106,078

3.83

107,632

3.90

-1,554

+5,265

107,728

+7,328

108,971

+6,717

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL         

1,338,570

48.32

1,337,197

48.48

+1,373

+21,708

1,326,754

+15,855

1,322,101

+11,977

   PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS            

1,289,741

46.55

1,293,436

46.89

-3,695

+18,586

1,286,381

+14,140

1,283,095

+10,326

   TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

48,829

1.76

43,761

1.59

+5,068

+3,122

40,373

+1,715

39,005

+1,651

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,367,577

49.36

1,357,207

49.20

+10,370

+31,378

1,341,447

+22,605

1,339,149

+18,575

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,139,334

41.13

1,137,110

41.22

+2,224

+12,925

1,133,418

+7,230

1,132,474

+5,073

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

228,243

8.24

220,097

7.98

+8,146

+18,453

208,029

+15,375

206,675

+13,502

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

30,429

1.10

30,287

1.10

+142

+229

27,068

-2,516

25,910

-3,647

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

30,006

1.08

29,846

1.08

+160

+297

26,626

-2,456

25,462

-3,569

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

301

.01

329

.01

-28

-50

323

-22

321

-31

   INTERMITTENT            

122

...

112

...

+10

-18

119

-39

126

-48

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

33,803

1.22

33,777

1.22

+26

+134

33,732

+859

33,668

+857

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

32,298

1.17

32,272

1.17

+26

+241

32,223

+963

32,151

+901

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,408

.05

1,408

.05

+0

-82

1,412

-99

1,419

-44

   INTERMITTENT            

97

...

97

...

+0

-25

97

-6

98

+0

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

A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

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