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TABLE 11 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY

					COMPETITIVE SERVICE							EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
AGENCY		TOTAL*			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
NOVEMBER 2008		2,716,978	**		1,309,190	**	1,271,425	**	37,765	**		1,407,788	**	1,183,733	**	224,055	**
OCTOBER 2008		2,759,482	**		1,348,903	**	1,306,879	**	42,024	**		1,410,579	**	1,185,131	**	225,448	**
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
NOVEMBER 2008		29,871	*		2,427	*	2,421	*	6	*		27,444	*	8,946	*	18,498	*
OCTOBER 2008		29,918	*		2,426	*	2,420	*	6	*		27,492	*	8,985	*	18,507	*
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
NOVEMBER 2008		3,129			1		1		...			3,128		3,075		53
OCTOBER 2008		3,173			...		...		...			3,173		3,114		59
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
NOVEMBER 2008		2,378	*		2,318	*	2,313	*	5	*		60	*	33	*	27	*
OCTOBER 2008		2,378			2,318		2,313		5			60		33		27
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
NOVEMBER 2008		3,871	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		3,871	*	3,568	*	303	*
OCTOBER 2008		3,871	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		3,871	*	3,568	*	303	*
JUDICIAL BRANCH
NOVEMBER 2008		33,754	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		33,754	*	33,458	*	296	*
OCTOBER 2008		33,754	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		33,754	*	33,458	*	296	*
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
NOVEMBER 2008		2,653,353	**		1,306,763	**	1,269,004	**	37,759	**		1,346,590	**	1,141,329	**	205,261	**
OCTOBER 2008		2,695,810	**		1,346,477	**	1,304,459	**	42,018	**		1,349,333	**	1,142,688	**	206,645	**
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
NOVEMBER 2008		1,707			739		737		2			968		259		709
OCTOBER 2008		1,704			731		729		2			973		261		712
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
NOVEMBER 2008		1,746,063	**		1,170,478	**	1,136,061	**	34,417	**		575,585	**	457,518	**	118,067	**
OCTOBER 2008		1,786,400	**		1,209,828	**	1,171,179	**	38,649	**		576,572	**	456,778	**	119,794	**
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
NOVEMBER 2008		36,472	**		8,609	**	7,358	**	1,251	**		27,863	**	22,367	**	5,496	**
OCTOBER 2008		36,421	*		8,529	*	7,257	*	1,272	*		27,892	*	22,389	*	5,503	*
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
NOVEMBER 2008		88,245			81,482		80,953		529			6,763		6,227		536
OCTOBER 2008		109,398			101,917		100,689		1,228			7,481		6,774		707
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NOVEMBER 2008		699,103			546,409		529,658		16,751			152,694		107,055		45,639
OCTOBER 2008		696,300			544,524		527,721		16,803			151,776		106,643		45,133
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
NOVEMBER 2008		264,241			201,512		190,406		11,106			62,729		39,629		23,100
OCTOBER 2008		262,981			200,690		189,610		11,080			62,291		39,135		23,156
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NOVEMBER 2008		182,329			155,204		152,970		2,234			27,125		22,078		5,047
OCTOBER 2008		181,878			154,871		152,626		2,245			27,007		21,936		5,071
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
NOVEMBER 2008		154,778			117,246		114,679		2,567			37,532		29,113		8,419
OCTOBER 2008		154,186			116,814		114,336		2,478			37,372		29,159		8,213
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
NOVEMBER 2008		22,624			20,963		20,819		144			1,661		1,253		408
OCTOBER 2008		22,500			20,864		20,722		142			1,636		1,234		402
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
NOVEMBER 2008		75,131			51,484		50,784		700			23,647		14,982		8,665
OCTOBER 2008		74,755			51,285		50,427		858			23,470		15,179		8,291
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
NOVEMBER 2008		110,032			63,073		62,684		389			46,959		43,937		3,022
OCTOBER 2008		109,757			62,937		62,547		390			46,820		43,841		2,979
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NOVEMBER 2008		67,528			58,028		53,236		4,792			9,500		3,041		6,459
OCTOBER 2008		69,558			59,387		53,460		5,927			10,171		3,063		7,108
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NOVEMBER 2008		82,437			73,576		67,695		5,881			8,861		2,004		6,857
OCTOBER 2008		101,731			89,951		81,964		7,987			11,780		2,908		8,872
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOVEMBER 2008		39,220			26,594		25,975		619			12,626		9,015		3,611
OCTOBER 2008		42,877			30,805		29,998		807			12,072		9,604		2,468
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
NOVEMBER 2008		16,238			14,293		14,060		233			1,945		1,615		330
OCTOBER 2008		16,222			14,275		14,038		237			1,947		1,618		329
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NOVEMBER 2008		64,072			50,275		49,843		432			13,797		5,293		8,504
OCTOBER 2008		63,767			50,015		49,579		436			13,752		5,230		8,522
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
NOVEMBER 2008		8,868			7,929		7,919		10			939		740		199
OCTOBER 2008		9,749			8,716		8,706		10			1,033		818		215
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NOVEMBER 2008		55,810			7,922		7,904		18			47,888		46,583		1,305
OCTOBER 2008		55,710			7,923		7,901		22			47,787		46,435		1,352
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
NOVEMBER 2008		15,215			13,052		13,031		21			2,163		1,825		338
OCTOBER 2008		15,269			13,076		13,055		21			2,193		1,841		352
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2008		4,160			3,231		3,228		3			929		683		246
OCTOBER 2008		4,174			3,229		3,227		2			945		681		264
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
NOVEMBER 2008		283,491			133,087		130,551		2,536			150,404		126,722		23,682
OCTOBER 2008		281,362			132,140		129,572		2,568			149,222		125,342		23,880
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
NOVEMBER 2008		175,172			82,918		81,966		952			92,254		80,411		11,843
OCTOBER 2008		174,105			82,404		81,465		939			91,701		79,591		12,110
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
NOVEMBER 2008		905,583	**		135,546	**	132,206	**	3,340	**		770,037	**	683,552	**	86,485	**
OCTOBER 2008		907,706	**		135,918	**	132,551	**	3,367	**		771,788	**	685,649	**	86,139	**
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
NOVEMBER 2008		1,873	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		1,873	*	1,859	*	14	*
OCTOBER 2008		1,873	*		...	*	...	*	...	*		1,873	*	1,859	*	14	*
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
NOVEMBER 2008		18,249			14,921		14,838		83			3,328		1,854		1,474
OCTOBER 2008		18,218			14,915		14,832		83			3,303		1,841		1,462
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2008		2,198			1,656		1,650		6			542		519		23
OCTOBER 2008		2,195			1,656		1,650		6			539		519		20
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2008		1,776			1,181		1,172		9			595		524		71
OCTOBER 2008		1,841			1,225		1,220		5			616		544		72
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
NOVEMBER 2008		5,100			4,309		4,051		258			791		573		218
OCTOBER 2008		5,007			4,224		4,003		221			783		551		232
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2008		12,021			11,013		11,002		11			1,008		926		82
OCTOBER 2008		11,997			11,005		10,994		11			992		910		82
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2008		18,445			17,380		16,086		1,294			1,065		964		101
OCTOBER 2008		18,466			17,377		16,049		1,328			1,089		970		119
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2008		3,202			2,518		2,486		32			684		100		584
OCTOBER 2008		3,158			2,514		2,482		32			644		97		547
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
NOVEMBER 2008		1,637			882		880		2			755		729		26
OCTOBER 2008		1,635			881		879		2			754		728		26
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2008		4,088			...		...		...			4,088		3,884		204
OCTOBER 2008		4,061			...		...		...			4,061		3,858		203
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
NOVEMBER 2008		5,433			4,100		4,051		49			1,333		1,286		47
OCTOBER 2008		5,443			4,075		4,025		50			1,368		1,311		57
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
NOVEMBER 2008		963			948		948		...			15		11		4
OCTOBER 2008		966			951		951		...			15		11		4
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2008		3,664			2,069		2,060		9			1,595		1,483		112
OCTOBER 2008		3,652			2,059		2,049		10			1,593		1,477		116
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2008		5,018			3,767		2,470		1,297			1,251		223		1,028
OCTOBER 2008		5,113			3,768		2,456		1,312			1,345		222		1,123
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
NOVEMBER 2008		4,512	*		4,331	*	4,270	*	61	*		181	*	113	*	68	*
OCTOBER 2008		4,977	*		4,787	*	4,712	*	75	*		190	*	119	*	71	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2008		63,975			55,697		55,665		32			8,278		7,578		700
OCTOBER 2008		63,975			55,697		55,665		32			8,278		7,578		700
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
NOVEMBER 2008		1,962	**		1,389	**	1,384	**	5	**		573	**	517	**	56	**
OCTOBER 2008		1,975	*		1,381	*	1,376	*	5	*		594	*	523	*	71	*
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NOVEMBER 2008		2,515	*		1,006	*	986	*	20	*		1,509	*	889	*	620	*
OCTOBER 2008		2,515	*		1,006	*	986	*	20	*		1,509	*	889	*	620	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
NOVEMBER 2008		723,171			...		...		...			723,171		644,229		78,942
OCTOBER 2008		724,771			...		...		...			724,771		646,293		78,478

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

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