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TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO NOVEMBER 2008

					PERMANENT POSITIONS							TEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL ALL POSITIONS			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
NOVEMBER 2007		2,640,777	**		2,469,380	**	2,328,014	**	141,366	**		171,397	**	65,469	**	105,928	**
DECEMBER 2007		2,660,234	**		2,469,963	**	2,334,143	**	135,820	**		190,271	**	66,374	**	123,897	**
JANUARY 2008		2,638,567	**		2,461,556	**	2,327,311	**	134,245	**		177,011	**	69,494	**	107,517	**
FEBRUARY 2008		2,644,918	*		2,464,357	*	2,329,229	*	135,128	*		180,561	*	73,632	*	106,929	*
MARCH 2008		2,656,786	*		2,471,736	*	2,335,948	*	135,788	*		185,050	*	76,571	*	108,479	*
APRIL 2008		2,661,528	*		2,472,226	*	2,336,257	*	135,969	*		189,302	*	81,124	*	108,178	*
MAY 2008		2,675,059	*		2,481,917	*	2,347,832	*	134,085	*		193,142	*	85,470	*	107,672	*
JUNE 2008		2,694,404	*		2,494,229	*	2,360,935	*	133,294	*		200,175	*	94,066	*	106,109	*
JULY 2008		2,706,147	*		2,506,197	*	2,373,562	*	132,635	*		199,950	*	97,505	*	102,445	*
AUGUST 2008		2,693,033	*		2,502,133	*	2,371,052	*	131,081	*		190,900	*	89,379	*	101,521	*
SEPTEMBER 2008		2,693,825	**		2,507,744	**	2,374,464	**	133,280	**		186,081	**	82,466	**	103,615	**
OCTOBER 2008		2,695,810	**		2,512,502	**	2,378,431	**	134,071	**		183,308	**	81,416	**	101,892	**
NOVEMBER 2008*		2,653,353	**		2,480,906	**	2,347,841	**	133,065	**		172,447	**	70,094	**	102,353	**
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,673,948			2,486,864		2,352,987		133,876			187,084		81,929		105,155
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,674,582			2,496,704		2,363,136		133,568			177,878		75,755		102,123
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		36,472	**		29,745	**	29,745	**	...	**		6,727	**	2,200	**	4,527	**
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		88,245			80,835		79,194		1,641			7,410		6,782		628
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		699,103			672,938		656,113		16,825			26,165		21,239		4,926
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		264,241			248,201		244,785		3,416			16,040		15,360		680
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		182,329			181,946		180,490		1,456			383		386		3
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		154,778			151,525		149,655		1,870			3,253		3,234		19
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		22,624			22,624		22,450		174			...		...		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		75,131			68,642		58,733		9,909			6,489		2,259		4,230
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		110,032			108,200		106,814		1,386			1,832		1,245		587
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		67,528			59,966		58,336		1,630			7,562		5,022		2,540
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		82,437			68,889		66,795		2,094			13,548		10,990		2,558
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		39,220			33,881		28,666		5,215			5,339		3,111		2,228
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,238			15,816		15,267		549			422		369		53
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		64,072			56,758		56,758		...			7,314		4,683		2,631
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		8,868			8,825		8,747		78			43		39		4
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		55,810			54,526		54,176		350			1,284		1,101		183
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,215			15,073		14,860		213			142		133		9
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,160			4,013		3,935		78			147		87		60
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		283,491			276,152		253,356		22,796			7,339		4,452		2,887
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		175,172			172,560		155,892		16,668			2,612		1,521		1,091
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,249			18,187		16,629		1,558			62		40		22
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,198			2,150		2,109		41			48		45		3
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		5,100			5,100		4,856		244			...		...		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,021			12,021		11,889		132			...		...		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,445			16,891		16,722		169			1,554		1,508		46
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,202			3,202		2,645		557			...		...		...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,637			1,607		1,535		72			30		23		7
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		4,088			3,889		3,785		104			199		94		105
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,433			5,433		4,456		977			...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		5,018			2,606		2,417		189			2,412		2,384		28
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,512	*		4,427	*	4,331	*	96	*		85	*	74	*	11	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		63,975			62,419		60,903		1,516			1,556		1,253		303
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		1,962	**		1,962	**	1,947	**	15	**		...	**	...	**	...	**
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		2,316	*	2,301	*	15	*		199	*	182	*	17	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		723,171			646,281		589,033		57,248			76,890		247		76,643

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

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