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TABLE 4 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN PAYROLL (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 2008

MONTH AND YEAR	TOTAL ($000)		CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO ($000)		LEGISLATIVE ($000)		JUDICIAL ($000)		EXECUTIVE TOTAL ($000)		DEFENSE ($000)		HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ($000)		TREASURY ($000)		AGRICULTURE ($000)		INTERIOR ($000)		TRANSPORTATION ($000)
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2007	16,894,403	**	+107,242		189,467	*	183,786	*	16,521,150	**	2,458,940		576,747		878,677		773,078		518,530		623,938
OCTOBER 2007	13,649,828	**	+881,237		182,835	**	206,862		13,260,131	*	2,459,085		384,008		878,677	*	467,983		328,041		414,812
NOVEMBER 2007	13,001,017	**	+328,077		170,303	**	206,554	*	12,624,160	**	2,460,549		382,086		559,622		468,728		323,338		415,969
DECEMBER 2007	13,137,211	**	+246,481		173,113	**	206,554	*	12,757,544	**	2,464,644		386,228		569,937		468,728	*	317,854		414,920
JANUARY 2008	13,370,226	**	+379,446		173,913	**	206,466	*	12,989,847	**	2,474,906		400,664		568,419		468,728	*	317,781		420,792
FEBRUARY 2008	13,206,053	**	+462,059		173,854	**	187,565		12,844,634	*	2,458,801		397,546		587,259		452,132		330,580		436,610
MARCH 2008	16,390,295	*	-434,008		194,222	*	187,565	*	16,008,508	*	2,466,461		607,372		897,684		683,662		489,179		636,409
APRIL 2008	13,466,763	*	+571,598		161,992	*	187,582	*	13,117,189	*	2,474,436		426,244		897,684	*	458,739		332,392		424,664
MAY 2008	13,513,781	*	+735,776		178,187	*	188,723	*	13,146,871	*	2,490,828		413,031		897,684	*	458,739	*	343,333		425,535
JUNE 2008	13,556,518	*	+881,477		179,168	*	187,537	*	13,189,813	*	2,520,911		415,209		897,684	*	458,739	*	348,595		426,895
JULY 2008	13,534,539	*	+1,250,894		178,386	*	187,551	*	13,168,602	*	2,531,632		410,178		581,476		543,598		360,252		430,479
AUGUST 2008	16,762,590	*	+3,751,370		198,095	*	187,679	*	16,376,816	*	2,520,013		612,568		866,911		795,425		544,676		642,791
SEPTEMBER 2008*	13,576,794	**	-3,317,609		198,095	**	187,679	*	13,191,020	**	2,426,625	**	421,783	**	631,117	**	505,071		356,555	**	429,046	**
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	127,377,559	**	+4,281,003		1,635,912	**	1,708,347	*	124,033,300	**	22,364,613	**	4,104,595	**	6,825,918	**	4,824,833		3,423,343	**	4,273,221	**
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	167,165,615	**	+5,736,798		2,162,163	**	2,328,317	*	162,675,135	**	29,748,891	**	5,256,917	**	8,834,154	**	6,230,272		4,392,576	**	5,518,922	**
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2007	16,487,944	**	+108,208		189,405	*	182,003	*	16,116,536	**	2,328,808		574,072		874,421		765,847		516,795		620,953
OCTOBER 2007	13,254,142	**	+841,500		182,757	**	204,828		12,866,557	*	2,328,836		382,089		874,421	*	463,270		326,889		412,793
NOVEMBER 2007	12,615,693	**	+296,756		170,231	**	204,520	*	12,240,942	**	2,330,172		380,205		556,930		464,049		322,188		413,943
DECEMBER 2007	12,751,426	**	+221,824		173,056	**	204,520	*	12,373,850	**	2,334,335		384,325		567,089		464,049	*	316,711		412,875
JANUARY 2008	12,925,473	**	+356,604		173,870	**	204,432	*	12,547,171	**	2,344,684		398,620		565,595		464,049	*	316,620		418,718
FEBRUARY 2008	12,818,995	**	+514,777		173,809	**	185,770		12,459,416	*	2,328,327		395,608		584,473		447,339		329,355		434,437
MARCH 2008	15,968,283	*	-452,121		194,120	*	185,770	*	15,588,393	*	2,334,782		604,345		893,464		676,527		487,374		633,267
APRIL 2008	13,076,446	*	+558,894		161,958	*	185,787	*	12,728,701	*	2,341,995		424,139		893,464	*	454,017		331,178		422,590
MAY 2008	13,125,504	*	+724,529		178,115	*	186,928	*	12,760,461	*	2,358,625		410,873		893,464	*	454,017	*	342,103		423,465
JUNE 2008	13,162,355	*	+865,166		179,096	*	185,742	*	12,797,517	*	2,382,955		412,978		893,464	*	454,017	*	347,356		424,849
JULY 2008	13,138,610	*	+1,235,029		178,322	*	185,756	*	12,774,532	*	2,392,287		408,061		578,769		538,825		359,000		428,429
AUGUST 2008	16,336,243	*	+3,745,460		198,031	*	185,884	*	15,952,328	*	2,386,933		609,301		862,750		788,458		542,780		639,766
SEPTEMBER 2008*	13,187,093	**	-3,300,851		198,031	**	185,884	*	12,803,178	**	2,293,954	**	419,659	**	627,896	**	500,404		355,292	**	427,040	**
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	123,739,002	**	+4,247,487		1,635,352	**	1,691,953	*	120,411,697	**	21,164,542	**	4,083,584	**	6,793,339	**	4,777,653		3,411,058	**	4,252,561	**
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	162,360,263	**	+5,607,567		2,161,396	**	2,305,821	*	157,893,046	**	28,157,885	**	5,230,203	**	8,791,779	**	6,169,021		4,376,846	**	5,492,172	**
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2007	2,816,350	**	-7,665		179,691	*	19,413	*	2,617,246	**	261,927		298,927		167,152		110,309		68,566		106,817
OCTOBER 2007	2,210,994	**	+106,664		173,057	**	19,585		2,018,352	*	261,170		198,329		167,152	*	73,053		45,371		71,280
NOVEMBER 2007	2,108,259	**	-13,324		163,488	**	19,277	*	1,925,494	**	259,638		197,590		111,719		72,855		45,526		71,693
DECEMBER 2007	2,149,879	**	+71,521		165,547	**	19,277	*	1,965,055	**	262,306		200,248		115,377		72,855	*	45,601		71,575
JANUARY 2008	2,202,682	**	+145,946		166,874	**	19,189	*	2,016,619	**	282,788		207,949		112,422		72,855	*	46,057		72,992
FEBRUARY 2008	2,155,591	**	+110,316		167,007	**	18,797		1,969,787	*	264,032		207,225		111,760		74,151		47,897		75,936
MARCH 2008	2,935,580	*	+43,624		186,765	*	18,797	*	2,730,018	*	264,655		320,341		168,718		111,777		70,373		112,166
APRIL 2008	2,174,882	*	-8,278		155,108	*	18,814	*	2,000,960	*	266,342		220,408		168,718	*	73,915		46,939		74,695
MAY 2008	2,233,148	*	+181,951		170,886	*	19,955	*	2,042,307	*	269,199		213,349		168,718	*	73,915	*	47,125		75,208
JUNE 2008	2,249,610	*	+198,027		171,748	*	18,769	*	2,059,093	*	270,888		218,982		168,718	*	73,915	*	47,728		75,311
JULY 2008	2,200,992	*	+191,772		170,815	*	18,783	*	2,011,394	*	268,671		212,106		113,108		75,383		48,401		75,751
AUGUST 2008	3,000,241	*	+866,213		186,905	*	18,911	*	2,794,425	*	269,099		319,809		172,764		111,788		72,184		113,428
SEPTEMBER 2008*	2,264,942	**	-551,408		186,905	**	18,911	*	2,059,126	**	263,861	**	218,738	**	123,293	**	75,965		47,701	**	76,041	**
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	21,417,668	**	+1,178,163		1,563,013	**	170,926	*	19,683,729	**	2,419,535	**	2,138,907	**	1,308,219	**	743,664		474,405	**	751,528	**
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	27,886,800	**	+1,343,024		2,065,105	**	229,065	*	25,592,630	**	3,202,649	**	2,735,074	**	1,702,467	**	962,427		610,903	**	966,076	**

MONTH AND YEAR	JUSTICE ($000)		COMMERCE ($000)		STATE ($000)		ENERGY ($000)		HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ($000)		LABOR ($000)		VETERANS AFFAIRS ($000)		HOMELAND SECURITY ($000)		GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ($000)		NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE ADMINISTRATION ($000)		POSTAL SERVICE ($000)
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2007	1,005,264		355,648		223,277		167,956		98,898		152,525	**	1,257,417		1,251,754		75,343	*	211,014		4,551,196
OCTOBER 2007	680,302		246,467		226,894		110,771		65,190		54,031		1,434,318		1,251,754	*	75,150		140,296		3,079,710
NOVEMBER 2007	671,070		289,807		226,894	*	112,218		66,241		60,362		1,447,298		851,763		75,150	*	141,008		3,116,631
DECEMBER 2007	666,748		261,830		226,894	*	127,569		65,061		113,606	**	1,413,885		865,966		98,042		140,949		3,193,286
JANUARY 2008	681,397		243,660		337,747		121,299		69,281		108,231	**	1,539,141		872,260		83,639		143,228		3,166,859
FEBRUARY 2008	688,194		250,455		237,082		112,911		67,184		106,298		1,474,038		930,570		80,946		146,243		3,102,439
MARCH 2008	1,029,741		374,515		237,320		169,959		104,963		158,136		1,475,679		324,898		115,227		219,472		4,649,610
APRIL 2008	695,629		248,533		181,830		113,933		67,988		105,746		1,531,512		880,885		76,980		146,419		3,047,122
MAY 2008	686,926		248,189		238,686		114,331		68,351		105,852		1,544,257		884,159		77,368		146,430		3,009,969
JUNE 2008	699,756		254,118		238,686	*	115,357		68,749		105,538		1,510,979		907,393		77,465		147,132		3,000,749
JULY 2008	695,477		255,250		238,686	*	115,357		68,353		105,745		1,670,077		935,312		77,777		147,139		2,994,752
AUGUST 2008	1,046,986		385,941		238,686	*	177,092		103,370		158,980		1,670,077	*	395,848		117,208		220,848		4,456,625
SEPTEMBER 2008*	713,906	**	262,234	**	229,732	**	120,186	**	70,120	**	106,267	**	1,620,873	**	988,336	**	80,227	**	147,541	**	3,043,187	**
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	6,938,012	**	2,522,895	**	2,178,455	**	1,160,425	**	688,359	**	1,060,793	**	14,036,633	**	7,119,661	**	786,837	**	1,464,452	**	30,471,312	**
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	8,956,132	**	3,320,999	**	2,859,137	**	1,510,983	**	884,851	**	1,288,792	**	18,332,134	**	10,089,144	**	1,035,179	**	1,886,705	**	39,860,939	**
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2007	985,699		349,001		81,341		167,734		98,189		152,245	**	1,242,367		1,221,562		75,016	*	210,858		4,527,968
OCTOBER 2007	666,335		234,166		83,766		110,646		64,719		53,942		1,416,904		1,221,562	*	74,842		140,176		3,063,834
NOVEMBER 2007	658,167		277,306		83,766	*	112,091		65,770		60,267		1,430,360		828,779		74,842	*	140,887		3,100,629
DECEMBER 2007	653,854		249,319		83,766	*	127,397		64,586		113,406	**	1,396,503		844,284		97,662		140,830		3,176,377
JANUARY 2008	668,259		239,154		127,629		121,112		68,782		108,026	**	1,521,056		851,014		83,254		143,110		3,150,535
FEBRUARY 2008	674,607		245,996		87,344		112,781		66,705		106,122		1,454,989		908,195		80,638		146,128		3,086,087
MARCH 2008	1,009,782		368,612		87,062		169,770		104,215		157,864		1,458,766		293,213		114,764		219,298		4,624,884
APRIL 2008	682,099		243,782		30,562		113,806		67,497		105,565		1,513,417		859,977		76,657		146,303		3,030,788
MAY 2008	673,454		245,578		87,085		114,203		67,864		105,670		1,526,010		863,337		77,036		146,315		2,993,663
JUNE 2008	685,962		251,461		87,085	*	115,229		68,262		105,354		1,493,875		885,409		77,150		147,027		2,984,435
JULY 2008	681,910		252,655		87,085	*	115,229		67,879		105,558		1,651,586		912,879		77,460		147,022		2,978,226
AUGUST 2008	1,026,533		382,104		87,085	*	176,868		102,644		158,684		1,651,586	*	362,613		116,765		220,670		4,432,213
SEPTEMBER 2008*	700,155	**	259,554	**	79,543	**	120,025	**	69,638	**	106,072	**	1,602,465	**	964,626	**	79,931	**	147,421	**	3,026,863	**
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	6,802,761	**	2,488,896	**	760,480	**	1,159,023	**	683,486	**	1,058,915	**	13,873,750	**	6,901,263	**	783,655	**	1,463,294	**	30,307,694	**
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	8,781,117	**	3,249,687	**	1,011,778	**	1,509,157	**	878,561	**	1,286,530	**	18,117,517	**	9,795,888	**	1,031,001	**	1,885,187	**	39,648,534	**
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2007	251,003		228,505		65,399		63,144		36,902		61,753	**	48,288		223,256		29,219	*	49,476		104,173
OCTOBER 2007	166,951		153,842		67,260		41,138		24,328		23,482		55,438		223,256	*	28,939		32,786		70,266
NOVEMBER 2007	165,714		186,932		67,260	*	42,724		24,848		26,389		58,414		148,463		28,939	*	32,916		70,967
DECEMBER 2007	168,155		165,545		67,260	*	49,342		24,201		46,159	**	56,361		158,882		36,367		32,802		73,489
JANUARY 2008	168,030		155,788		103,737		46,791		26,421		42,807	**	59,403		155,466		32,936		33,487		76,455
FEBRUARY 2008	171,262		160,073		70,226		42,684		25,328		43,200		56,391		159,605		31,079		34,448		70,451
MARCH 2008	256,824		239,149		69,898		63,802		39,275		63,848		54,574		240,426		44,128		51,470		106,240
APRIL 2008	171,477		157,427		17,609		42,958		25,581		42,779		57,111		160,294		29,512		34,173		70,008
MAY 2008	170,084		158,403		69,883		43,089		25,547		43,077		60,884		161,704		29,780		34,131		69,361
JUNE 2008	173,931		162,985		69,883	*	43,651		25,897		42,874		58,211		162,400		29,723		34,203		69,064
JULY 2008	174,068		163,223		69,883	*	43,651		25,883		43,401		64,434		167,541		29,975		34,022		68,881
AUGUST 2008	261,950		248,905		69,883	*	66,790		38,809		64,964		64,434	*	254,990		45,276		50,877		102,543
SEPTEMBER 2008*	182,360	**	168,602	**	61,684	**	45,013	**	26,813	**	43,295	**	61,832	**	181,444	**	31,255	**	34,046	**	69,627	**
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	1,729,986	**	1,614,555	**	602,686	**	438,429	**	259,554	**	430,245	**	537,274	**	1,643,870	**	303,664	**	340,857	**	702,630	**
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL*	2,230,806	**	2,120,874	**	804,466	**	571,633	**	332,931	**	526,275	**	707,487	**	2,174,471	**	397,909	**	439,361	**	917,352	**

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

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