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Table 5

Employment and Trends - May 2009

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MAY 2009
PERMANENT POSITIONSTEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATETOTAL ALL POSITIONSTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
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 **
DECEMBER 2008 2,700,830 * 2,517,896 * 2,385,322 * 132,574 * 182,934 * 71,315 * 111,619 *
JANUARY 2009 2,685,291 * 2,508,284 * 2,377,066 * 131,218 * 177,007 * 70,139 * 106,868 *
FEBRUARY 2009 2,702,677 ** 2,512,729 ** 2,380,155 ** 132,574 ** 189,948 ** 79,352 ** 110,596 **
MARCH 2009 2,754,789 * 2,518,864 * 2,385,763 * 133,101 * 235,925 * 79,708 * 156,217 *
APRIL 2009 2,850,336 * 2,524,959 * 2,391,674 * 133,285 * 325,377 * 84,926 * 240,451 *
MAY 2009* 2,796,041 * 2,534,134 * 2,402,234 * 131,900 * 261,907 * 93,019 * 168,888 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,757,827 2,519,794 2,387,378 132,416 238,033 81,429 156,604
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,729,891 2,513,784 2,381,061 132,724 216,107 78,746 137,361
SELECTED AGENCIES:                            
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 36,821 29,947 29,947 ... 6,874 2,393 4,481
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 116,647 99,588 96,234 3,354 17,059 15,639 1,420
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 718,802 691,105 674,537 16,568 27,697 22,718 4,979
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 274,314 256,997 253,943 3,054 17,317 16,500 817
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 186,194 185,864 184,441 1,423 330 407 77
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 158,310 154,740 152,722 2,018 3,570 3,527 43
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 23,849 23,849 23,722 127 ... 1 1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 76,135 69,655 59,709 9,946 6,480 2,283 4,197
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 111,458 109,532 108,214 1,318 1,926 1,394 532
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 74,362 61,064 59,461 1,603 13,298 11,014 2,284
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 100,125 82,686 80,318 2,368 17,439 14,686 2,753
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 118,429 38,081 32,490 5,591 80,348 6,525 73,823
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 16,192 15,726 15,203 523 466 432 34
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 65,680 57,969 57,969 ... 7,711 4,820 2,891
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,630 9,569 9,484 85 61 59 2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 56,335 55,050 54,683 367 1,285 1,128 157
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 15,621 15,460 15,263 197 161 152 9
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,053 3,900 3,825 75 153 92 61
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 290,908 284,227 261,584 22,643 6,681 4,108 2,573
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 179,380 176,797 160,537 16,260 2,583 1,819 764
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,387 18,326 16,842 1,484 61 46 15
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,202 2,158 2,125 33 44 37 7
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 5,276 * 5,276 * 5,027 * 249 * ... * ... * ... *
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,115 12,115 12,008 107 ... ... ...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,374 16,862 16,721 141 1,512 1,458 54
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,342 3,342 2,816 526 ... ... ...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,616 1,585 1,516 69 31 23 8
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,109 3,926 3,817 109 183 83 100
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,382 5,382 4,479 903 ... ... ...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 3,619 * 2,324 * 2,298 * 26 * 1,295 * 1,289 * 6 *
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,951 * 4,864 * 4,771 * 93 * 87 * 78 * 9 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 65,277 63,715 62,269 1,446 1,562 1,322 240
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,957 * 1,957 * 1,944 * 13 * ... * ... * ... *
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 2,316 * 2,301 * 15 * 199 * 182 * 17 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 697,194 625,568 570,418 55,150 71,626 215 71,411

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

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