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Table 8

Employment and Trends - December 2011

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
ALL AREASUNITED STATESWASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREAOVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIESDECEMBER 2011*SEPTEMBER 2011*DECEMBER 2010**DECEMBER 2011*SEPTEMBER 2011*DECEMBER 2010**DECEMBER 2011*SEPTEMBER 2011*DECEMBER 2010**DECEMBER 2011*SEPTEMBER 2011*DECEMBER 2010**
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 2,793,424 2,820,460 2,843,484 2,702,597 2,727,851 2,751,163 368,706 377,373 371,772 90,827 92,609 92,321
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 2,573,256 2,604,710 2,621,236 2,490,645 2,521,783 2,538,413 357,780 366,236 359,971 82,611 82,927 82,823
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 111,106 113,944 128,250 106,705 109,424 123,504 6,566 6,955 7,786 4,401 4,520 4,746
INTERMITTENT 109,062 101,806 93,998 105,247 96,644 89,246 4,360 4,182 4,015 3,815 5,162 4,752
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 2,608,496 2,626,068 2,658,420 2,525,608 2,542,798 2,576,634 335,553 340,978 335,580 82,855 83,270 81,786
FULL-TIME 2,488,276 2,503,870 2,529,404 2,409,416 2,425,158 2,451,744 329,845 334,909 328,812 78,860 78,712 77,660
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 120,220 122,198 129,016 116,192 117,640 124,890 5,708 6,069 6,768 3,995 4,558 4,126
TEMPORARY POSITION 184,928 194,392 185,064 176,989 185,053 174,529 33,153 36,395 36,192 7,972 9,339 10,535
FULL-TIME 84,980 100,840 91,832 81,229 96,625 86,669 27,935 31,327 31,159 3,751 4,215 5,163
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 99,948 93,552 93,232 95,760 88,428 87,860 5,218 5,068 5,033 4,221 5,124 5,372
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 2,548,165 2,564,927 2,591,134 2,483,111 2,498,968 2,525,908 333,698 337,622 324,287 65,054 65,959 65,226
FULL-TIME 2,446,403 2,462,452 2,476,161 2,383,174 2,399,096 2,413,660 328,634 332,681 318,906 63,229 63,356 62,501
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 92,736 92,917 104,756 91,304 91,566 103,286 4,628 4,612 5,064 1,432 1,351 1,470
INTERMITTENT 9,026 9,558 10,217 8,633 8,306 8,962 436 329 317 393 1,252 1,255
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 245,259 255,533 252,350 219,486 228,883 225,255 35,008 39,751 47,485 25,773 26,650 27,095
FULL-TIME 126,853 142,258 145,075 107,471 122,687 124,753 29,146 33,555 41,065 19,382 19,571 20,322
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 18,370 21,027 23,494 15,401 17,858 20,218 1,938 2,343 2,722 2,969 3,169 3,276
INTERMITTENT 100,036 92,248 83,781 96,614 88,338 80,284 3,924 3,853 3,698 3,422 3,910 3,497
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 1,489,921 1,510,748 1,468,861 1,460,768 1,481,659 1,440,356 241,320 234,745 235,184 29,153 29,089 28,505
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,454,749 1,465,523 1,428,101 1,427,117 1,437,963 1,401,188 236,943 230,377 230,404 27,632 27,560 26,913
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 35,172 45,225 40,760 33,651 43,696 39,168 4,377 4,368 4,780 1,521 1,529 1,592
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 1,303,503 1,309,712 1,374,623 1,241,829 1,246,192 1,310,807 127,386 142,628 136,588 61,674 63,520 63,816
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,093,416 1,099,404 1,163,033 1,055,994 1,061,005 1,124,720 96,755 107,245 93,883 37,422 38,399 38,313
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 210,087 210,308 211,590 185,835 185,187 186,087 30,631 35,383 42,705 24,252 25,121 25,503
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 214,716 213,693 211,532 203,488 208,390 205,679 11,615 15,401 10,680 11,228 5,303 5,853
POSTAL 612,759 609,921 643,420 609,880 607,066 640,377 12,449 12,299 12,985 2,879 2,855 3,043
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 1,965,949 1,996,846 1,988,532 1,889,229 1,912,395 1,905,107 344,642 349,673 348,107 76,720 84,451 83,425
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 2,758,726 2,785,624 2,809,034 2,694,919 2,719,922 2,743,291 366,345 373,634 368,187 63,807 65,702 65,743
NON U.S. CITIZEN 34,698 34,836 34,450 7,678 7,929 7,872 2,361 3,739 3,585 27,020 26,907 26,578
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 31,218 29,871 36,510 30,873 28,743 32,760 11,981 4,961 5,493 345 1,128
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 30,357 30,465 30,620 30,351 30,459 30,614 29,238 29,346 29,502 6 6 6
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 29,994 30,094 30,247 29,988 30,088 30,241 28,922 29,023 29,176 6 6 6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 283 285 288 283 285 288 239 241 244 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 80 86 85 80 86 85 77 82 82 ... ... ...
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 11,716 11,719 11,744 11,710 11,713 11,738 10,618 10,620 10,646 6 6 6
FULL-TIME 11,442 11,440 11,465 11,436 11,434 11,459 10,391 10,389 10,414 6 6 6
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 274 279 279 274 279 279 227 231 232 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY POSITION 18,641 18,746 18,876 18,641 18,746 18,876 18,620 18,726 18,856 ... ... ...
FULL-TIME 18,552 18,654 18,782 18,552 18,654 18,782 18,531 18,634 18,762 ... ... ...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 89 92 94 89 92 94 89 92 94 ... ... ...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 18,770 18,776 11,708 18,764 18,770 11,702 17,666 17,672 10,604 6 6 6
FULL-TIME 18,513 18,527 11,462 18,507 18,521 11,456 17,451 17,465 10,400 6 6 6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 246 246 244 246 246 244 204 204 202 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 11 3 2 11 3 2 11 3 2 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 11,587 11,689 18,912 11,587 11,689 18,912 11,572 11,674 18,898 ... ... ...
FULL-TIME 11,481 11,567 18,785 11,481 11,567 18,785 11,471 11,558 18,776 ... ... ...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 37 39 44 37 39 44 35 37 42 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 69 83 83 69 83 83 66 79 80 ... ... ...
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 2,320 2,320 2,430 2,320 2,320 2,430 2,131 2,131 2,240 ... ... ...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 2,315 2,314 2,423 2,315 2,314 2,423 2,126 2,125 2,233 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 5 6 7 5 6 7 5 6 7 ... ... ...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 28,037 28,145 28,190 28,031 28,139 28,184 27,107 27,215 27,262 6 6 6
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 16,455 16,462 9,285 16,449 16,456 9,279 15,540 15,547 8,371 6 6 6
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 11,582 11,683 18,905 11,582 11,683 18,905 11,567 11,668 18,891 ... ... ...
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 2,823 2,938 2,938 2,823 2,938 2,938 2,777 2,892 2,892 ... ... ...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 27,534 27,527 27,682 27,528 27,521 27,676 26,461 26,454 26,610 6 6 6
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 30,300 30,406 30,561 30,294 30,400 30,555 29,181 29,287 29,443 6 6 6
NON U.S. CITIZEN 57 59 59 57 59 59 57 59 59 ... ... ...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 115 106 106 115 106 106 114 105 105 ... ...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 33,762 33,762 33,762 33,393 33,393 33,393 2,823 2,823 2,823 369 369 369
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 32,254 32,254 32,252 31,906 31,906 31,904 2,680 2,680 2,678 348 348 348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,411 1,411 1,413 1,393 1,393 1,395 135 135 137 18 18 18
INTERMITTENT 97 97 97 94 94 94 8 8 8 3 3 3
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 33,447 33,447 33,437 33,089 33,089 33,079 2,756 2,756 2,746 358 358 358
FULL-TIME 32,227 32,227 32,215 31,879 31,879 31,867 2,653 2,653 2,641 348 348 348
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 1,220 1,220 1,222 1,210 1,210 1,212 103 103 105 10 10 10
TEMPORARY POSITION 315 315 325 304 304 314 67 67 77 11 11 11
FULL-TIME 27 27 37 27 27 37 27 27 37 ... ... ...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 288 288 288 277 277 277 40 40 40 11 11 11
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 33,468 33,468 33,468 33,110 33,110 33,110 2,777 2,777 2,777 358 358 358
FULL-TIME 32,247 32,247 32,245 31,899 31,899 31,897 2,673 2,673 2,671 348 348 348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,221 1,221 1,223 1,211 1,211 1,213 104 104 106 10 10 10
INTERMITTENT ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 294 294 294 283 283 283 46 46 46 11 11 11
FULL-TIME 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 ... ... ...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 190 190 190 182 182 182 31 31 31 8 8 8
INTERMITTENT 97 97 97 94 94 94 8 8 8 3 3 3
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 33,762 33,762 33,762 33,393 33,393 33,393 2,823 2,823 2,823 369 369 369
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 33,468 33,468 33,468 33,110 33,110 33,110 2,777 2,777 2,777 358 358 358
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 294 294 294 283 283 283 46 46 46 11 11 11
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 33,762 33,762 33,762 33,393 33,393 33,393 2,823 2,823 2,823 369 369 369
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 33,217 33,217 33,217 32,854 32,854 32,854 2,628 2,628 2,628 363 363 363
NON U.S. CITIZEN 545 545 545 539 539 539 195 195 195 6 6 6
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 2,729,305 2,756,233 2,779,102 2,638,853 2,663,999 2,687,156 336,645 345,204 339,447 90,452 92,234 91,946
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 2,511,008 2,542,362 2,558,737 2,428,751 2,459,789 2,476,268 326,178 334,533 328,117 82,257 82,573 82,469
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 109,412 112,248 126,549 105,029 107,746 121,821 6,192 6,579 7,405 4,383 4,502 4,728
INTERMITTENT 108,885 101,623 93,816 105,073 96,464 89,067 4,275 4,092 3,925 3,812 5,159 4,749
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 2,563,333 2,580,902 2,613,239 2,480,809 2,497,996 2,531,817 322,179 327,602 322,188 82,491 82,906 81,422
FULL-TIME 2,444,607 2,460,203 2,485,724 2,366,101 2,381,845 2,408,418 316,801 321,867 315,757 78,506 78,358 77,306
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 118,726 120,699 127,515 114,708 116,151 123,399 5,378 5,735 6,431 3,985 4,548 4,116
TEMPORARY POSITION 165,972 175,331 165,863 158,044 166,003 155,339 14,466 17,602 17,259 7,961 9,328 10,524
FULL-TIME 66,401 82,159 73,013 62,650 77,944 67,850 9,377 12,666 12,360 3,751 4,215 5,163
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 99,571 93,172 92,850 95,394 88,059 87,489 5,089 4,936 4,899 4,210 5,113 5,361
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 2,495,927 2,512,683 2,545,958 2,431,237 2,447,088 2,481,096 313,255 317,173 310,906 64,690 65,595 64,862
FULL-TIME 2,395,643 2,411,678 2,432,454 2,332,768 2,348,676 2,370,307 308,510 312,543 305,835 62,875 63,002 62,147
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 91,269 91,450 103,289 89,847 90,109 101,829 4,320 4,304 4,756 1,422 1,341 1,460
INTERMITTENT 9,015 9,555 10,215 8,622 8,303 8,960 425 326 315 393 1,252 1,255
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 233,378 243,550 233,144 207,616 216,911 206,060 23,390 28,031 28,541 25,762 26,639 27,084
FULL-TIME 115,365 130,684 126,283 95,983 111,113 105,961 17,668 21,990 22,282 19,382 19,571 20,322
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 18,143 20,798 23,260 15,182 17,637 19,992 1,872 2,275 2,649 2,961 3,161 3,268
INTERMITTENT 99,870 92,068 83,601 96,451 88,161 80,107 3,850 3,766 3,610 3,419 3,907 3,494
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 1,487,601 1,508,428 1,466,431 1,458,448 1,479,339 1,437,926 239,189 232,614 232,944 29,153 29,089 28,505
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,452,434 1,463,209 1,425,678 1,424,802 1,435,649 1,398,765 234,817 228,252 228,171 27,632 27,560 26,913
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 35,167 45,219 40,753 33,646 43,690 39,161 4,372 4,362 4,773 1,521 1,529 1,592
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 1,241,704 1,247,805 1,312,671 1,180,405 1,184,660 1,249,230 97,456 112,590 106,503 61,299 63,145 63,441
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,043,493 1,049,474 1,120,280 1,006,435 1,011,439 1,082,331 78,438 88,921 82,735 37,058 38,035 37,949
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 198,211 198,331 192,391 173,970 173,221 166,899 19,018 23,669 23,768 24,241 25,110 25,492
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 211,893 210,755 208,594 200,665 205,452 202,741 8,838 12,509 7,788 11,228 5,303 5,853
POSTAL 612,759 609,921 643,420 609,880 607,066 640,377 12,449 12,299 12,985 2,879 2,855 3,043
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 1,904,653 1,935,557 1,927,088 1,828,308 1,851,481 1,844,038 315,358 320,396 318,674 76,345 84,076 83,050
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 2,695,209 2,722,001 2,745,256 2,631,771 2,656,668 2,679,882 334,536 341,719 336,116 63,438 65,333 65,374
NON U.S. CITIZEN 34,096 34,232 33,846 7,082 7,331 7,274 2,109 3,485 3,331 27,014 26,901 26,572
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 31,103 29,765 36,404 30,758 28,637 32,654 11,867 4,856 5,388 345 1,128

* PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER.
** REVISED.
*** NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT.

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