Employment and Trends - December 2012

TABLE 2 -- COMPARISON OF TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY BRANCH, AGENCY, AND AREA AS OF SEPTEMBER 2012 AND DECEMBER 2012

	TOTAL, ALL AREAS					UNITED STATES					WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
AGENCY	DECEMBER 2012*		SEPTEMBER 2012		CHANGE	DECEMBER 2012*		SEPTEMBER 2012		CHANGE	DECEMBER 2012*		SEPTEMBER 2012		CHANGE
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/	2,777,403	*	2,760,569	*	+16,834	2,689,159	*	2,675,491	*	+13,668	360,008	*	359,271	*	+737
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH	29,848	*	29,837	*	+11	29,842	*	29,831	*	+11	28,730	*	28,719	*	+11
CONGRESS	17,130	*	17,118	*	+12	17,130	*	17,118	*	+12	17,130	*	17,118	*	+12
U.S. SENATE	7,030	*	7,030	*	...	7,030	*	7,030	*	...	7,030	*	7,030	*	...
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY	10,100		10,088		+12	10,100		10,088		+12	10,100		10,088		+12
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE	15	*	15	*	...	15	*	15	*	...	15	*	15	*	...
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL	2,525	*	2,525	*	...	2,525	*	2,525	*	...	2,525	*	2,525	*	...
BOTANIC GARDEN	66	*	66	*	...	66	*	66	*	...	66	*	66	*	...
U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM	13	*	13		...	13	*	13		...	13	*	13		...
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE	243	*	243	*	...	243	*	243	*	...	243	*	243	*	...
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE	3,191	*	3,191	*	...	3,191	*	3,191	*	...	2,308	*	2,308	*	...
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE	2,378	*	2,378	*	...	2,378	*	2,378	*	...	2,188	*	2,188	*	...
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT	5		5		...	5		5		...	1		1		...
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS	3,871	*	3,871	*	...	3,865	*	3,865	*	...	3,831	*	3,831	*	...
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION	34	*	34		...	34	*	34		...	34	*	34		...
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION	15	*	15		...	15	*	15		...	15	*	15		...
U.S. COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS	111		106		+5	111		106		+5	111		106		+5
U.S. TAX COURT	228		234		-6	228		234		-6	227		233		-6
JUDICIAL BRANCH	33,772	*	33,771	*	+1	33,403	*	33,402	*	+1	2,833	*	2,832	*	+1
U.S. SUPREME COURT	501		500	*	+1	501		500	*	+1	501		500	*	+1
U.S. COURTS	33,271	*	33,271	*	...	32,902	*	32,902	*	...	2,332	*	2,332	*	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH	2,713,783	*	2,696,961	*	+16,822	2,625,914	*	2,612,258	*	+13,656	328,445	*	327,720	*	+725
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT	1,852	*	1,880	*	-28	1,841	*	1,869	*	-28	1,841	*	1,869	*	-28
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE	451		462		-11	451		462		-11	451		462		-11
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT	27		26		+1	27		26		+1	27		26		+1
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	527		540		-13	527		540		-13	527		540		-13
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION	233		230		+3	233		230		+3	233		230		+3
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS	32		38		-6	32		38		-6	32		38		-6
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY/OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY	24		25		-1	24		25		-1	24		25		-1
OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE	95		95		...	95		95		...	95		95		...
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL	72		74		-2	72		74		-2	72		74		-2
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY	93		95		-2	93		95		-2	93		95		-2
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY	27		27		...	27		27		...	27		27		...
OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE	248		245		+3	237		234		+3	237		234		+3
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS	1,928,177	*	1,912,997	*	+15,180	1,845,823	*	1,833,810	*	+12,013	264,188	*	263,622	*	+566
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	41,577		41,438		+139	16,703		16,820		-117	13,777		13,914		-137
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	112,461	*	112,461	*	...	111,672	*	111,672	*	...	15,061	*	15,061	*	...
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	758,465		729,559	*	+28,906	714,401		688,215	*	+26,186	68,332		66,919	*	+1,413
DEFENSE, MILITARY FUNCTION TOTAL	585,370		729,558	*	-144,188	547,053		688,214	*	-141,161	62,132		66,919	*	-4,787
DEFENSE, CIVIL FUNCTION TOTAL	173,095		24,340	*	+148,755	167,348		24,286	*	+143,062	6,200		885	*	+5,315
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	280,777		256,807		+23,970	260,724		236,824		+23,900	17,309		16,562		+747
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, MILITARY FUNCTION TOTAL	257,030		256,807		+223	237,030		236,824		+206	16,476		16,562		-86
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CIVIL FUNCTION TOTAL	23,747		24,339		-592	23,694		24,285		-591	833		885		-52
CORP OF ENGINEERS	23,593		24,141		-548	23,540		24,087		-547	679		687		-8
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES	154		198		-44	154		198		-44	154		198		-44
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	201,750		201,149		+601	193,764		193,169		+595	28,240		27,989		+251
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	173,526		172,236		+1,290	167,561		166,362		+1,199	6,124		6,090		+34
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,385		25,349		+36	24,708		24,667		+41	2,471		2,459		+12
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	77,027		74,018	*	+3,009	67,644		67,193	*	+451	14,188		13,819	*	+369
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	117,380		117,016		+364	115,181		114,824		+357	25,669		25,679		-10
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	68,813		76,827		-8,014	68,441		76,448		-8,007	7,781		8,033		-252
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	90,373		99,503		-9,130	89,534		98,657		-9,123	10,576		10,728		-152
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,238		44,317		-79	43,910		43,982		-72	23,940		23,959		-19
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,785		17,752		+33	17,741		17,709		+32	6,301		6,290		+11
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	74,017	*	74,017		...	73,565	*	73,565		...	32,603	*	32,603		...
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	8,536		8,655		-119	8,472		8,588		-116	3,036		3,097		-61
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,036	*	57,036	*	...	56,703	*	56,703	*	...	9,864	*	9,864	*	...
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,529		15,632		-103	15,505		15,609		-104	5,534		5,579		-45
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,201		4,250		-49	4,195		4,244		-49	3,100		3,144		-44
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	323,208	*	323,208		...	319,109	*	319,109		...	8,250	*	8,250		...
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	194,558		191,326		+3,232	190,691		187,665		+3,026	30,364		30,502		-138
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES	783,754	*	782,084	*	+1,670	778,250	*	776,579	*	+1,671	62,416	*	62,229	*	+187
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION	44		42		+2	44		42		+2	40		39		+1
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION	32		30		+2	32		30		+2	32		30		+2
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION	455	*	455	*	...	24	*	24	*	...	20	*	20	*	...
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION	6		5		+1	6		5		+1	5		5		...
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD	28		28		...	28		28		...	28		28		...
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME	282		286		-4	282		286		-4	213		217		-4
ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION	3		4		-1	3		4		-1	2		2		...
BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION	2		2		...	2		2		...	2		2		...
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,873	*	1,873	*	...	1,873	*	1,873	*	...	1,873	*	1,873	*	...
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD	42		43		-1	42		43		-1	28		27		+1
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION	2		2		...	2		2		...	...		...		...
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS	11		11		...	11		11		...	11		11		...
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS	36		41		-5	36		41		-5	24		29		-5
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED	27		27		...	27		27		...	26		27		-1
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	690	*	690	*	...	690	*	690	*	...	453	*	453	*	...
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION	527		530		-3	526		529		-3	400		405		-5
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE	618		611		+7	615		608		+7	314		320		-6
COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	1,240		1,245		-5	1,240		1,245		-5	1,240		1,245		-5
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD	117		116		+1	117		116		+1	101		101		...
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY	5	*	5	*	...	5	*	5	*	...	...	*	...	*	...
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION	29		29		...	29		29		...	26		26		...
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	17,740		18,055		-315	17,624		17,942		-318	4,422		4,516		-94
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,259		2,337	*	-78	2,249		2,326	*	-77	468		478	*	-10
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES	420	*	420		...	420	*	420		...	390	*	390		...
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION	282		292		-10	282		292		-10	152		159		-7
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION	10		11		-1	10		11		-1	10		11		-1
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION	1,774		1,759		+15	1,772		1,757		+15	1,515		1,503		+12
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,314	*	8,314	*	...	8,292	*	8,292	*	...	1,928	*	1,928	*	...
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION	353		357		-4	353		357		-4	353		357		-4
FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL	12		11		+1	12		11		+1	10		9		+1
UNSPECIFIED	499	*	499	*	...	499	*	499	*	...	467	*	467	*	...
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY	135		135		...	135		135		...	81		81		...
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION	125		124		+1	125		124		+1	117		116		+1
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE	241		243		-2	241		243		-2	61		62		-1
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION	76		79		-3	76		79		-3	61		63		-2
FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD	106	*	106	*	...	106	*	106	*	...	105	*	105	*	...
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION	1,131	*	1,131	*	...	1,131	*	1,131	*	...	976	*	976	*	...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,383	*	12,383		...	12,330	*	12,330		...	4,361	*	4,361		...
HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION	5		5		...	5		5		...	5		5		...
U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM	178		180		-2	178		180		-2	175		177		-2
U.S. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS	17		15		+2	17		15		+2	13		12		+1
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION	40		42		-2	40		42		-2	40		42		-2
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND MEXICO	260		268		-8	260		268		-8	1		1		...
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND CANADA	7	*	7	*	...	7	*	7	*	...	3	*	3	*	...
INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND CANADA	19	*	19	*	...	14	*	14	*	...	9	*	9	*	...
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION	385		392		-7	385		392		-7	385		392		-7
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION	5		5		...	5		5		...	5		5		...
JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION	4		4		...	4		4		...	4		4		...
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION	13	*	13		...	13	*	13		...	13	*	13		...
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD	204		206		-2	204		206		-2	122		124		-2
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION	300		291		+9	270		261		+9	270		261		+9
MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION	39		39		...	39		39		...	3		3		...
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,309		3,330		-21	3,309		3,330		-21	1,347		1,365		-18
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	17,922		18,134		-212	17,912		18,124		-212	4,138		4,180		-42
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION	42	*	42		...	42	*	42		...	42	*	42		...
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE	3	*	3	*	...	3	*	3	*	...	3	*	3	*	...
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY	10		12		-2	10		12		-2	9		12		-3
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION	1,189		1,191	*	-2	1,189		1,191	*	-2	271		271	*	...
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES	399		408		-9	399		408		-9	398		406		-8
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS	158		159		-1	158		159		-1	158		159		-1
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES	159		178		-19	159		178		-19	158		176		-18
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES	82		71		+11	82		71		+11	82		71		+11
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,676		1,684		-8	1,652		1,661		-9	472		476		-4
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD	48		47		+1	48		47		+1	46		45		+1
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION	1,465	*	1,465		...	1,460	*	1,460		...	1,451	*	1,451		...
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD	417		421		-4	417		421		-4	328		331		-3
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	3,835		3,884		-49	3,832		3,881		-49	2,689		2,729		-40
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD	10		10		...	10		10		...	7		7		...
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION	59		58		+1	59		58		+1	44		44		...
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION	38		39		-1	38		39		-1	...		...		...
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS	72		69		+3	72		69		+3	71		68		+3
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,558	*	5,558		...	5,554	*	5,554		...	1,996	*	1,996		...
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL	127	*	127	*	...	127	*	127	*	...	103	*	103	*	...
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION	240	*	240		...	240	*	240		...	240	*	240		...
PEACE CORPS	1,076		1,081		-5	703		701		+2	599		595		+4
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION	974		970		+4	974		970		+4	971		967		+4
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION	52	*	52	*	...	52	*	52	*	...	52	*	52	*	...
PRESIDIO TRUST	307		308		-1	307		308		-1	...		...		...
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD	950		957	*	-7	950		957	*	-7	6		5	*	+1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	4,059		3,907		+152	4,059		3,907		+152	2,420		2,324		+96
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM	153	*	153	*	...	151	*	151	*	...	46	*	46	*	...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	4,037	*	...	4,003	*	4,003	*	...	1,069	*	1,069	*	...
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	4,898	*	5,005	*	-107	4,873	*	4,979	*	-106	4,513	*	4,599	*	-86
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART	818		816	*	+2	818		816	*	+2	818		816	*	+2
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (EXCEPT UNITS ADMINISTERED UNDER SEPARATE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES)	3,989		4,098	*	-109	3,964		4,072	*	-108	3,604		3,692	*	-88
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS	42		42		...	42		42		...	42		42		...
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS	49	*	49		...	49	*	49		...	49	*	49		...
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	64,539		65,114		-575	64,106		64,672		-566	1,788		1,801		-13
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY	12,654		12,762		-108	12,654		12,762		-108	3		5		-2
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	46		47		-1	46		47		-1	46		47		-1
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,845	*	1,845		...	1,637	*	1,637		...	1,487	*	1,487		...
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	2,515	*	...	1,585	*	1,585	*	...	1,584	*	1,584	*	...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	595,783		592,750		+3,033	593,003		589,983		+3,020	12,813		12,385		+428
UTAH RECLAMATION MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION	13		13		...	13		13		...	...		...		...
VALLES CALDERA TRUST	28	*	28	*	...	28	*	28	*	...	...	*	...	*	...
WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE	1	*	1	*	...	1	*	1	*	...	1	*	1	*	...

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER, AS REPORT FOR CURRENT
QUARTER WAS NOT RECEIVED BY INPUT CUTOFF DATE.
**REVISED.


A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.