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Table 5

Employment and Trends - March 2012

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MARCH 2012
PERMANENT POSITIONSTEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATETOTAL ALL POSITIONSTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
MARCH 2011 2,780,456 ** 2,606,039 ** 2,477,324 ** 128,715 ** 174,417 ** 78,841 ** 95,576 **
JUNE 2011 2,805,301 * 2,611,730 * 2,482,472 * 129,258 * 193,571 * 102,227 * 91,344 *
SEPTEMBER 2011 2,756,233 * 2,580,902 * 2,460,203 * 120,699 * 175,331 * 82,159 * 93,172 *
DECEMBER 2011 2,729,305 ** 2,563,333 ** 2,444,607 ** 118,726 ** 165,972 ** 66,401 ** 99,571 **
MARCH 2012* 2,722,210 * 2,551,559 * 2,436,125 * 115,434 * 170,651 * 70,376 * 100,275 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,722,210 2,551,559 2,436,125 115,434 170,651 70,376 100,275
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,725,758 2,557,446 2,440,366 117,080 168,312 68,389 99,923
SELECTED AGENCIES:                            
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 40,613 * 32,436 * 32,436 * ... * 8,177 * 2,812 * 5,365 *
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 114,311 98,068 96,087 1,981 16,243 15,367 876
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 766,425 744,745 726,294 18,451 21,680 19,391 2,289
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 285,308 269,632 266,771 2,861 15,676 14,832 844
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 199,927 199,565 198,124 1,441 362 359 3
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 174,480 170,282 168,857 1,425 4,198 4,172 26
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,224 25,224 25,013 211 ... ... ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 81,486 80,042 67,529 12,513 1,444 28 1,416
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 116,535 114,758 113,631 1,127 1,777 1,343 434
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 69,204 61,285 59,553 1,732 7,919 4,942 2,977
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 89,481 80,542 78,187 2,355 8,939 6,440 2,499
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 44,938 * 39,963 * 33,551 * 6,412 * 4,975 * 2,604 * 2,371 *
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,397 16,922 16,301 621 475 408 67
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 72,322 64,483 64,480 3 7,839 4,190 3,649
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,401 9,401 9,327 74 ... ... ...
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,346 * 55,966 * 55,634 * 332 * 1,380 * 1,234 * 146 *
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 15,742 15,467 15,253 214 275 238 37
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,501 * 4,246 * 4,176 * 70 * 255 * 139 * 116 *
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 317,670 * 311,305 * 287,638 * 23,667 * 6,365 * 3,846 * 2,519 *
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 191,187 188,913 170,811 18,102 2,274 1,982 292
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,393 18,351 16,716 1,635 42 37 5
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,375 2,333 2,305 28 42 27 15
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,314 * 8,313 * 8,050 * 263 * 1 * 1 * ... *
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,649 12,649 12,542 107 ... ... ...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,201 * 17,604 * 17,474 * 130 * 597 * 554 * 43 *
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,501 * 3,501 * 2,976 * 525 * ... * ... * ... *
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,643 1,592 1,524 68 51 41 10
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3,937 3,793 3,702 91 144 66 78
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,513 5,513 5,264 249 ... ... ...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * 2,397 * 2,325 * 72 * 1,640 * 1,627 * 13 *
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5,010 * 4,942 * 4,847 * 95 * 68 * 58 * 10 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 65,228 63,432 62,265 1,167 1,796 1,562 234
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,881 1,881 1,857 24 ... ... ...
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 2,316 * 2,301 * 15 * 199 * 182 * 17 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 602,868 526,640 491,391 35,249 76,228 298 75,930

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

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