Employment and Trends - January 2009

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT

	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES	JANUARY 2009*	DECEMBER 2008*	JANUARY 2008**	JANUARY 2009*	DECEMBER 2008*	JANUARY 2008**	JANUARY 2009*	DECEMBER 2008*	JANUARY 2008**	JANUARY 2009*	DECEMBER 2008*	JANUARY 2008**
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT	2,748,978	2,764,455	2,701,690	2,660,818	2,675,966	2,614,480	343,455	345,326	332,768	88,160	88,489	87,210
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,508,964	2,518,337	2,457,938	2,429,594	2,438,855	2,379,247	331,679	333,376	321,192	79,370	79,482	78,691
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	130,742	131,473	135,940	125,980	126,687	131,106	7,513	7,595	7,473	4,762	4,786	4,834
INTERMITTENT	109,272	114,645	107,812	105,244	110,424	104,127	4,263	4,355	4,103	4,028	4,221	3,685
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,553,052	2,562,656	2,505,936	2,474,891	2,484,352	2,428,436	308,265	310,008	298,715	78,161	78,304	77,500
FULL-TIME	2,420,330	2,428,581	2,370,139	2,346,393	2,354,570	2,296,552	301,501	303,192	291,919	73,937	74,011	73,587
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	132,722	134,075	135,797	128,498	129,782	131,884	6,764	6,816	6,796	4,224	4,293	3,913
TEMPORARY POSITION	195,926	201,799	195,754	185,927	191,614	186,044	35,190	35,318	34,053	9,999	10,185	9,710
FULL-TIME	88,634	89,756	87,799	83,201	84,285	82,695	30,178	30,184	29,273	5,433	5,471	5,104
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	107,292	112,043	107,955	102,726	107,329	103,349	5,012	5,134	4,780	4,566	4,714	4,606
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,486,047	2,494,117	2,446,736	2,424,358	2,432,540	2,386,061	300,552	301,321	290,591	61,689	61,577	60,675
FULL-TIME	2,369,903	2,377,065	2,324,666	2,311,013	2,318,346	2,266,293	295,273	295,887	284,908	58,890	58,719	58,373
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	109,590	109,075	114,462	107,887	107,348	113,284	5,087	5,128	5,347	1,703	1,727	1,178
INTERMITTENT	6,554	7,977	7,608	5,458	6,846	6,484	192	306	336	1,096	1,131	1,124
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	262,931	270,338	254,954	236,460	243,426	228,419	42,903	44,005	42,177	26,471	26,912	26,535
FULL-TIME	139,061	141,272	133,272	118,581	120,509	112,954	36,406	37,489	36,284	20,480	20,763	20,318
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	21,152	22,398	21,478	18,093	19,339	17,822	2,426	2,467	2,126	3,059	3,059	3,656
INTERMITTENT	102,718	106,668	100,204	99,786	103,578	97,643	4,071	4,049	3,767	2,932	3,090	2,561
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,341,148	1,344,432	1,312,721	1,315,703	1,318,898	1,288,073	217,048	217,379	210,492	25,445	25,534	24,648
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,305,281	1,308,487	1,277,041	1,281,251	1,284,477	1,253,856	213,250	213,442	206,926	24,030	24,010	23,185
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	35,867	35,945	35,680	34,452	34,421	34,217	3,798	3,937	3,566	1,415	1,524	1,463
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,407,830	1,420,023	1,388,969	1,345,115	1,357,068	1,326,407	126,407	127,947	122,276	62,715	62,955	62,562
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,180,766	1,185,630	1,169,695	1,143,107	1,148,063	1,132,205	87,302	87,879	83,665	37,659	37,567	37,490
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	227,064	234,393	219,274	202,008	209,005	194,202	39,105	40,068	38,611	25,056	25,388	25,072
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	208,203	209,193	206,837	201,816	202,748	200,821	10,944	10,859	10,830	6,387	6,445	6,016
POSTAL	713,376	728,768	748,999	709,969	725,283	745,589	13,803	14,198	14,711	3,407	3,485	3,410
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,827,399	1,826,494	1,745,854	1,749,033	1,747,935	1,668,070	318,708	320,269	307,227	78,366	78,559	77,784
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,716,088	2,731,924	2,670,010	2,652,940	2,668,377	2,607,157	340,086	341,916	329,655	63,148	63,547	62,853
NON U.S. CITIZEN	32,890	32,531	31,680	7,878	7,589	7,323	3,369	3,410	3,113	25,012	24,942	24,357
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		33,352	37,378	40,568	31,853	34,149	37,408	4,619	5,685	5,736	1,499	3,229
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	29,933	29,871	29,603	29,927	29,865	29,599	28,824	28,761	28,563	6	6	4
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	29,511	29,452	29,147	29,505	29,446	29,143	28,449	28,389	28,145	6	6	4
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	305	304	320	305	304	320	262	261	286	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	117	115	136	117	115	136	113	111	132	...	...	...
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	11,330	11,322	11,179	11,324	11,316	11,175	10,239	10,231	10,155	6	6	4
FULL-TIME	11,043	11,038	10,869	11,037	11,032	10,865	9,999	9,994	9,883	6	6	4
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	287	284	310	287	284	310	240	237	272	...	...	...
TEMPORARY POSITION	18,603	18,549	18,424	18,603	18,549	18,424	18,585	18,530	18,408	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	18,468	18,414	18,278	18,468	18,414	18,278	18,450	18,395	18,262	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	135	135	146	135	135	146	135	135	146	...	...	...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	11,371	11,367	11,237	11,365	11,361	11,233	10,276	10,272	10,220	6	6	4
FULL-TIME	11,109	11,105	10,975	11,103	11,099	10,971	10,055	10,051	9,990	6	6	4
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	259	259	259	259	259	259	218	218	227	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	18,562	18,504	18,366	18,562	18,504	18,366	18,548	18,489	18,343	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	18,402	18,347	18,172	18,402	18,347	18,172	18,394	18,338	18,155	...	...	...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	46	45	61	46	45	61	44	43	59	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	114	112	133	114	112	133	110	108	129	...	...	...
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	2,427	2,427	2,360	2,427	2,427	2,360	2,238	2,238	2,222	...	...	...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	2,421	2,421	2,352	2,421	2,421	2,352	2,232	2,232	2,214	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	6	6	8	6	6	8	6	6	8	...	...	...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	27,506	27,444	27,243	27,500	27,438	27,239	26,586	26,523	26,341	6	6	4
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	8,950	8,946	8,885	8,944	8,940	8,881	8,044	8,040	8,006	6	6	4
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	18,556	18,498	18,358	18,556	18,498	18,358	18,542	18,483	18,335	...	...	...
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	2,712	2,712	2,678	2,712	2,712	2,678	2,666	2,666	2,671	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	27,221	27,159	26,925	27,215	27,153	26,921	26,158	26,095	25,892	6	6	4
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	29,860	29,799	29,534	29,854	29,793	29,530	28,751	28,689	28,494	6	6	4
NON U.S. CITIZEN	73	72	69	73	72	69	73	72	69	...	...	...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		113	113	96	113	113	96	108	108	91	...	...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	33,754	33,754	33,520	33,385	33,385	33,155	2,815	2,815	2,807	369	369	365
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	32,248	32,248	31,986	31,900	31,900	31,642	2,674	2,674	2,665	348	348	344
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	1,409	1,409	1,435	1,391	1,391	1,417	133	133	133	18	18	18
INTERMITTENT	97	97	99	94	94	96	8	8	9	3	3	3
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	33,438	33,438	33,201	33,080	33,080	32,847	2,747	2,747	2,737	358	358	354
FULL-TIME	32,221	32,221	31,959	31,873	31,873	31,615	2,647	2,647	2,638	348	348	344
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	1,217	1,217	1,242	1,207	1,207	1,232	100	100	99	10	10	10
TEMPORARY POSITION	316	316	319	305	305	308	68	68	70	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	289	289	292	278	278	281	41	41	43	11	11	11
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	33,458	33,458	33,220	33,100	33,100	32,866	2,767	2,767	2,756	358	358	354
FULL-TIME	32,240	32,240	31,977	31,892	31,892	31,633	2,666	2,666	2,656	348	348	344
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	1,218	1,218	1,243	1,208	1,208	1,233	101	101	100	10	10	10
INTERMITTENT	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	296	296	300	285	285	289	48	48	51	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	8	8	9	8	8	9	8	8	9	...	...	...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	191	191	192	183	183	184	32	32	33	8	8	8
INTERMITTENT	97	97	99	94	94	96	8	8	9	3	3	3
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	33,754	33,754	33,520	33,385	33,385	33,155	2,815	2,815	2,807	369	369	365
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	33,458	33,458	33,220	33,100	33,100	32,866	2,767	2,767	2,756	358	358	354
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	296	296	300	285	285	289	48	48	51	11	11	11
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	33,754	33,754	33,520	33,385	33,385	33,155	2,815	2,815	2,807	369	369	365
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	33,208	33,208	32,988	32,845	32,845	32,629	2,619	2,619	2,610	363	363	359
NON U.S. CITIZEN	546	546	532	540	540	526	196	196	197	6	6	6
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	2,685,291	2,700,830	2,638,567	2,597,506	2,612,716	2,551,726	311,816	313,750	301,398	87,785	88,114	86,841
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,447,205	2,456,637	2,396,805	2,368,189	2,377,509	2,318,462	300,556	302,313	290,382	79,016	79,128	78,343
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	129,028	129,760	134,185	124,284	124,992	129,369	7,118	7,201	7,054	4,744	4,768	4,816
INTERMITTENT	109,058	114,433	107,577	105,033	110,215	103,895	4,142	4,236	3,962	4,025	4,218	3,682
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,508,284	2,517,896	2,461,556	2,430,487	2,439,956	2,384,414	295,279	297,030	285,823	77,797	77,940	77,142
FULL-TIME	2,377,066	2,385,322	2,327,311	2,303,483	2,311,665	2,254,072	288,855	290,551	279,398	73,583	73,657	73,239
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	131,218	132,574	134,245	127,004	128,291	130,342	6,424	6,479	6,425	4,214	4,283	3,903
TEMPORARY POSITION	177,007	182,934	177,011	167,019	172,760	167,312	16,537	16,720	15,575	9,988	10,174	9,699
FULL-TIME	70,139	71,315	69,494	64,706	65,844	64,390	11,701	11,762	10,984	5,433	5,471	5,104
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	106,868	111,619	107,517	102,313	106,916	102,922	4,836	4,958	4,591	4,555	4,703	4,595
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,441,218	2,449,292	2,402,279	2,379,893	2,388,079	2,341,962	287,509	288,282	277,615	61,325	61,213	60,317
FULL-TIME	2,326,554	2,333,720	2,281,714	2,268,018	2,275,355	2,223,689	282,552	283,170	272,262	58,536	58,365	58,025
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	108,113	107,598	112,960	106,420	105,881	111,792	4,768	4,809	5,020	1,693	1,717	1,168
INTERMITTENT	6,551	7,974	7,605	5,455	6,843	6,481	189	303	333	1,096	1,131	1,124
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	244,073	251,538	236,288	217,613	224,637	209,764	24,307	25,468	23,783	26,460	26,901	26,524
FULL-TIME	120,651	122,917	115,091	100,171	102,154	94,773	18,004	19,143	18,120	20,480	20,763	20,318
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	20,915	22,162	21,225	17,864	19,111	17,577	2,350	2,392	2,034	3,051	3,051	3,648
INTERMITTENT	102,507	106,459	99,972	99,578	103,372	97,414	3,953	3,933	3,629	2,929	3,087	2,558
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,338,721	1,342,005	1,310,361	1,313,276	1,316,471	1,285,713	214,810	215,141	208,270	25,445	25,534	24,648
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,302,860	1,306,066	1,274,689	1,278,830	1,282,056	1,251,504	211,018	211,210	204,712	24,030	24,010	23,185
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	35,861	35,939	35,672	34,446	34,415	34,209	3,792	3,931	3,558	1,415	1,524	1,463
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,346,570	1,358,825	1,328,206	1,284,230	1,296,245	1,266,013	97,006	98,609	93,128	62,340	62,580	62,193
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,138,358	1,143,226	1,127,590	1,101,063	1,106,023	1,090,458	76,491	77,072	72,903	37,295	37,203	37,132
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	208,212	215,599	200,616	183,167	190,222	175,555	20,515	21,537	20,225	25,045	25,377	25,061
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	205,491	206,481	204,159	199,104	200,036	198,143	8,278	8,193	8,159	6,387	6,445	6,016
POSTAL	713,376	728,768	748,999	709,969	725,283	745,589	13,803	14,198	14,711	3,407	3,485	3,410
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,766,424	1,765,581	1,685,409	1,688,433	1,687,397	1,607,994	289,735	291,359	278,528	77,991	78,184	77,415
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,653,020	2,668,917	2,607,488	2,590,241	2,605,739	2,544,998	308,716	310,608	298,551	62,779	63,178	62,490
NON U.S. CITIZEN	32,271	31,913	31,079	7,265	6,977	6,728	3,100	3,142	2,847	25,006	24,936	24,351
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		33,239	37,265	40,472	31,740	34,036	37,312	4,511	5,577	5,645	1,499	3,229

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