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Table 8

Employment and Trends - July 2009

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
ALL AREASUNITED STATESWASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREAOVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIESJULY 2009*JUNE 2009*JULY 2008*JULY 2009*JUNE 2009*JULY 2008*JULY 2009*JUNE 2009*JULY 2008*JULY 2009*JUNE 2009*JULY 2008*
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 2,822,561 2,823,174 2,770,379 2,734,014 2,733,309 2,682,555 354,589 352,369 343,260 88,547 89,865 87,824
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 2,596,437 2,584,608 2,533,371 2,515,645 2,503,347 2,452,997 343,953 341,275 332,335 80,792 81,261 80,374
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 126,688 127,354 130,711 121,850 122,608 125,745 6,791 6,993 6,902 4,838 4,746 4,966
INTERMITTENT 99,436 111,212 106,297 96,519 107,354 103,813 3,845 4,101 4,023 2,917 3,858 2,484
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 2,602,423 2,594,111 2,551,102 2,522,938 2,514,258 2,472,096 316,629 315,167 306,450 79,485 79,853 79,006
FULL-TIME 2,472,545 2,463,039 2,416,962 2,397,143 2,387,216 2,342,003 310,363 308,785 300,033 75,402 75,823 74,959
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 129,878 131,072 134,140 125,795 127,042 130,093 6,266 6,382 6,417 4,083 4,030 4,047
TEMPORARY POSITION 220,138 229,063 219,277 211,076 219,051 210,459 37,960 37,202 36,810 9,062 10,012 8,818
FULL-TIME 123,892 121,569 116,409 118,502 116,131 110,994 33,590 32,490 32,302 5,390 5,438 5,415
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 96,246 107,494 102,868 92,574 102,920 99,465 4,370 4,712 4,508 3,672 4,574 3,403
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 2,520,627 2,516,261 2,473,906 2,458,657 2,454,366 2,413,369 305,381 304,673 295,452 61,970 61,895 60,537
FULL-TIME 2,407,114 2,401,880 2,355,692 2,347,342 2,342,273 2,297,410 300,266 299,504 290,067 59,772 59,607 58,282
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 106,545 106,469 111,226 104,624 105,239 109,320 4,871 4,954 5,047 1,921 1,230 1,906
INTERMITTENT 6,968 7,912 6,988 6,691 6,854 6,639 244 215 338 277 1,058 349
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 301,934 306,913 296,473 275,357 278,943 269,186 49,208 47,696 47,808 26,577 27,970 27,287
FULL-TIME 189,323 182,728 177,679 168,303 161,074 155,587 43,687 41,771 42,268 21,020 21,654 22,092
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 20,143 20,885 19,485 17,226 17,369 16,425 1,920 2,039 1,855 2,917 3,516 3,060
INTERMITTENT 92,468 103,300 99,309 89,828 100,500 97,174 3,601 3,886 3,685 2,640 2,800 2,135
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 1,394,893 1,388,410 1,340,993 1,368,930 1,362,551 1,315,958 221,168 220,142 213,273 25,963 25,859 25,035
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,341,321 1,336,895 1,292,155 1,316,721 1,312,396 1,268,647 216,853 215,996 209,429 24,600 24,499 23,508
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 53,572 51,515 48,838 52,209 50,155 47,311 4,315 4,146 3,844 1,363 1,360 1,527
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 1,427,668 1,434,764 1,429,386 1,365,084 1,370,758 1,366,597 133,421 132,227 129,987 62,584 64,006 62,789
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,179,306 1,179,366 1,181,751 1,141,936 1,141,970 1,144,722 88,528 88,677 86,023 37,370 37,396 37,029
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 248,362 255,398 247,635 223,148 228,788 221,875 44,893 43,550 43,964 25,214 26,610 25,760
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 213,567 213,658 213,711 207,133 207,190 207,416 9,952 11,032 11,098 6,434 6,468 6,295
POSTAL 688,582 693,279 735,414 685,296 689,965 731,947 13,305 13,405 14,249 3,286 3,314 3,467
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 1,920,412 1,916,237 1,821,254 1,841,585 1,836,154 1,743,192 331,332 327,932 317,913 78,827 80,083 78,062
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 2,788,857 2,789,937 2,737,946 2,725,866 2,725,362 2,674,531 350,932 348,913 339,912 62,991 64,575 63,415
NON U.S. CITIZEN 33,704 33,237 32,433 8,148 7,947 8,024 3,657 3,456 3,348 25,556 25,290 24,409
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 56,697 52,784 34,483 53,310 49,219 30,298 4,491 5,181 5,123 3,387 3,565
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 29,933 29,936 30,429 29,927 29,930 30,423 28,812 28,816 29,285 6 6 6
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 29,495 29,495 30,006 29,489 29,489 30,000 28,423 28,424 28,909 6 6 6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 311 311 301 311 311 301 267 267 258 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 127 130 122 127 130 122 122 125 118 ... ... ...
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 11,379 11,383 11,427 11,373 11,377 11,421 10,279 10,283 10,309 6 6 6
FULL-TIME 11,076 11,077 11,138 11,070 11,071 11,132 10,025 10,026 10,067 6 6 6
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 303 306 289 303 306 289 254 257 242 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY POSITION 18,554 18,553 19,002 18,554 18,553 19,002 18,533 18,533 18,976 ... ... ...
FULL-TIME 18,419 18,418 18,868 18,419 18,418 18,868 18,398 18,398 18,842 ... ... ...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 135 135 134 135 135 134 135 135 134 ... ... ...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 11,416 11,417 11,327 11,410 11,411 11,321 10,312 10,313 10,242 6 6 6
FULL-TIME 11,148 11,149 11,068 11,142 11,143 11,062 10,086 10,087 10,023 6 6 6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 265 265 256 265 265 256 223 223 216 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 18,517 18,519 19,102 18,517 18,519 19,102 18,500 18,503 19,043 ... ... ...
FULL-TIME 18,347 18,346 18,938 18,347 18,346 18,938 18,337 18,337 18,886 ... ... ...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 46 46 45 46 46 45 44 44 42 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 124 127 119 124 127 119 119 122 115 ... ... ...
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 2,422 2,422 2,423 2,422 2,422 2,423 2,233 2,233 2,240 ... ... ...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 2,416 2,416 2,414 2,416 2,416 2,414 2,227 2,227 2,231 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 6 6 9 6 6 9 6 6 9 ... ... ...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 27,511 27,514 28,006 27,505 27,508 28,000 26,579 26,583 27,045 6 6 6
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 9,000 9,001 8,913 8,994 8,995 8,907 8,085 8,086 8,011 6 6 6
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 18,511 18,513 19,093 18,511 18,513 19,093 18,494 18,497 19,034 ... ... ...
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 2,712 2,712 2,707 2,712 2,712 2,707 2,666 2,666 2,664 ... ... ...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 27,221 27,224 27,722 27,215 27,218 27,716 26,146 26,150 26,621 6 6 6
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 29,860 29,863 30,357 29,854 29,857 30,351 28,739 28,743 29,213 6 6 6
NON U.S. CITIZEN 73 73 72 73 73 72 73 73 72 ... ... ...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 119 116 118 119 116 118 115 112 113 ... ...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 33,754 33,754 33,803 33,385 33,385 33,434 2,815 2,815 2,864 369 369 369
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 32,248 32,248 32,298 31,900 31,900 31,950 2,674 2,674 2,724 348 348 348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,409 1,409 1,408 1,391 1,391 1,390 133 133 132 18 18 18
INTERMITTENT 97 97 97 94 94 94 8 8 8 3 3 3
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 33,438 33,438 33,478 33,080 33,080 33,120 2,747 2,747 2,787 358 358 358
FULL-TIME 32,221 32,221 32,262 31,873 31,873 31,914 2,647 2,647 2,688 348 348 348
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 1,217 1,217 1,216 1,207 1,207 1,206 100 100 99 10 10 10
TEMPORARY POSITION 316 316 325 305 305 314 68 68 77 11 11 11
FULL-TIME 27 27 36 27 27 36 27 27 36 ... ... ...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 289 289 289 278 278 278 41 41 41 11 11 11
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 33,458 33,458 33,504 33,100 33,100 33,146 2,767 2,767 2,813 358 358 358
FULL-TIME 32,240 32,240 32,287 31,892 31,892 31,939 2,666 2,666 2,713 348 348 348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,218 1,218 1,217 1,208 1,208 1,207 101 101 100 10 10 10
INTERMITTENT ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 296 296 299 285 285 288 48 48 51 11 11 11
FULL-TIME 8 8 11 8 8 11 8 8 11 ... ... ...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 191 191 191 183 183 183 32 32 32 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 33,754 33,754 33,803 33,385 33,385 33,434 2,815 2,815 2,864 369 369 369
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 33,458 33,458 33,504 33,100 33,100 33,146 2,767 2,767 2,813 358 358 358
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 296 296 299 285 285 288 48 48 51 11 11 11
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 33,754 33,754 33,803 33,385 33,385 33,434 2,815 2,815 2,864 369 369 369
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 33,208 33,208 33,257 32,845 32,845 32,894 2,619 2,619 2,668 363 363 363
NON U.S. CITIZEN 546 546 546 540 540 540 196 196 196 6 6 6
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 2,758,874 2,759,484 2,706,147 2,670,702 2,669,994 2,618,698 322,962 320,738 311,111 88,172 89,490 87,449
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 2,534,694 2,522,865 2,471,067 2,454,256 2,441,958 2,391,047 312,856 310,177 300,702 80,438 80,907 80,020
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 124,968 125,634 129,002 120,148 120,906 124,054 6,391 6,593 6,512 4,820 4,728 4,948
INTERMITTENT 99,212 110,985 106,078 96,298 107,130 103,597 3,715 3,968 3,897 2,914 3,855 2,481
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 2,557,606 2,549,290 2,506,197 2,478,485 2,469,801 2,427,555 303,603 302,137 293,354 79,121 79,489 78,642
FULL-TIME 2,429,248 2,419,741 2,373,562 2,354,200 2,344,272 2,298,957 297,691 296,112 287,278 75,048 75,469 74,605
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 128,358 129,549 132,635 124,285 125,529 128,598 5,912 6,025 6,076 4,073 4,020 4,037
TEMPORARY POSITION 201,268 210,194 199,950 192,217 200,193 191,143 19,359 18,601 17,757 9,051 10,001 8,807
FULL-TIME 105,446 103,124 97,505 100,056 97,686 92,090 15,165 14,065 13,424 5,390 5,438 5,415
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 95,822 107,070 102,445 92,161 102,507 99,053 4,194 4,536 4,333 3,661 4,563 3,392
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 2,475,753 2,471,386 2,429,075 2,414,147 2,409,855 2,368,902 292,302 291,593 282,397 61,606 61,531 60,173
FULL-TIME 2,363,726 2,358,491 2,312,337 2,304,308 2,299,238 2,254,409 287,514 286,751 277,331 59,418 59,253 57,928
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 105,062 104,986 109,753 103,151 103,766 107,857 4,547 4,630 4,731 1,911 1,220 1,896
INTERMITTENT 6,965 7,909 6,985 6,688 6,851 6,636 241 212 335 277 1,058 349
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 283,121 288,098 277,072 256,555 260,139 249,796 30,660 29,145 28,714 26,566 27,959 27,276
FULL-TIME 170,968 164,374 158,730 149,948 142,720 136,638 25,342 23,426 23,371 21,020 21,654 22,092
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 19,906 20,648 19,249 16,997 17,140 16,197 1,844 1,963 1,781 2,909 3,508 3,052
INTERMITTENT 92,247 103,076 99,093 89,610 100,279 96,961 3,474 3,756 3,562 2,637 2,797 2,132
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 1,392,471 1,385,988 1,338,570 1,366,508 1,360,129 1,313,535 218,935 217,909 211,033 25,963 25,859 25,035
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,338,905 1,334,479 1,289,741 1,314,305 1,309,980 1,266,233 214,626 213,769 207,198 24,600 24,499 23,508
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 53,566 51,509 48,829 52,203 50,149 47,302 4,309 4,140 3,835 1,363 1,360 1,527
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 1,366,403 1,373,496 1,367,577 1,304,194 1,309,865 1,305,163 104,027 102,829 100,078 62,209 63,631 62,414
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,136,848 1,136,907 1,139,334 1,099,842 1,099,875 1,102,669 77,676 77,824 75,199 37,006 37,032 36,665
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 229,555 236,589 228,243 204,352 209,990 202,494 26,351 25,005 24,879 25,203 26,599 25,749
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 210,855 210,946 211,004 204,421 204,478 204,709 7,286 8,366 8,434 6,434 6,468 6,295
POSTAL 688,582 693,279 735,414 685,296 689,965 731,947 13,305 13,405 14,249 3,286 3,314 3,467
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 1,859,437 1,855,259 1,759,729 1,780,985 1,775,551 1,682,042 302,371 298,967 288,428 78,452 79,708 77,687
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 2,725,789 2,726,866 2,674,332 2,663,167 2,662,660 2,611,286 319,574 317,551 308,031 62,622 64,206 63,046
NON U.S. CITIZEN 33,085 32,618 31,815 7,535 7,334 7,412 3,388 3,187 3,080 25,550 25,284 24,403
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 56,578 52,668 34,365 53,191 49,103 30,180 4,376 5,069 5,010 3,387 3,565

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

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