Employment and Trends - May 2009

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MAY 2009

			PERMANENT POSITIONS						TEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATE	TOTAL ALL POSITIONS		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
MAY 2008	2,675,059	*	2,481,917	*	2,347,832	*	134,085	*	193,142	*	85,470	*	107,672	*
JUNE 2008	2,694,404	*	2,494,229	*	2,360,935	*	133,294	*	200,175	*	94,066	*	106,109	*
JULY 2008	2,706,147	*	2,506,197	*	2,373,562	*	132,635	*	199,950	*	97,505	*	102,445	*
AUGUST 2008	2,693,033	*	2,502,133	*	2,371,052	*	131,081	*	190,900	*	89,379	*	101,521	*
SEPTEMBER 2008	2,693,825	**	2,507,744	**	2,374,464	**	133,280	**	186,081	**	82,466	**	103,615	**
OCTOBER 2008	2,695,810	**	2,512,502	**	2,378,431	**	134,071	**	183,308	**	81,416	**	101,892	**
NOVEMBER 2008	2,653,353	**	2,480,906	**	2,347,841	**	133,065	**	172,447	**	70,094	**	102,353	**
DECEMBER 2008	2,700,830	*	2,517,896	*	2,385,322	*	132,574	*	182,934	*	71,315	*	111,619	*
JANUARY 2009	2,685,291	*	2,508,284	*	2,377,066	*	131,218	*	177,007	*	70,139	*	106,868	*
FEBRUARY 2009	2,702,677	**	2,512,729	**	2,380,155	**	132,574	**	189,948	**	79,352	**	110,596	**
MARCH 2009	2,754,789	*	2,518,864	*	2,385,763	*	133,101	*	235,925	*	79,708	*	156,217	*
APRIL 2009	2,850,336	*	2,524,959	*	2,391,674	*	133,285	*	325,377	*	84,926	*	240,451	*
MAY 2009*	2,796,041	*	2,534,134	*	2,402,234	*	131,900	*	261,907	*	93,019	*	168,888	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,757,827		2,519,794		2,387,378		132,416		238,033		81,429		156,604
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,729,891		2,513,784		2,381,061		132,724		216,107		78,746		137,361
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	36,821		29,947		29,947		...		6,874		2,393		4,481
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	116,647		99,588		96,234		3,354		17,059		15,639		1,420
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	718,802		691,105		674,537		16,568		27,697		22,718		4,979
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	274,314		256,997		253,943		3,054		17,317		16,500		817
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	186,194		185,864		184,441		1,423		330		407		77
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	158,310		154,740		152,722		2,018		3,570		3,527		43
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	23,849		23,849		23,722		127		...		1		1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	76,135		69,655		59,709		9,946		6,480		2,283		4,197
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	111,458		109,532		108,214		1,318		1,926		1,394		532
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	74,362		61,064		59,461		1,603		13,298		11,014		2,284
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	100,125		82,686		80,318		2,368		17,439		14,686		2,753
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	118,429		38,081		32,490		5,591		80,348		6,525		73,823
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	16,192		15,726		15,203		523		466		432		34
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	65,680		57,969		57,969		...		7,711		4,820		2,891
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,630		9,569		9,484		85		61		59		2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	56,335		55,050		54,683		367		1,285		1,128		157
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,621		15,460		15,263		197		161		152		9
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,053		3,900		3,825		75		153		92		61
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	290,908		284,227		261,584		22,643		6,681		4,108		2,573
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	179,380		176,797		160,537		16,260		2,583		1,819		764
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,387		18,326		16,842		1,484		61		46		15
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,202		2,158		2,125		33		44		37		7
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	5,276	*	5,276	*	5,027	*	249	*	...	*	...	*	...	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,115		12,115		12,008		107		...		...		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,374		16,862		16,721		141		1,512		1,458		54
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,342		3,342		2,816		526		...		...		...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,616		1,585		1,516		69		31		23		8
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	4,109		3,926		3,817		109		183		83		100
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,382		5,382		4,479		903		...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	3,619	*	2,324	*	2,298	*	26	*	1,295	*	1,289	*	6	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	4,951	*	4,864	*	4,771	*	93	*	87	*	78	*	9	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	65,277		63,715		62,269		1,446		1,562		1,322		240
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,957	*	1,957	*	1,944	*	13	*	...	*	...	*	...	*
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	2,316	*	2,301	*	15	*	199	*	182	*	17	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	697,194		625,568		570,418		55,150		71,626		215		71,411

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