Employment and Trends - May 2009

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MAY 2009

			PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS								TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE	TOTAL		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
MAY 2008	2,675,059	*	2,425,671	*	2,305,720	*	112,056	*	7,895	*	249,388	*	127,582	*	21,590	*	100,216	*
JUNE 2008	2,694,404	*	2,430,546	*	2,311,437	*	110,933	*	8,176	*	263,858	*	143,564	*	20,838	*	99,456	*
JULY 2008	2,706,147	*	2,429,075	*	2,312,337	*	109,753	*	6,985	*	277,072	*	158,730	*	19,249	*	99,093	*
AUGUST 2008	2,693,033	*	2,431,599	*	2,315,607	*	108,399	*	7,593	*	261,434	*	144,824	*	19,703	*	96,907	*
SEPTEMBER 2008	2,693,825	**	2,439,266	**	2,323,070	**	108,048	**	8,148	**	254,559	**	133,860	**	22,290	**	98,409	**
OCTOBER 2008	2,695,810	**	2,447,147	**	2,330,560	**	108,650	**	7,937	**	248,663	**	129,287	**	22,256	**	97,120	**
NOVEMBER 2008	2,653,353	**	2,410,333	**	2,294,821	**	107,355	**	8,157	**	243,020	**	123,114	**	22,402	**	97,504	**
DECEMBER 2008	2,700,830	*	2,449,292	*	2,333,720	*	107,598	*	7,974	*	251,538	*	122,917	*	22,162	*	106,459	*
JANUARY 2009	2,685,291	*	2,441,218	*	2,326,554	*	108,113	*	6,551	*	244,073	*	120,651	*	20,915	*	102,507	*
FEBRUARY 2009	2,702,677	**	2,454,104	**	2,338,705	**	108,698	**	6,701	**	248,573	**	120,802	**	22,105	**	105,666	**
MARCH 2009	2,754,789	*	2,459,859	*	2,344,826	*	107,080	*	7,953	*	294,930	*	120,645	*	23,506	*	150,779	*
APRIL 2009	2,850,336	*	2,466,786	*	2,351,875	*	107,124	*	7,787	*	383,550	*	124,725	*	24,124	*	234,701	*
MAY 2009*	2,796,041	*	2,469,497	*	2,355,059	*	106,420	*	8,018	*	326,544	*	140,194	*	22,065	*	164,285	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,757,827		2,458,293		2,343,404		107,487		7,402		299,534		125,403		22,543		151,588
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,729,891		2,449,780		2,334,515		107,630		7,635		280,111		125,292		22,442		132,378
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	36,821		29,906		29,486		143		277		6,915		2,854		931		3,130
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	116,647		112,759		110,166		2,288		305		3,888		1,707		429		1,752
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	718,802		649,678		638,166		10,172		1,340		69,124		59,089		8,127		1,908
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	274,314		236,102		234,215		1,642		245		38,212		36,228		1,217		767
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	186,194		178,416		177,604		785		27		7,778		7,244		512		22
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	158,310		145,708		144,638		1,034		36		12,602		11,611		799		192
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	23,849		23,186		23,108		78		...		663		615		43		5
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	76,135		66,266		58,601		6,633		1,032		9,869		3,391		5,556		922
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	111,458		108,247		107,368		875		4		3,211		2,240		773		198
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	74,362		57,287		56,071		1,120		96		17,075		14,404		1,715		956
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	100,125		84,430		83,078		1,117		235		15,695		11,926		2,130		1,639
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	118,429		40,433		34,133		2,585		3,715		77,996		4,882		146		72,968
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	16,192		15,689		15,209		480		...		503		426		71		6
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	65,680		56,250		55,294		913		43		9,430		7,495		437		1,498
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,630		9,435		9,384		51		...		195		159		35		1
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	56,335		55,058		54,718		338		2		1,277		1,093		179		5
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,621		15,242		15,073		169		...		379		342		34		3
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,053		3,872		3,793		79		...		181		124		32		25
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	290,908		266,709		250,490		14,834		1,385		24,199		15,202		5,208		3,789
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	179,380		167,995		155,317		12,651		27		11,385		7,039		589		3,757
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,387		16,651		16,081		558		12		1,736		807		61		868
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,202		2,183		2,149		34		...		19		13		6		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	5,276	*	4,663	*	4,485	*	178	*	...	*	613	*	542	*	66	*	5	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,115		12,015		11,919		96		...		100		89		10		1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,374		17,005		16,864		141		...		1,369		1,315		28		26
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,342		2,642		2,546		96		...		700		270		430		...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,616		1,589		1,521		68		...		27		18		8		1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	4,109		3,911		3,802		109		...		198		98		20		80
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,382		5,294		4,406		322		566		88		73		13		2
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	3,619	*	2,690	*	2,678	*	12	*	...	*	929	*	909	*	6	*	14	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	4,951	*	4,817	*	4,735	*	77	*	5	*	134	*	114	*	14	*	6	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	65,277		64,565		63,242		1,323		...		712		349		331		32
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,957	*	1,883	*	1,872	*	11	*	...	*	74	*	72	*	2	*	...	*
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*	640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	697,194		622,672		567,522		55,150		...		74,522		3,111		14		71,397

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