Employment and Trends - May 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	MAY 2009*	APRIL 2009*	MAY 2008*	MAY 2009*	APRIL 2009*	MAY 2008*	MAY 2009*	APRIL 2009*	MAY 2008*	MAY	APRIL	MAY
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT	2,859,724	2,914,016	2,738,812	2,770,775	2,825,426	2,650,990	348,826	350,076	335,860	88,949	88,590	87,822
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,556,994	2,538,341	2,495,100	2,476,871	2,458,450	2,416,145	336,128	333,758	324,258	80,123	79,891	78,955
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	130,205	132,968	135,383	125,507	128,198	130,477	7,435	7,706	7,444	4,698	4,770	4,906
INTERMITTENT	172,525	242,707	108,329	168,397	238,778	104,368	5,263	8,612	4,158	4,128	3,929	3,961
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,578,949	2,569,771	2,526,593	2,500,148	2,491,304	2,448,738	312,000	310,245	301,085	78,801	78,467	77,855
FULL-TIME	2,445,531	2,434,971	2,390,993	2,370,839	2,360,616	2,317,207	305,283	303,471	294,397	74,692	74,355	73,786
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	133,418	134,800	135,600	129,309	130,688	131,531	6,717	6,774	6,688	4,109	4,112	4,069
TEMPORARY POSITION	280,775	344,245	212,219	270,627	334,122	202,252	36,826	39,831	34,775	10,148	10,123	9,967
FULL-TIME	111,463	103,370	104,107	106,032	97,834	98,938	30,845	30,287	29,861	5,431	5,536	5,169
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	169,312	240,875	108,112	164,595	236,288	103,314	5,981	9,544	4,914	4,717	4,587	4,798
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,514,372	2,511,661	2,470,438	2,452,493	2,450,047	2,409,797	303,598	302,809	292,545	61,879	61,614	60,641
FULL-TIME	2,398,448	2,395,264	2,349,006	2,338,923	2,335,994	2,290,791	298,313	297,564	287,013	59,525	59,270	58,215
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	107,903	108,607	113,534	106,662	107,367	112,267	5,045	5,065	5,191	1,241	1,240	1,267
INTERMITTENT	8,021	7,790	7,898	6,908	6,686	6,739	240	180	341	1,113	1,104	1,159
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	345,352	402,355	268,374	318,282	375,379	241,193	45,228	47,267	43,315	27,070	26,976	27,181
FULL-TIME	158,546	143,077	146,094	137,948	122,456	125,354	37,815	36,194	37,245	20,598	20,621	20,740
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	22,302	24,361	21,849	18,845	20,831	18,210	2,390	2,641	2,253	3,457	3,530	3,639
INTERMITTENT	164,504	234,917	100,431	161,489	232,092	97,629	5,023	8,432	3,817	3,015	2,825	2,802
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,382,047	1,374,845	1,335,334	1,356,273	1,349,192	1,310,396	219,215	218,732	211,655	25,774	25,653	24,938
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,334,252	1,332,882	1,293,326	1,309,852	1,308,631	1,269,935	214,960	214,849	207,946	24,400	24,251	23,391
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	47,795	41,963	42,008	46,421	40,561	40,461	4,255	3,883	3,709	1,374	1,402	1,547
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,477,677	1,539,171	1,403,478	1,414,502	1,476,234	1,340,594	129,611	131,344	124,205	63,175	62,937	62,884
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,180,120	1,178,779	1,177,112	1,142,641	1,141,416	1,139,862	88,638	87,960	84,599	37,479	37,363	37,250
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	297,557	360,392	226,366	271,861	334,818	200,732	40,973	43,384	39,606	25,696	25,574	25,634
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	210,777	208,583	210,451	204,321	202,125	204,265	10,975	10,910	10,959	6,456	6,458	6,186
POSTAL	697,194	700,330	741,461	693,852	696,972	738,048	13,473	13,470	14,442	3,342	3,358	3,413
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,951,753	2,005,103	1,786,900	1,872,602	1,926,329	1,708,677	324,378	325,696	310,459	79,151	78,774	78,223
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,826,387	2,881,022	2,706,428	2,762,738	2,817,601	2,643,084	345,383	346,669	332,569	63,649	63,421	63,344
NON U.S. CITIZEN	33,337	32,994	32,384	8,037	7,825	7,906	3,443	3,407	3,291	25,300	25,169	24,478
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		39,789	36,277	36,609	36,501	34,631	33,585	5,529	4,897	5,327	3,288	1,646
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	29,929	29,926	29,982	29,923	29,920	29,975	28,809	28,806	28,888	6	6	7
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	29,493	29,493	29,533	29,487	29,487	29,526	28,422	28,422	28,486	6	6	7
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	311	311	328	311	311	328	267	267	287	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	125	122	121	125	122	121	120	117	115	...	...	...
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	11,377	11,374	11,229	11,371	11,368	11,222	10,277	10,274	10,153	6	6	7
FULL-TIME	11,076	11,076	10,931	11,070	11,070	10,924	10,025	10,025	9,902	6	6	7
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	301	298	298	301	298	298	252	249	251	...	...	...
TEMPORARY POSITION	18,552	18,552	18,753	18,552	18,552	18,753	18,532	18,532	18,735	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	18,417	18,417	18,602	18,417	18,417	18,602	18,397	18,397	18,584	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	135	135	151	135	135	151	135	135	151	...	...	...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	11,417	11,417	11,294	11,411	11,411	11,287	10,313	10,313	10,236	6	6	7
FULL-TIME	11,149	11,149	11,031	11,143	11,143	11,024	10,087	10,087	10,012	6	6	7
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	265	265	260	265	265	260	223	223	221	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	18,512	18,509	18,688	18,512	18,509	18,688	18,496	18,493	18,652	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	18,344	18,344	18,502	18,344	18,344	18,502	18,335	18,335	18,474	...	...	...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	46	46	68	46	46	68	44	44	66	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	122	119	118	122	119	118	117	114	112	...	...	...
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	2,422	2,422	2,408	2,422	2,422	2,408	2,233	2,233	2,235	...	...	...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	2,416	2,416	2,401	2,416	2,416	2,401	2,227	2,227	2,228	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	6	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	7	...	...	...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	27,507	27,504	27,574	27,501	27,498	27,567	26,576	26,573	26,653	6	6	7
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	9,001	9,001	8,893	8,995	8,995	8,886	8,086	8,086	8,008	6	6	7
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	18,506	18,503	18,681	18,506	18,503	18,681	18,490	18,487	18,645	...	...	...
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	2,712	2,712	2,709	2,712	2,712	2,709	2,666	2,666	2,675	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	27,217	27,214	27,273	27,211	27,208	27,266	26,143	26,140	26,213	6	6	7
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	29,856	29,853	29,911	29,850	29,847	29,904	28,736	28,733	28,817	6	6	7
NON U.S. CITIZEN	73	73	71	73	73	71	73	73	71	...	...	...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		117	123	113	117	123	113	113	118	107	...	...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	33,754	33,754	33,771	33,385	33,385	33,402	2,815	2,815	2,832	369	369	369
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	32,248	32,248	32,265	31,900	31,900	31,917	2,674	2,674	2,691	348	348	348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	1,409	1,409	1,409	1,391	1,391	1,391	133	133	133	18	18	18
INTERMITTENT	97	97	97	94	94	94	8	8	8	3	3	3
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	33,438	33,438	33,447	33,080	33,080	33,089	2,747	2,747	2,756	358	358	358
FULL-TIME	32,221	32,221	32,230	31,873	31,873	31,882	2,647	2,647	2,656	348	348	348
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	1,217	1,217	1,217	1,207	1,207	1,207	100	100	100	10	10	10
TEMPORARY POSITION	316	316	324	305	305	313	68	68	76	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	27	27	35	27	27	35	27	27	35	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	289	289	289	278	278	278	41	41	41	11	11	11
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	33,458	33,458	33,473	33,100	33,100	33,115	2,767	2,767	2,782	358	358	358
FULL-TIME	32,240	32,240	32,255	31,892	31,892	31,907	2,666	2,666	2,681	348	348	348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	1,218	1,218	1,218	1,208	1,208	1,208	101	101	101	10	10	10
INTERMITTENT	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	296	296	298	285	285	287	48	48	50	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	8	8	10	8	8	10	8	8	10	...	...	...
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	33,771	33,385	33,385	33,402	2,815	2,815	2,832	369	369	369
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	33,458	33,458	33,473	33,100	33,100	33,115	2,767	2,767	2,782	358	358	358
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	296	296	298	285	285	287	48	48	50	11	11	11
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	33,754	33,754	33,771	33,385	33,385	33,402	2,815	2,815	2,832	369	369	369
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	33,208	33,208	33,225	32,845	32,845	32,862	2,619	2,619	2,636	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	2,796,041	2,850,336	2,675,059	2,707,467	2,762,121	2,587,613	317,202	318,455	304,140	88,574	88,215	87,446
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,495,253	2,476,600	2,433,302	2,415,484	2,397,063	2,354,702	305,032	302,662	293,081	79,769	79,537	78,600
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	128,485	131,248	133,646	123,805	126,496	128,758	7,035	7,306	7,024	4,680	4,752	4,888
INTERMITTENT	172,303	242,488	108,111	168,178	238,562	104,153	5,135	8,487	4,035	4,125	3,926	3,958
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,534,134	2,524,959	2,481,917	2,455,697	2,446,856	2,404,427	298,976	297,224	288,176	78,437	78,103	77,490
FULL-TIME	2,402,234	2,391,674	2,347,832	2,327,896	2,317,673	2,274,401	292,611	290,799	281,839	74,338	74,001	73,431
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	131,900	133,285	134,085	127,801	129,183	130,026	6,365	6,425	6,337	4,099	4,102	4,059
TEMPORARY POSITION	261,907	325,377	193,142	251,770	315,265	183,186	18,226	21,231	15,964	10,137	10,112	9,956
FULL-TIME	93,019	84,926	85,470	87,588	79,390	80,301	12,421	11,863	11,242	5,431	5,536	5,169
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	168,888	240,451	107,672	164,182	235,875	102,885	5,805	9,368	4,722	4,706	4,576	4,787
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,469,497	2,466,786	2,425,671	2,407,982	2,405,536	2,365,395	290,518	289,729	279,527	61,515	61,250	60,276
FULL-TIME	2,355,059	2,351,875	2,305,720	2,295,888	2,292,959	2,247,860	285,560	284,811	274,320	59,171	58,916	57,860
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	106,420	107,124	112,056	105,189	105,894	110,799	4,721	4,741	4,869	1,231	1,230	1,257
INTERMITTENT	8,018	7,787	7,895	6,905	6,683	6,736	237	177	338	1,113	1,104	1,159
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	326,544	383,550	249,388	299,485	356,585	222,218	26,684	28,726	24,613	27,059	26,965	27,170
FULL-TIME	140,194	124,725	127,582	119,596	104,104	106,842	19,472	17,851	18,761	20,598	20,621	20,740
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	22,065	24,124	21,590	18,616	20,602	17,959	2,314	2,565	2,155	3,449	3,522	3,631
INTERMITTENT	164,285	234,701	100,216	161,273	231,879	97,417	4,898	8,310	3,697	3,012	2,822	2,799
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,379,625	1,372,423	1,332,926	1,353,851	1,346,770	1,307,988	216,982	216,499	209,420	25,774	25,653	24,938
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,331,836	1,330,466	1,290,925	1,307,436	1,306,215	1,267,534	212,733	212,622	205,718	24,400	24,251	23,391
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	47,789	41,957	42,001	46,415	40,555	40,454	4,249	3,877	3,702	1,374	1,402	1,547
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,416,416	1,477,913	1,342,133	1,353,616	1,415,351	1,279,625	100,220	101,956	94,720	62,800	62,562	62,508
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,137,661	1,136,320	1,134,746	1,100,546	1,099,321	1,097,861	77,785	77,107	73,809	37,115	36,999	36,885
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	278,755	341,593	207,387	253,070	316,030	181,764	22,435	24,849	20,911	25,685	25,563	25,623
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	208,065	205,871	207,742	201,609	199,413	201,556	8,309	8,244	8,284	6,456	6,458	6,186
POSTAL	697,194	700,330	741,461	693,852	696,972	738,048	13,473	13,470	14,442	3,342	3,358	3,413
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,890,782	1,944,135	1,725,856	1,812,006	1,865,736	1,648,009	295,420	296,741	281,414	78,776	78,399	77,847
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,763,323	2,817,961	2,643,292	2,700,043	2,754,909	2,580,318	314,028	315,317	301,116	63,280	63,052	62,974
NON U.S. CITIZEN	32,718	32,375	31,767	7,424	7,212	7,295	3,174	3,138	3,024	25,294	25,163	24,472
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		39,672	36,154	36,496	36,384	34,508	33,472	5,416	4,779	5,220	3,288	1,646

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