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Table 3

Employment and Trends - September 2009

TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 2009


MONTH
AND YEAR



TOTAL




CHANGE
FROM
YEAR AGO






LEGISLATIVE






JUDICIAL





EXECUTIVE
TOTAL






DEFENSE




HEALTH
AND HUMAN
SERVICES

 
 

 
 
TREASURY

 
 

 
 
AGRICULTURE

 
 

 
 
INTERIOR

 
 

 
 
TRANSPORTATION

 
 
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2008 2,757,872 ** +54,931 30,293 ** 33,754 * 2,693,825 ** 694,149 ** 64,732 ** 105,971 ** 103,753 72,702 ** 55,439 **
OCTOBER 2008 2,759,482 ** +62,093 29,918 * 33,754 * 2,695,810 ** 696,300 63,767 109,398 101,731 69,558 55,710
NOVEMBER 2008 2,716,978 ** +12,848 29,871 * 33,754 * 2,653,353 ** 699,103 64,072 88,245 82,437 67,528 55,810
DECEMBER 2008 2,764,455 * +41,053 29,871 * 33,754 * 2,700,830 * 701,100 64,133 105,668 93,968 66,516 55,930
JANUARY 2009 2,748,978 * +47,288 29,933 * 33,754 * 2,685,291 * 700,722 64,620 105,668 * 92,528 65,860 55,687
FEBRUARY 2009 2,766,354 ** +58,058 29,923 * 33,754 * 2,702,677 ** 703,537 64,633 118,066 92,062 65,860 * 55,873
MARCH 2009 2,818,473 * +98,318 29,930 * 33,754 * 2,754,789 * 707,430 64,641 119,438 91,498 67,191 56,025
APRIL 2009 2,914,016 * +189,139 29,926 * 33,754 * 2,850,336 * 711,079 65,370 121,335 93,602 69,243 56,188
MAY 2009 2,859,724 * +120,912 29,929 * 33,754 * 2,796,041 * 718,802 65,680 116,647 100,125 74,362 56,335
JUNE 2009 2,823,174 * +64,706 29,936 * 33,754 * 2,759,484 * 731,592 66,588 113,060 106,760 78,555 56,653
JULY 2009 2,822,561 * +52,182 29,933 * 33,754 * 2,758,874 * 734,065 66,868 112,358 108,202 79,968 57,017
AUGUST 2009 2,814,217 * +57,137 29,932 * 33,754 * 2,750,531 * 733,479 67,149 109,154 106,268 78,407 57,220
SEPTEMBER 2009* 2,838,491 * +80,619 30,859 * 33,754 * 2,773,878 * 736,592 67,149 109,189 104,460 75,381 57,277
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 2,822,888 * +85,373 30,033 * 33,754 * 2,759,100 * 719,700 65,855 113,879 99,501 72,759 56,475
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 2,803,909 * +73,696 29,997 * 33,754 * 2,740,158 * 714,483 65,389 110,686 97,803 71,536 56,310
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2008 2,669,588 ** +53,347 30,287 ** 33,385 * 2,605,916 ** 647,371 ** 64,446 ** 105,244 ** 102,540 72,335 ** 55,116 **
OCTOBER 2008 2,670,832 ** +60,336 29,912 * 33,385 * 2,607,535 ** 649,425 63,475 108,668 100,524 69,201 55,385
NOVEMBER 2008 2,628,888 ** +12,064 29,865 * 33,385 * 2,565,638 ** 652,087 63,778 87,648 81,659 67,186 55,487
DECEMBER 2008 2,675,966 * +40,148 29,865 * 33,385 * 2,612,716 * 653,976 63,840 104,937 93,070 66,169 55,606
JANUARY 2009 2,660,818 * +46,338 29,927 * 33,385 * 2,597,506 * 653,570 64,321 104,937 * 91,645 65,514 55,359
FEBRUARY 2009 2,678,162 ** +57,204 29,917 * 33,385 * 2,614,860 ** 656,180 64,328 117,345 91,176 65,514 * 55,545
MARCH 2009 2,730,162 * +97,884 29,924 * 33,385 * 2,666,853 * 659,956 64,338 118,717 90,608 66,845 55,698
APRIL 2009 2,825,426 * +188,614 29,920 * 33,385 * 2,762,121 * 663,473 65,052 120,618 92,713 68,898 55,859
MAY 2009 2,770,775 * +119,785 29,923 * 33,385 * 2,707,467 * 671,007 65,369 115,940 99,236 74,005 56,003
JUNE 2009 2,733,309 * +63,730 29,930 * 33,385 * 2,669,994 * 682,883 66,275 112,359 105,858 78,184 56,326
JULY 2009 2,734,014 * +51,459 29,927 * 33,385 * 2,670,702 * 686,843 66,555 111,663 107,299 79,601 56,691
AUGUST 2009 2,726,553 * +55,978 29,926 * 33,385 * 2,663,242 * 687,147 66,817 108,478 105,390 78,045 56,900
SEPTEMBER 2009* 2,749,287 * +79,699 30,853 * 33,385 * 2,685,049 * 689,363 66,817 108,510 103,576 75,015 56,955
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 2,734,278 * +84,521 30,027 * 33,385 * 2,670,866 * 672,269 65,541 113,174 98,611 72,402 56,148
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 2,715,349 * +72,770 29,991 * 33,385 * 2,651,974 * 667,159 65,080 109,985 96,896 71,181 55,985
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2008 342,611 ** +8,884 29,181 ** 2,815 * 310,615 ** 67,580 ** 29,596 ** 14,834 ** 10,854 7,484 ** 9,182 **
OCTOBER 2008 342,420 ** +9,581 28,793 * 2,815 * 310,812 ** 67,829 29,530 14,803 10,778 7,405 9,218
NOVEMBER 2008 333,499 ** -173 28,761 * 2,815 * 301,923 ** 68,179 29,893 11,631 7,877 7,407 9,233
DECEMBER 2008 345,326 * +10,383 28,761 * 2,815 * 313,750 * 68,726 29,981 14,839 10,749 7,419 9,262
JANUARY 2009 343,455 * +10,687 28,824 * 2,815 * 311,816 * 68,628 29,943 14,839 * 10,693 7,305 9,159
FEBRUARY 2009 344,470 ** +11,147 28,803 * 2,815 * 312,852 ** 68,820 29,958 14,801 10,662 7,305 * 9,169
MARCH 2009 345,501 * +11,549 28,810 * 2,815 * 313,876 * 69,218 29,995 14,762 10,593 7,324 9,200
APRIL 2009 350,076 * +16,137 28,806 * 2,815 * 318,455 * 69,530 30,116 14,801 10,580 7,362 9,228
MAY 2009 348,826 * +12,966 28,809 * 2,815 * 317,202 * 70,650 30,302 14,887 10,661 7,553 9,251
JUNE 2009 352,369 * +12,441 28,816 * 2,815 * 320,738 * 72,176 30,837 15,153 10,906 7,789 9,388
JULY 2009 354,589 * +11,329 28,812 * 2,815 * 322,962 * 71,986 30,993 15,281 11,046 7,900 9,492
AUGUST 2009 354,144 * +11,914 28,811 * 2,815 * 322,518 * 71,919 31,069 15,236 10,995 7,843 9,524
SEPTEMBER 2009* 356,545 * +13,934 29,739 * 2,815 * 323,991 * 72,120 31,069 15,267 10,925 7,734 9,528
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 349,997 * +12,456 28,914 * 2,815 * 318,268 * 70,561 30,476 15,003 10,785 7,568 9,327
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 347,602 * +10,991 28,879 * 2,815 * 315,908 * 69,982 30,307 14,692 10,539 7,529 9,304
 
TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 2009 - CONTINUED


MONTH
AND YEAR



JUSTICE






COMMERCE






STATE






ENERGY




HOUSING
AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT






LABOR





VETERANS
AFFAIRS





HOMELAND
SECURITY




GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION




NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS SPACE
ADMINISTRATION

 

 
POSTAL
SERVICE
 
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
SEPTEMBER 2008 109,331 ** 42,155 ** 36,421 ** 15,246 ** 9,818 ** 16,243 ** 279,049 ** 172,863 ** 11,981 ** 18,533 ** 728,276 **
OCTOBER 2008 109,757 42,877 36,421 * 15,269 9,749 16,222 281,362 174,105 11,997 18,466 724,771
NOVEMBER 2008 110,032 39,220 36,472 ** 15,215 8,868 16,238 283,491 175,172 12,021 18,445 723,171
DECEMBER 2008 110,296 47,237 36,422 15,412 9,853 16,277 284,821 175,814 12,060 18,437 728,768
JANUARY 2009 110,141 52,375 36,359 15,318 9,629 16,035 285,732 174,979 11,938 18,354 713,376
FEBRUARY 2009 110,382 55,999 36,359 * 15,391 9,665 16,059 285,732 * 176,668 11,977 18,364 709,972
MARCH 2009 110,778 103,606 36,525 15,470 9,625 16,093 289,167 176,827 12,026 18,354 703,809
APRIL 2009 111,134 187,807 36,643 15,533 9,621 16,109 290,079 177,925 12,044 18,346 700,330
MAY 2009 111,458 118,429 36,821 15,621 9,630 16,192 290,908 179,380 12,115 18,374 697,194
JUNE 2009 111,988 58,673 36,821 * 15,901 9,833 16,409 292,988 179,110 12,285 18,532 693,279
JULY 2009 112,412 51,130 37,482 16,040 9,956 16,550 294,486 179,515 12,408 18,539 688,582
AUGUST 2009 112,691 54,135 37,359 16,040 * 9,619 16,697 295,936 179,733 12,489 18,539 * 682,618
SEPTEMBER 2009* 113,495 80,167 37,464 16,145 9,585 16,909 297,318 179,905 12,524 18,539 * 678,020
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 111,609 84,702 36,870 15,718 9,685 16,339 291,372 178,227 12,201 18,438 * 696,353
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 111,214 74,305 36,762 15,613 9,636 16,316 289,335 177,428 12,157 18,441 * 703,658
UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 2008 107,338 ** 41,812 ** 14,661 ** 15,230 ** 9,745 ** 16,207 ** 275,135 ** 168,899 ** 11,927 ** 18,520 ** 724,831 **
OCTOBER 2008 107,776 42,534 14,661 * 15,252 9,677 16,185 277,428 169,925 11,943 18,453 721,335
NOVEMBER 2008 108,041 38,940 14,788 ** 15,198 8,800 16,201 279,536 170,992 11,968 18,432 719,737
DECEMBER 2008 108,291 46,872 14,846 15,395 9,780 16,240 280,868 171,638 12,007 18,424 725,283
JANUARY 2009 108,149 52,008 14,644 15,301 9,556 16,000 281,789 171,121 11,886 18,343 709,969
FEBRUARY 2009 108,397 55,627 14,644 * 15,373 9,591 16,024 281,789 * 172,975 11,921 18,353 706,572
MARCH 2009 108,792 103,225 14,770 15,452 9,551 16,058 285,200 173,177 11,969 18,341 700,446
APRIL 2009 109,121 187,417 14,795 15,514 9,547 16,072 286,113 174,262 11,989 18,333 696,972
MAY 2009 109,439 118,035 14,860 15,601 9,556 16,155 286,929 175,663 12,060 18,361 693,852
JUNE 2009 109,953 58,289 14,860 * 15,880 9,754 16,372 289,006 175,416 12,232 18,519 689,965
JULY 2009 110,372 50,736 15,338 16,019 9,877 16,512 290,485 175,830 12,357 18,527 685,296
AUGUST 2009 110,650 53,744 15,144 16,019 * 9,538 16,659 291,914 176,080 12,437 18,527 * 679,351
SEPTEMBER 2009* 111,436 79,769 15,203 16,124 9,505 16,870 292,747 176,205 12,471 18,527 * 674,779
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 109,590 84,317 14,918 15,698 9,608 16,302 287,330 174,525 12,147 18,426 * 693,022
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 109,201 73,933 14,879 15,594 9,561 16,279 285,317 173,607 12,103 18,428 * 700,296
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
SEPTEMBER 2008 23,532 ** 22,771 ** 11,871 ** 5,218 ** 3,429 ** 5,828 ** 8,182 ** 23,103 ** 4,136 ** 4,016 ** 14,051 **
OCTOBER 2008 23,801 22,744 11,871 * 5,214 3,397 5,811 8,217 23,172 4,120 4,015 14,012
NOVEMBER 2008 23,853 19,809 11,981 ** 5,134 3,102 5,798 8,209 23,338 4,134 4,020 13,959
DECEMBER 2008 23,918 23,146 12,038 5,270 3,455 5,796 8,264 23,522 4,144 4,029 14,198
JANUARY 2009 23,794 23,256 11,840 5,192 3,340 5,628 8,231 23,612 4,088 3,996 13,803
FEBRUARY 2009 23,852 23,585 11,840 * 5,235 3,375 5,641 8,231 * 23,902 4,102 4,019 13,732
MARCH 2009 23,942 23,886 11,946 5,264 3,351 5,662 8,279 24,019 4,127 4,029 13,597
APRIL 2009 24,036 28,013 11,992 5,287 3,354 5,692 8,258 24,211 4,134 4,034 13,470
MAY 2009 24,070 24,627 12,080 5,331 3,363 5,741 8,275 24,493 4,172 4,048 13,473
JUNE 2009 24,466 23,576 12,080 * 5,514 3,477 5,852 8,307 24,824 4,232 4,103 13,405
JULY 2009 24,666 23,787 12,552 5,580 3,581 5,931 8,349 25,128 4,294 4,093 13,305
AUGUST 2009 24,722 23,858 12,352 5,580 * 3,235 5,956 8,368 25,403 4,330 4,093 * 13,287
SEPTEMBER 2009* 24,920 24,492 12,403 5,562 3,205 5,981 8,217 25,601 4,332 4,093 * 13,273
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 24,274 24,342 12,121 5,394 3,365 5,787 8,279 24,577 4,201 4,056 * 13,483
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE* 24,170 23,732 12,081 5,347 3,353 5,791 8,267 24,269 4,184 4,048 * 13,626

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

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