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Table 5

Employment and Trends - September 2009

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 2009
PERMANENT POSITIONSTEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATETOTAL ALL POSITIONSTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
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 *
JUNE 2009 2,759,484 * 2,549,290 * 2,419,741 * 129,549 * 210,194 * 103,124 * 107,070 *
JULY 2009 2,758,874 * 2,557,606 * 2,429,248 * 128,358 * 201,268 * 105,446 * 95,822 *
AUGUST 2009 2,750,531 * 2,556,383 * 2,427,963 * 128,420 * 194,148 * 96,552 * 97,596 *
SEPTEMBER 2009* 2,773,878 * 2,559,384 * 2,429,431 * 129,953 * 214,494 * 91,403 * 123,091 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,759,100 2,535,737 2,404,808 130,929 223,363 89,297 134,067
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,740,158 2,527,745 2,396,239 131,506 212,413 85,541 126,872
SELECTED AGENCIES:                            
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 37,464 30,421 30,420 1 7,043 2,416 4,627
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 109,189 101,286 99,179 2,107 7,903 6,999 904
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 736,592 708,485 691,137 17,348 28,107 23,500 4,607
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 281,632 264,347 260,799 3,548 17,285 16,505 780
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 190,988 189,718 188,257 1,461 1,270 1,265 5
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 162,132 158,696 156,407 2,289 3,436 3,417 19
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 24,970 24,970 24,791 179 ... ... ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 76,870 70,754 60,883 9,871 6,116 2,313 3,803
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 113,495 111,439 110,083 1,356 2,056 1,424 632
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 75,381 61,566 59,895 1,671 13,815 10,854 2,961
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 104,460 84,018 81,531 2,487 20,442 17,496 2,946
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 80,167 38,346 32,772 5,574 41,821 8,791 33,030
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 16,909 16,130 15,585 545 779 704 75
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 67,149 58,961 58,961 ... 8,188 5,264 2,924
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,585 9,498 9,430 68 87 81 6
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,277 55,866 55,489 377 1,411 1,229 182
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 15,949 15,706 243 196 171 25
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,101 3,929 3,852 77 172 110 62
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 297,318 290,083 266,893 23,190 7,235 4,455 2,780
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 179,905 177,728 163,297 14,431 2,177 1,624 553
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,399 18,340 16,765 1,575 59 43 16
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,351 2,307 2,276 31 44 37 7
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 6,436 6,435 6,173 262 1 1 ...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,524 12,524 12,385 139 ... ... ...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,539 * 17,011 * 16,882 * 129 * 1,528 * 1,488 * 40 *
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,386 3,386 2,776 610 ... ... ...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,644 1,608 1,535 73 36 33 3
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,169 3,950 3,850 100 219 84 135
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,440 5,440 4,490 950 ... ... ...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 3,575 2,353 2,317 36 1,222 1,215 7
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,977 * 4,891 * 4,800 * 91 * 86 * 77 * 9 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 67,631 65,720 64,097 1,623 1,911 1,543 368
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,958 1,958 1,940 18 ... ... ...
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 2,316 * 2,301 * 15 * 199 * 182 * 17 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 678,020 611,876 557,669 54,207 66,144 225 65,919

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

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