Employment and Trends - September 2009

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

			PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS								TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE	TOTAL		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
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	*
JUNE 2009	2,759,484	*	2,471,386	*	2,358,491	*	104,986	*	7,909	*	288,098	*	164,374	*	20,648	*	103,076	*
JULY 2009	2,758,874	*	2,475,753	*	2,363,726	*	105,062	*	6,965	*	283,121	*	170,968	*	19,906	*	92,247	*
AUGUST 2009	2,750,531	*	2,477,346	*	2,366,058	*	104,223	*	7,065	*	273,185	*	158,457	*	20,527	*	94,201	*
SEPTEMBER 2009*	2,773,878	*	2,487,123	*	2,373,452	*	105,270	*	8,401	*	286,755	*	147,382	*	23,081	*	116,292	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,759,100		2,467,008		2,353,194		106,331		7,483		292,092		140,911		21,875		129,306
FISCAL YEAR 2009 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,740,158		2,459,154		2,344,821		106,715		7,618		281,004		136,960		21,975		122,070
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	37,464		30,380		29,854		134		392		7,084		2,982		882		3,220
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	109,189		107,422		105,262		1,694		466		1,767		916		220		631
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	736,592		668,989		656,769		10,978		1,242		67,603		57,868		8,246		1,489
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	281,632		244,533		242,421		1,898		214		37,099		34,883		1,553		663
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	190,988		182,892		182,080		812		...		8,096		7,442		589		65
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	162,132		149,325		148,088		1,197		40		12,807		11,736		972		99
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	24,970		24,351		24,237		114		...		619		554		63		2
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	76,870		67,888		59,943		6,957		988		8,982		3,253		5,069		660
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	113,495		110,072		109,207		860		5		3,423		2,300		879		244
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	75,381		57,675		56,470		1,099		106		17,706		14,279		2,127		1,300
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	104,460		85,009		83,705		1,074		230		19,451		15,322		2,305		1,824
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	80,167		40,782		34,441		2,635		3,706		39,385		7,122		124		32,139
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	16,909		16,121		15,629		492		...		788		660		108		20
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	67,149		56,986		56,075		867		44		10,163		8,150		384		1,629
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,585		9,210		9,168		42		...		375		343		32		...
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,277		55,871		55,518		348		5		1,406		1,200		198		8
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	16,145		15,640		15,447		193		...		505		430		69		6
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,101		3,844		3,768		76		...		257		194		32		31
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	297,318		271,906		255,272		15,098		1,536		25,412		16,076		5,273		4,063
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	179,905		170,059		158,095		11,940		24		9,846		6,826		580		2,440
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,399		16,789		16,198		580		11		1,610		610		116		884
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,351		2,331		2,298		33		...		20		15		5		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	6,436		5,049		4,862		187		...		1,387		1,312		71		4
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,524		12,381		12,265		116		...		143		120		22		1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,539	*	17,145	*	17,016	*	129	*	...	*	1,394	*	1,354	*	19	*	21	*
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,386		2,668		2,557		100		11		718		219		492		7
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,644		1,611		1,539		72		...		33		29		4		...
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	4,169		3,935		3,837		98		...		234		97		20		117
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,440		5,340		4,413		317		610		100		77		16		7
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	3,575		2,726		2,716		10		...		849		816		8		25
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	4,977	*	4,864	*	4,783	*	76	*	5	*	113	*	94	*	13	*	6	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	67,631		66,077		64,708		1,369		...		1,554		932		595		27
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,958		1,907		1,896		9		2		51		44		1		6
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*	640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	678,020		608,723		554,516		54,207		...		69,297		3,378		14		65,905

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