Employment and Trends - September 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	SEPTEMBER 2009*	AUGUST 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2008**	SEPTEMBER 2009*	AUGUST 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2008**	SEPTEMBER 2009*	AUGUST 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2008**	SEPTEMBER 2009*	AUGUST 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2008**
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT	2,838,491	2,814,217	2,757,872	2,749,287	2,726,553	2,669,588	356,545	354,144	342,611	89,204	87,664	88,284
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,583,535	2,586,259	2,519,051	2,502,785	2,505,962	2,439,314	344,432	343,148	331,001	80,750	80,297	79,737
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	130,043	126,470	132,048	125,577	122,134	127,405	7,342	6,800	7,367	4,466	4,336	4,643
INTERMITTENT	124,913	101,488	106,773	120,925	98,457	102,869	4,771	4,196	4,243	3,988	3,031	3,904
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,604,493	2,601,199	2,552,497	2,525,087	2,522,345	2,474,253	318,350	316,924	307,207	79,406	78,854	78,244
FULL-TIME	2,473,035	2,471,261	2,417,714	2,397,556	2,396,196	2,343,511	311,695	310,613	300,413	75,479	75,065	74,203
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	131,458	129,938	134,783	127,531	126,149	130,742	6,655	6,311	6,794	3,927	3,789	4,041
TEMPORARY POSITION	233,998	213,018	205,375	224,200	204,208	195,335	38,195	37,220	35,404	9,798	8,810	10,040
FULL-TIME	110,500	114,998	101,337	105,229	109,766	95,803	32,737	32,535	30,588	5,271	5,232	5,534
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	123,498	98,020	104,038	118,971	94,442	99,532	5,458	4,685	4,816	4,527	3,578	4,506
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,532,253	2,522,221	2,484,057	2,469,038	2,460,706	2,422,786	309,055	306,645	298,268	63,215	61,515	61,271
FULL-TIME	2,417,116	2,409,447	2,366,382	2,356,522	2,349,550	2,307,466	303,800	301,487	292,794	60,594	59,897	58,916
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	106,734	105,706	109,524	105,302	104,524	108,260	4,972	4,898	5,101	1,432	1,182	1,264
INTERMITTENT	8,403	7,068	8,151	7,214	6,632	7,060	283	260	373	1,189	436	1,091
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	306,238	291,996	273,815	280,249	265,847	246,802	47,490	47,499	44,343	25,989	26,149	27,013
FULL-TIME	166,419	176,812	152,669	146,263	156,412	131,848	40,632	41,661	38,207	20,156	20,400	20,821
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	23,309	20,764	22,524	20,275	17,610	19,145	2,370	1,902	2,266	3,034	3,154	3,379
INTERMITTENT	116,510	94,420	98,622	113,711	91,825	95,809	4,488	3,936	3,870	2,799	2,595	2,813
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,407,142	1,399,003	1,343,385	1,380,346	1,372,940	1,318,155	224,124	222,286	214,894	26,796	26,063	25,230
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,354,665	1,345,715	1,299,144	1,329,422	1,321,028	1,275,349	219,591	217,828	211,126	25,243	24,687	23,795
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	52,477	53,288	44,241	50,924	51,912	42,806	4,533	4,458	3,768	1,553	1,376	1,435
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,431,349	1,415,214	1,414,487	1,368,941	1,353,613	1,351,433	132,421	131,858	127,717	62,408	61,601	63,054
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,177,588	1,176,506	1,184,913	1,139,616	1,139,678	1,147,437	89,464	88,817	87,142	37,972	36,828	37,476
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	253,761	238,708	229,574	229,325	213,935	203,996	42,957	43,041	40,575	24,436	24,773	25,578
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	212,985	214,660	211,849	206,862	208,322	205,331	10,636	11,478	10,999	6,123	6,338	6,518
POSTAL	678,020	682,618	728,276	674,779	679,351	724,831	13,273	13,287	14,051	3,241	3,267	3,445
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,947,486	1,916,939	1,817,747	1,867,646	1,838,880	1,739,426	332,636	329,379	317,561	79,840	78,059	78,321
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,804,573	2,780,513	2,724,689	2,741,735	2,718,495	2,661,628	353,127	350,628	339,229	62,838	62,018	63,061
NON U.S. CITIZEN	33,918	33,704	33,183	7,552	8,058	7,960	3,418	3,516	3,382	26,366	25,646	25,223
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		36,068	43,773	32,876	33,943	41,501	29,650	4,831	5,147	5,338	2,125	2,272
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	30,859	29,932	30,293	30,853	29,926	30,287	29,739	28,811	29,181	6	6	6
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	30,453	29,496	29,873	30,447	29,490	29,867	29,382	28,424	28,805	6	6	6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	283	311	301	283	311	301	239	267	260	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	123	125	119	123	125	119	118	120	116	...	...	...
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	11,671	11,378	11,315	11,665	11,372	11,309	10,571	10,278	10,221	6	6	6
FULL-TIME	11,383	11,077	11,029	11,377	11,071	11,023	10,332	10,026	9,979	6	6	6
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	288	301	286	288	301	286	239	252	242	...	...	...
TEMPORARY POSITION	19,188	18,554	18,978	19,188	18,554	18,978	19,168	18,533	18,960	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	19,070	18,419	18,844	19,070	18,419	18,844	19,050	18,398	18,826	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	118	135	134	118	135	134	118	135	134	...	...	...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	11,672	11,417	11,333	11,666	11,411	11,327	10,568	10,313	10,247	6	6	6
FULL-TIME	11,424	11,149	11,072	11,418	11,143	11,066	10,362	10,087	10,025	6	6	6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	246	265	258	246	265	258	204	223	219	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	19,187	18,515	18,960	19,187	18,515	18,960	19,171	18,498	18,934	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	19,029	18,347	18,801	19,029	18,347	18,801	19,020	18,337	18,780	...	...	...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	37	46	43	37	46	43	35	44	41	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	121	122	116	121	122	116	116	117	113	...	...	...
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	2,422	2,422	2,433	2,422	2,422	2,433	2,233	2,233	2,247	...	...	...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	2,416	2,416	2,425	2,416	2,416	2,425	2,227	2,227	2,239	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	6	6	8	6	6	8	6	6	8	...	...	...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	28,437	27,510	27,860	28,431	27,504	27,854	27,506	26,578	26,934	6	6	6
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	9,256	9,001	8,908	9,250	8,995	8,902	8,341	8,086	8,008	6	6	6
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	19,181	18,509	18,952	19,181	18,509	18,952	19,165	18,492	18,926	...	...	...
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	2,831	2,712	2,707	2,831	2,712	2,707	2,785	2,666	2,664	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	28,028	27,220	27,586	28,022	27,214	27,580	26,954	26,145	26,517	6	6	6
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	30,800	29,859	30,221	30,794	29,853	30,215	29,680	28,738	29,109	6	6	6
NON U.S. CITIZEN	59	73	72	59	73	72	59	73	72	...	...	...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		171	119	120	171	119	120	167	115	114	...	...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	33,754	33,754	33,754	33,385	33,385	33,385	2,815	2,815	2,815	369	369	369
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	32,248	32,248	32,248	31,900	31,900	31,900	2,674	2,674	2,674	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	33,438	33,080	33,080	33,080	2,747	2,747	2,747	358	358	358
FULL-TIME	32,221	32,221	32,221	31,873	31,873	31,873	2,647	2,647	2,647	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	316	305	305	305	68	68	68	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	289	289	289	278	278	278	41	41	41	11	11	11
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	33,458	33,458	33,458	33,100	33,100	33,100	2,767	2,767	2,767	358	358	358
FULL-TIME	32,240	32,240	32,240	31,892	31,892	31,892	2,666	2,666	2,666	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	296	285	285	285	48	48	48	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	...	...	...
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	33,754	33,385	33,385	33,385	2,815	2,815	2,815	369	369	369
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	33,458	33,458	33,458	33,100	33,100	33,100	2,767	2,767	2,767	358	358	358
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	296	296	296	285	285	285	48	48	48	11	11	11
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	33,754	33,754	33,754	33,385	33,385	33,385	2,815	2,815	2,815	369	369	369
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	33,208	33,208	33,208	32,845	32,845	32,845	2,619	2,619	2,619	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	2,773,878	2,750,531	2,693,825	2,685,049	2,663,242	2,605,916	323,991	322,518	310,615	88,829	87,289	87,909
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,520,834	2,524,515	2,456,930	2,440,438	2,444,572	2,377,547	312,376	312,050	299,522	80,396	79,943	79,383
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	128,351	124,750	130,338	123,903	120,432	125,713	6,970	6,400	6,974	4,448	4,318	4,625
INTERMITTENT	124,693	101,266	106,557	120,708	98,238	102,656	4,645	4,068	4,119	3,985	3,028	3,901
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,559,384	2,556,383	2,507,744	2,480,342	2,477,893	2,429,864	305,032	303,899	294,239	79,042	78,490	77,880
FULL-TIME	2,429,431	2,427,963	2,374,464	2,354,306	2,353,252	2,300,615	298,716	297,940	287,787	75,125	74,711	73,849
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	129,953	128,420	133,280	126,036	124,641	129,249	6,316	5,959	6,452	3,917	3,779	4,031
TEMPORARY POSITION	214,494	194,148	186,081	204,707	185,349	176,052	18,959	18,619	16,376	9,787	8,799	10,029
FULL-TIME	91,403	96,552	82,466	86,132	91,320	76,932	13,660	14,110	11,735	5,271	5,232	5,534
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	123,091	97,596	103,615	118,575	94,029	99,120	5,299	4,509	4,641	4,516	3,567	4,495
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,487,123	2,477,346	2,439,266	2,424,272	2,416,195	2,378,359	295,720	293,565	285,254	62,851	61,151	60,907
FULL-TIME	2,373,452	2,366,058	2,323,070	2,313,212	2,306,515	2,264,508	290,772	288,734	280,103	60,240	59,543	58,562
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	105,270	104,223	108,048	103,848	103,051	106,794	4,667	4,574	4,781	1,422	1,172	1,254
INTERMITTENT	8,401	7,065	8,148	7,212	6,629	7,057	281	257	370	1,189	436	1,091
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	286,755	273,185	254,559	260,777	247,047	227,557	28,271	28,953	25,361	25,978	26,138	27,002
FULL-TIME	147,382	158,457	133,860	127,226	138,057	113,039	21,604	23,316	19,419	20,156	20,400	20,821
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	23,081	20,527	22,290	20,055	17,381	18,919	2,303	1,826	2,193	3,026	3,146	3,371
INTERMITTENT	116,292	94,201	98,409	113,496	91,609	95,599	4,364	3,811	3,749	2,796	2,592	2,810
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,404,720	1,396,581	1,340,952	1,377,924	1,370,518	1,315,722	221,891	220,053	212,647	26,796	26,063	25,230
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,352,249	1,343,299	1,296,719	1,327,006	1,318,612	1,272,924	217,364	215,601	208,887	25,243	24,687	23,795
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	52,471	53,282	44,233	50,918	51,906	42,798	4,527	4,452	3,760	1,553	1,376	1,435
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,369,158	1,353,950	1,352,873	1,307,125	1,292,724	1,290,194	102,100	102,465	97,968	62,033	61,226	62,679
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,134,874	1,134,047	1,142,547	1,097,266	1,097,583	1,105,435	78,356	77,964	76,367	37,608	36,464	37,112
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	234,284	219,903	210,326	209,859	195,141	184,759	23,744	24,501	21,601	24,425	24,762	25,567
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	210,154	211,948	209,142	204,031	205,610	202,624	7,851	8,812	8,335	6,123	6,338	6,518
POSTAL	678,020	682,618	728,276	674,779	679,351	724,831	13,273	13,287	14,051	3,241	3,267	3,445
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,885,704	1,855,965	1,756,407	1,806,239	1,778,281	1,678,461	302,867	300,419	288,229	79,465	77,684	77,946
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,740,565	2,717,446	2,661,260	2,678,096	2,655,797	2,598,568	320,828	319,271	307,501	62,469	61,649	62,692
NON U.S. CITIZEN	33,313	33,085	32,565	6,953	7,445	7,348	3,163	3,247	3,114	26,360	25,640	25,217
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		35,897	43,654	32,756	33,772	41,382	29,530	4,664	5,032	5,224	2,125	2,272

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