Employment and Trends - December 2010

TABLE 2 -- COMPARISON OF TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY BRANCH, AGENCY, AND AREA AS OF SEPTEMBER 2010 AND DECEMBER 2010

	TOTAL, ALL AREAS					UNITED STATES					WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
AGENCY	DECEMBER 2010*		SEPTEMBER 2010		CHANGE	DECEMBER 2010*		SEPTEMBER 2010		CHANGE	DECEMBER 2010*		SEPTEMBER 2010		CHANGE
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/	2,843,461		2,841,143	**	+2,318	2,750,695		2,750,352	**	+343	371,312		368,065	**	+3,247
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH	30,620		30,643	*	-23	30,614		30,637	*	-23	29,502		29,526	*	-24
CONGRESS	17,776		17,951		-175	17,776		17,951		-175	17,776		17,951		-175
U.S. SENATE	6,928		7,083		-155	6,928		7,083		-155	6,928		7,083		-155
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY	10,848		10,868		-20	10,848		10,868		-20	10,848		10,868		-20
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE	15	*	15	*	...	15	*	15	*	...	15	*	15	*	...
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL	2,633		2,507	*	+126	2,633		2,507	*	+126	2,633		2,507	*	+126
BOTANIC GARDEN	66		63	*	+3	66		63	*	+3	66		63	*	+3
U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM	16		15		+1	16		15		+1	16		15		+1
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE	238	*	238	*	...	238	*	238	*	...	238	*	238	*	...
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE	3,191	*	3,191	*	...	3,191	*	3,191	*	...	2,308	*	2,308	*	...
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE	2,378	*	2,378	*	...	2,378	*	2,378	*	...	2,188	*	2,188	*	...
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT	6	*	6	*	...	6	*	6	*	...	2	*	2	*	...
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS	3,871	*	3,871	*	...	3,865	*	3,865	*	...	3,831	*	3,831	*	...
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION	35		32	*	+3	35		32	*	+3	35		32	*	+3
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION	16		20		-4	16		20		-4	16		20		-4
U.S. COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS	108		110	*	-2	108		110	*	-2	108		110	*	-2
U.S. TAX COURT	248		223	*	+25	248		223	*	+25	247		223	*	+24
JUDICIAL BRANCH	33,762	*	33,756	*	+6	33,393	*	33,387	*	+6	2,823	*	2,817	*	+6
U.S. SUPREME COURT	491		485	*	+6	491		485	*	+6	491		485	*	+6
U.S. COURTS	33,271	*	33,271	*	...	32,902	*	32,902	*	...	2,332	*	2,332	*	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH	2,779,079		2,776,744	**	+2,335	2,686,688		2,686,328	**	+360	338,987		335,722	**	+3,265
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT	1,866	*	1,965	*	-99	1,854	*	1,952	*	-98	1,854	*	1,952	*	-98
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE	457		480		-23	457		480		-23	457		480		-23
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT	20		20		...	20		20		...	20		20		...
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	547		594		-47	547		594		-47	547		594		-47
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION	224		232		-8	224		232		-8	224		232		-8
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS	28		40		-12	28		40		-12	28		40		-12
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY/OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY	24		26		-2	24		26		-2	24		26		-2
OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE	89		89		...	89		89		...	89		89		...
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL	77		80		-3	77		80		-3	77		80		-3
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY	108		104		+4	108		104		+4	108		104		+4
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY	34		35		-1	34		35		-1	34		35		-1
OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE	235		242		-7	223		229		-6	223		229		-6
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS	1,936,516	*	1,937,291	**	-775	1,850,365	*	1,852,667	**	-2,302	273,353	*	270,458	**	+2,895
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	39,336		39,016	**	+320	16,080		15,865	**	+215	13,219		13,043	**	+176
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	113,022		110,099		+2,923	112,207		109,439		+2,768	15,644		15,505		+139
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	779,163		772,601		+6,562	729,613		724,186		+5,427	76,876		76,181		+695
DEFENSE, MILITARY FUNCTION TOTAL	754,373		747,492		+6,881	704,886		699,140		+5,746	76,078		75,403		+675
DEFENSE, CIVIL FUNCTION TOTAL	24,790		25,109	*	-319	24,727		25,046	*	-319	798		778	*	+20
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	295,267		294,205		+1,062	274,246		273,411		+835	21,980		22,117		-137
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, MILITARY FUNCTION TOTAL	270,478		269,097		+1,381	249,520		248,366		+1,154	21,182		21,340		-158
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CIVIL FUNCTION TOTAL	24,789		25,108		-319	24,726		25,045		-319	798		777		+21
CORP OF ENGINEERS	24,694		25,039		-345	24,631		24,976		-345	703		708		-5
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES	95		69		+26	95		69		+26	95		69		+26
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	200,350		198,981		+1,369	192,509		191,264		+1,245	29,461		28,770		+691
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	175,000		172,384		+2,616	168,985		166,460		+2,525	5,740		5,892		-152
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,330		25,166	*	+164	24,706		24,554	*	+152	2,138		2,249	*	-111
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	83,216		81,865		+1,351	69,167		68,497		+670	17,557		17,153		+404
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	119,091		117,916		+1,175	116,899		115,774		+1,125	26,890		26,544		+346
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	70,859		70,231	*	+628	70,496		69,872	*	+624	7,971		7,796	*	+175
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	96,543		106,867		-10,324	95,640		105,988		-10,348	11,314		11,338		-24
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	45,524		56,856		-11,332	45,169		56,443		-11,274	23,889		24,007		-118
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,523		17,592		-69	17,479		17,548		-69	6,170		6,170		...
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	70,625		69,839		+786	70,237		69,461		+776	31,774		31,446		+328
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,813		9,585	*	+228	9,738		9,505	*	+233	3,459		3,205	*	+254
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	58,129		57,972		+157	57,793		57,646		+147	9,972		9,904		+68
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	16,145	*	16,145	*	...	16,124	*	16,124	*	...	5,562	*	5,562	*	...
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,452	*	4,452		...	4,445	*	4,445		...	3,259	*	3,259		...
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	312,987		304,665	*	+8,322	308,777		300,638	*	+8,139	9,029		8,671	*	+358
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	183,304		183,455		-151	179,668		179,733		-65	28,325		27,827		+498
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES	840,697		837,488	*	+3,209	834,469		831,709	*	+2,760	63,780		63,312	*	+468
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION	48		45		+3	48		45		+3	46		43		+3
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION	29		26		+3	29		26		+3	29		26		+3
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION	455	*	455	*	...	24	*	24	*	...	20	*	20	*	...
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION	8		8		...	8		8		...	8		8		...
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD	26		29	*	-3	26		29	*	-3	26		29	*	-3
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME	267	*	267	*	...	267	*	267	*	...	266	*	266	*	...
ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION	6		7		-1	6		7		-1	3		3		...
BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION	2		2		...	2		2		...	2		2		...
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,873	*	1,873	*	...	1,873	*	1,873	*	...	1,873	*	1,873	*	...
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD	46		42		+4	46		42		+4	39		37		+2
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION	2		2		...	2		2		...	...		...		...
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS	11		11		...	11		11		...	11		11		...
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS	42		44		-2	42		44		-2	31		32		-1
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED	25		25		...	25		25		...	25		25		...
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	683		477	*	+206	238		477	*	-239	...		298	*	-298
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION	543		461	*	+82	542		461	*	+81	419		347	*	+72
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE	574	*	574	*	...	571	*	571	*	...	311	*	311	*	...
COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	1,246		1,246	*	...	1,246		1,246	*	...	1,246		1,245	*	+1
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD	107		101	*	+6	107		101	*	+6	92		86	*	+6
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY	5	*	5	*	...	5	*	5	*	...	1	*	1	*	...
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION	57		57		...	57		57		...	53		52		+1
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,740	*	18,740		...	18,663	*	18,663		...	5,375	*	5,375		...
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,571		2,543		+28	2,560		2,532		+28	510		512		-2
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES	396		380		+16	396		380		+16	370		354		+16
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION	290		278	*	+12	290		278	*	+12	158		152	*	+6
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION	11		11	*	...	11		11	*	...	11		11	*	...
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION	1,831		1,838		-7	1,829		1,836		-7	1,541		1,546		-5
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,396		6,436	*	+1,960	8,373		6,414	*	+1,959	1,872		1,661	*	+211
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION	348		371	*	-23	348		371	*	-23	348		371	*	-23
FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL	10		10		...	10		10		...	8		8		...
UNSPECIFIED	478		144	*	+334	478		144	*	+334	447		117	*	+330
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY	139		140		-1	139		140		-1	85		87		-2
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION	128		128		...	128		128		...	119		119		...
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE	243		244		-1	243		244		-1	60		61		-1
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION	47	*	47	*	...	47	*	47	*	...	43	*	43	*	...
FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD	97		94		+3	97		94		+3	97		94		+3
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION	1,131	*	1,131	*	...	1,131	*	1,131	*	...	976	*	976	*	...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,820	*	12,820	*	...	12,765	*	12,765	*	...	4,429	*	4,429	*	...
HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION	4		4		...	4		4		...	4		4		...
U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM	186		187		-1	186		187		-1	183		184		-1
U.S. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS	12		14		-2	12		14		-2	12		13		-1
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION	42		40		+2	42		40		+2	42		40		+2
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND MEXICO	286	*	286	*	...	286	*	286	*	...	1	*	1	*	...
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND CANADA	7	*	7	*	...	7	*	7	*	...	3	*	3	*	...
INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND CANADA	19		22		-3	14		17		-3	10		10		...
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION	404		401	*	+3	404		401	*	+3	404		401	*	+3
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION	5		5		...	5		5		...	5		5		...
JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION	4		4		...	4		4		...	4		4		...
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION	13		13		...	13		13		...	13		13		...
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD	220	*	220		...	220	*	220		...	133	*	133		...
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION	288		282	*	+6	255		253	*	+2	255		253	*	+2
MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION	39		42		-3	39		42		-3	2		2		...
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,573		3,523		+50	3,573		3,523		+50	1,444		1,442		+2
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,664	*	18,664		...	18,652	*	18,652		...	4,250	*	4,250		...
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION	46		45		+1	46		45		+1	46		45		+1
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE	3	*	3	*	...	3	*	3	*	...	3	*	3	*	...
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY	10		9		+1	10		9		+1	10		9		+1
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION	1,105		1,043	*	+62	1,105		1,043	*	+62	234		228	*	+6
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES	413		391	*	+22	413		391	*	+22	412		389	*	+23
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS	167		167	*	...	167		167	*	...	167		167	*	...
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES	168		157	*	+11	168		157	*	+11	167		155	*	+12
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES	78		67		+11	78		67		+11	78		67		+11
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,717		1,715		+2	1,696		1,692		+4	462		460		+2
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD	49		46		+3	49		46		+3	47		44		+3
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION	1,476		1,474		+2	1,470		1,468		+2	1,464		1,462		+2
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD	394		385		+9	394		385		+9	307		297		+10
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	4,178		4,240		-62	4,174		4,236		-62	3,011		3,050		-39
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD	13		13		...	13		13		...	10		10		...
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION	60		58		+2	60		58		+2	45		43		+2
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION	44		45	*	-1	44		45	*	-1	...		...	*	...
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS	77		77	*	...	77		77	*	...	76		76	*	...
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,892	*	5,892		...	5,868	*	5,868		...	1,886	*	1,886		...
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL	110	*	110		...	110	*	110		...	84	*	84		...
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION	204		200	*	+4	204		200	*	+4	203		199	*	+4
PEACE CORPS	1,100		1,082		+18	760		747		+13	627		621		+6
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION	973		953		+20	973		953		+20	971		951		+20
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION	52	*	52	*	...	52	*	52	*	...	52	*	52	*	...
PRESIDIO TRUST	350		346		+4	350		346		+4	...		...		...
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD	987		981		+6	987		981		+6	5		4		+1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	3,981		3,917		+64	3,981		3,917		+64	2,370		2,339		+31
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM	163		158	*	+5	161		156	*	+5	50		54	*	-4
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	4,037		...	4,003	*	4,003		...	1,069	*	1,069		...
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	4,990	*	4,984	*	+6	4,966	*	4,960	*	+6	4,595	*	4,584	*	+11
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART	809	*	809	*	...	809	*	809	*	...	809	*	809	*	...
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (EXCEPT UNITS ADMINISTERED UNDER SEPARATE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES)	4,079		4,078		+1	4,055		4,054		+1	3,684		3,678		+6
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS	50		48		+2	50		48		+2	50		48		+2
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS	52		49		+3	52		49		+3	52		49		+3
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	70,278		69,975		+303	69,804		69,505		+299	1,852		1,801		+51
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY	12,531		12,457		+74	12,531		12,457		+74	7		7		...
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	44		42		+2	44		42		+2	44		42		+2
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,945		1,953		-8	1,717		1,716		+1	1,553		1,544		+9
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	2,515	*	...	1,585	*	1,585	*	...	1,584	*	1,584	*	...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	643,420	*	643,420		...	640,377	*	640,377		...	12,985	*	12,985		...
UTAH RECLAMATION MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION	14		15		-1	14		15		-1	...		...		...
VALLES CALDERA TRUST	28	*	28	*	...	28	*	28	*	...	...	*	...	*	...
WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE	1	*	1	*	...	1	*	1	*	...	1	*	1	*	...

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER, AS REPORT FOR CURRENT
QUARTER WAS NOT RECEIVED BY INPUT CUTOFF DATE.
**REVISED.


A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.