Employment and Trends - December 2010

TABLE 26 -- ACCESSIONS TO THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY BRANCH AND SELECTED

	TOTAL			ACCESSIONS TO THE   COMPETITIVE SERVICE									ACCESSIONS TO THE  EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
				TOTAL			NEW HIRES			OTHER			TOTAL			NEW HIRES			OTHER
AGENCY	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
DECEMBER 2010	93,224	**	3.34	45,736	**	3.12	24,250	**	1.66	21,486	**	1.47	47,488	**	3.58	38,796	**	2.93	8,692	**	0.66
SEPTEMBER 2010	101,386	**	3.34	39,390	**	2.71	29,253	**	2.02	10,137	**	0.70	61,996	**	3.92	55,263	**	3.50	6,733	**	0.43
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
DECEMBER 2010	257	**	2.01	19	**	0.78	12	**	0.49	7	**	0.29	238	**	2.30	231	**	2.23	7	**	0.07
SEPTEMBER 2010	157	*	1.24	18	*	0.74	12	*	0.50	6	*	0.25	139	*	1.35	133	*	1.30	6	*	0.06
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
DECEMBER 2010	27	*	0.85	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	27	*	0.85	27	*	0.85	...	*	...
SEPTEMBER 2010	27	*	0.85	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	27	*	0.85	27	*	0.85	...	*	...
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
DECEMBER 2010	18	*	0.76	18	*	0.78	12	*	0.52	6	*	0.26	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
SEPTEMBER 2010	18	*	0.76	18	*	0.78	12	*	0.52	6	*	0.26	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
DECEMBER 2010	69	*	1.78	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	69	*	1.78	63	*	1.63	6	*	0.15
SEPTEMBER 2010	69	*	1.78	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	69	*	1.78	63	*	1.63	6	*	0.15
JUDICIAL BRANCH
DECEMBER 2010	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
SEPTEMBER 2010	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
DECEMBER 2010	92,951	**	3.35	45,717	**	3.13	24,238	**	1.66	21,479	**	1.47	47,234	**	3.59	38,549	**	2.93	8,685	**	0.66
SEPTEMBER 2010	101,222	**	3.35	39,372	**	2.72	29,241	**	2.02	10,131	**	0.70	61,850	**	3.94	55,123	**	3.51	6,727	**	0.43
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
DECEMBER 2010	62	*	3.24	16	*	2.03	12	*	1.52	4	*	0.51	46	*	4.08	46	*	4.08	...	*	...
SEPTEMBER 2010	134	*	6.89	26	*	3.31	19	*	2.42	7	*	0.89	108	*	9.32	108	*	9.32	...	*	...
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
DECEMBER 2010	78,114	*	4.03	43,440	*	3.29	22,473	*	1.70	20,967	*	1.59	34,674	*	5.61	26,410	*	4.28	8,264	*	1.34
SEPTEMBER 2010	83,758	**	3.84	36,296	**	2.77	26,734	**	2.04	9,562	**	0.73	47,462	**	5.46	41,153	**	4.73	6,309	**	0.73
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DECEMBER 2010	883		2.25	157		1.63	137		1.42	20		0.21	726		2.46	440		1.49	286		0.97
SEPTEMBER 2010	1,194	**	3.07	149	**	1.57	139	**	1.47	10	**	0.11	1,045	**	3.55	760	**	2.58	285	**	0.97
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DECEMBER 2010	11,331		10.16	10,971		10.64	2,351		2.28	8,620		8.36	360		4.26	254		3.01	106		1.26
SEPTEMBER 2010	2,292		2.02	2,076		1.98	753		0.72	1,323		1.26	216		2.51	196		2.28	20		0.23
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DECEMBER 2010	33,601		4.33	19,601		3.22	11,869		1.95	7,732		1.27	14,000		8.37	8,472		5.07	5,528		3.31
SEPTEMBER 2010	40,317		5.23	21,060		3.51	15,917		2.65	5,143		0.86	19,257		11.25	14,260		8.33	4,997		2.92
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
DECEMBER 2010	11,267		3.82	6,047		2.67	4,472		1.98	1,575		0.70	5,220		7.63	2,768		4.05	2,452		3.58
SEPTEMBER 2010	14,995		5.09	7,841		3.50	6,051		2.70	1,790		0.80	7,154		10.12	4,519		6.39	2,635		3.73
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
DECEMBER 2010	6,604		3.31	4,149		2.47	2,324		1.38	1,825		1.09	2,455		7.80	1,683		5.35	772		2.45
SEPTEMBER 2010	8,908		4.50	4,709		2.83	3,646		2.19	1,063		0.64	4,199		13.13	3,753		11.74	446		1.39
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
DECEMBER 2010	10,398		5.99	6,734		5.06	3,628		2.73	3,106		2.34	3,664		9.00	2,262		5.55	1,402		3.44
SEPTEMBER 2010	10,016		5.82	5,250		4.03	4,197		3.22	1,053		0.81	4,766		11.36	3,475		8.28	1,291		3.08
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
DECEMBER 2010	1,088		4.31	852		3.64	311		1.33	541		2.31	236		12.91	71		3.88	165		9.03
SEPTEMBER 2010	1,023	*	4.07	701	*	3.03	276	*	1.19	425	*	1.84	322	*	16.03	273	*	13.59	49	*	2.44
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
DECEMBER 2010	4,244		5.14	1,819		3.15	1,134		1.96	685		1.19	2,425		9.79	1,688		6.82	737		2.98
SEPTEMBER 2010	5,375		6.59	2,559		4.49	1,747		3.06	812		1.42	2,816		11.46	2,240		9.12	576		2.34
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DECEMBER 2010	2,505		2.11	996		1.51	925		1.40	71		0.11	1,509		2.88	1,508		2.88	1		...
SEPTEMBER 2010	3,548		3.03	1,265		1.93	1,182		1.80	83		0.13	2,283		4.43	2,281		4.43	2		...
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DECEMBER 2010	2,367		3.36	1,445		2.44	838		1.41	607		1.02	922		8.22	734		6.54	188		1.68
SEPTEMBER 2010	2,707	*	3.85	1,632	*	2.75	966	*	1.63	666	*	1.12	1,075	*	9.85	880	*	8.06	195	*	1.79
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DECEMBER 2010	2,785		2.74	1,609		1.79	1,101		1.23	508		0.57	1,176		9.83	1,083		9.05	93		0.78
SEPTEMBER 2010	4,937		4.57	2,364		2.51	1,865		1.98	499		0.53	2,573		18.42	2,443		17.49	130		0.93
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DECEMBER 2010	1,498		2.93	579		1.67	300		0.87	279		0.81	919		5.54	903		5.45	16		0.10
SEPTEMBER 2010	7,376		2.46	631		1.79	460		1.30	171		0.48	6,745		2.55	6,731		2.55	14		0.01
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DECEMBER 2010	346		1.97	197		1.30	147		0.97	50		0.33	149		6.10	146		5.98	3		0.12
SEPTEMBER 2010	911		5.25	420		2.80	327		2.18	93		0.62	491		20.65	481		20.23	10		0.42
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DECEMBER 2010	4,432		6.31	2,034		3.74	1,626		2.99	408		0.75	2,398		15.11	2,363		14.89	35		0.22
SEPTEMBER 2010	6,599		9.40	2,574		4.82	2,144		4.01	430		0.80	4,025		23.98	3,993		23.79	32		0.19
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DECEMBER 2010	109		1.12	82		0.96	53		0.62	29		0.34	27		2.29	27		2.29	...		...
SEPTEMBER 2010	424	*	4.42	160	*	1.89	126	*	1.49	34	*	0.40	264	*	23.28	263	*	23.19	1	*	0.09
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DECEMBER 2010	979		1.69	121		1.47	84		1.02	37		0.45	858		1.72	706		1.42	152		0.31
SEPTEMBER 2010	1,496		2.58	194		2.37	146		1.78	48		0.59	1,302		2.62	1,152		2.32	150		0.30
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DECEMBER 2010	640	*	3.96	306	*	2.24	240	*	1.75	66	*	0.48	334	*	13.59	321	*	13.06	13	*	0.53
SEPTEMBER 2010	640	*	3.96	306	*	2.24	240	*	1.75	66	*	0.48	334	*	13.59	321	*	13.06	13	*	0.53
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DECEMBER 2010	371	*	8.33	123	*	3.81	88	*	2.72	35	*	1.08	248	*	20.31	246	*	20.15	2	*	0.16
SEPTEMBER 2010	371		8.55	123		3.85	88		2.76	35		1.10	248		21.61	246		21.44	2		0.17
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
DECEMBER 2010	10,972		3.55	3,741		2.59	1,836		1.27	1,905		1.32	7,231		4.40	5,719		3.48	1,512		0.92
SEPTEMBER 2010	4,838	*	1.59	1,542	*	1.07	1,158	*	0.81	384	*	0.27	3,296	*	2.05	3,130	*	1.94	166	*	0.10
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DECEMBER 2010	5,295		2.89	1,478		1.47	878		0.87	600		0.60	3,817		4.60	3,488		4.20	329		0.40
SEPTEMBER 2010	6,108		3.39	1,800		1.89	1,223		1.29	577		0.61	4,308		5.05	4,016		4.71	292		0.34
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
DECEMBER 2010	14,775	**	1.76	2,261	**	1.59	1,753	**	1.23	508	**	0.36	12,514	**	1.80	12,093	**	1.74	421	**	0.06
SEPTEMBER 2010	17,330	*	2.07	3,050	*	2.19	2,488	*	1.79	562	*	0.40	14,280	*	2.04	13,862	*	1.98	418	*	0.06
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
DECEMBER 2010	6	*	0.32	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	6	*	0.32	6	*	0.32	...	*	...
SEPTEMBER 2010	6	*	0.32	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	6	*	0.32	6	*	0.32	...	*	...
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DECEMBER 2010	596	*	3.18	132	*	0.88	94	*	0.63	38	*	0.25	464	*	12.42	463	*	12.39	1	*	0.03
SEPTEMBER 2010	596		3.18	132		0.88	94		0.63	38		0.25	464		12.16	463		12.13	1		0.03
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
DECEMBER 2010	61		2.39	38		1.95	25		1.28	13		0.67	23		3.78	23		3.78	...		...
SEPTEMBER 2010	165		6.65	121		6.39	78		4.12	43		2.27	44		7.48	42		7.14	2		0.34
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
DECEMBER 2010	20		1.09	7		0.58	4		0.33	3		0.25	13		2.08	12		1.92	1		0.16
SEPTEMBER 2010	39		2.12	15		1.24	8		0.66	7		0.58	24		3.82	23		3.66	1		0.16
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
DECEMBER 2010	377		5.08	250		4.42	225		3.98	25		0.44	127		7.23	114		6.49	13		0.74
SEPTEMBER 2010	680	*	10.57	344	*	6.83	320	*	6.35	24	*	0.48	336	*	24.03	319	*	22.82	17	*	1.22
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
DECEMBER 2010	403	*	3.14	169	*	1.48	98	*	0.86	71	*	0.62	234	*	16.44	212	*	14.90	22	*	1.55
SEPTEMBER 2010	403	*	3.14	169	*	1.48	98	*	0.86	71	*	0.62	234	*	16.44	212	*	14.90	22	*	1.55
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
DECEMBER 2010	447	*	2.39	212	*	1.21	184	*	1.05	28	*	0.16	235	*	20.45	139	*	12.10	96	*	8.36
SEPTEMBER 2010	447		2.39	212		1.22	184		1.06	28		0.16	235		19.03	139		11.26	96		7.77
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
DECEMBER 2010	189		5.33	53		1.96	37		1.37	16		0.59	136		16.14	87		10.33	49		5.82
SEPTEMBER 2010	176		4.95	60		2.23	45		1.67	15		0.56	116		13.44	98		11.36	18		2.09
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
DECEMBER 2010	35		2.04	6		0.66	4		0.44	2		0.22	29		3.56	26		3.20	3		0.37
SEPTEMBER 2010	87		5.09	28		3.16	23		2.59	5		0.56	59		7.17	51		6.20	8		0.97
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
DECEMBER 2010	44		1.05	...		...	...		...	...		...	44		1.05	38		0.90	6		0.14
SEPTEMBER 2010	133		3.15	...		...	...		...	...		...	133		3.15	129		3.05	4		0.09
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
DECEMBER 2010	405	*	6.87	250	*	5.60	175	*	3.92	75	*	1.68	155	*	10.88	152	*	10.67	3	*	0.21
SEPTEMBER 2010	405		7.06	250		5.73	175		4.01	75		1.72	155		11.25	152		11.03	3		0.22
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
DECEMBER 2010	16		1.63	16		1.65	12		1.24	4		0.41	...		...	...		...	...		...
SEPTEMBER 2010	31		3.17	31		3.22	20		2.08	11		1.14	...		...	...		...	...		...
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
DECEMBER 2010	159		4.03	88		4.08	67		3.10	21		0.97	71		3.97	66		3.69	5		0.28
SEPTEMBER 2010	182		4.61	56		2.63	40		1.88	16		0.75	126		6.94	123		6.77	3		0.17
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DECEMBER 2010	281	*	6.96	210	*	6.12	97	*	2.83	113	*	3.30	71	*	11.68	56	*	9.21	15	*	2.47
SEPTEMBER 2010	281		7.62	210		6.71	97		3.10	113		3.61	71		12.70	56		10.02	15		2.68
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DECEMBER 2010	127	*	2.55	114	*	2.37	91	*	1.89	23	*	0.48	13	*	7.45	8	*	4.58	5	*	2.87
SEPTEMBER 2010	196	*	3.97	163	*	3.41	144	*	3.02	19	*	0.40	33	*	19.94	30	*	18.13	3	*	1.81
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
DECEMBER 2010	1,464		2.09	406		0.69	404		0.69	2		...	1,058		9.28	922		8.09	136		1.19
SEPTEMBER 2010	3,094		4.52	915		1.60	902		1.58	13		0.02	2,179		19.39	2,037		18.13	142		1.26
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
DECEMBER 2010	19		0.97	10		0.70	8		0.56	2		0.14	9		1.71	8		1.52	1		0.19
SEPTEMBER 2010	20		1.03	15		1.06	14		0.99	1		0.07	5		0.95	5		0.95	...		...
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DECEMBER 2010	222	*	8.83	60	*	5.96	48	*	4.77	12	*	1.19	162	*	10.74	162	*	10.74	...	*	...
SEPTEMBER 2010	222	*	8.83	60	*	5.96	48	*	4.77	12	*	1.19	162	*	10.74	162	*	10.74	...	*	...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
DECEMBER 2010	9,061	*	1.41	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	9,061	*	1.41	9,051	*	1.41	10	*	...
SEPTEMBER 2010	9,061		1.40	...		...	...		...	...		...	9,061		1.40	9,051		1.40	10		...

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