Employment and Trends - December 2010

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO DECEMBER 2010

			PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS								TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE	TOTAL		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
DECEMBER 2009	2,751,589	**	2,481,011	**	2,369,491	**	103,651	**	7,869	**	270,578	**	135,459	**	23,216	**	111,903	**
MARCH 2010	2,937,559	**	2,504,694	**	2,380,898	**	104,570	**	19,226	**	432,865	**	141,523	**	24,057	**	267,285	**
JUNE 2010	3,263,426	**	2,507,625	**	2,396,411	**	102,101	**	9,113	**	755,801	**	156,354	**	21,620	**	577,827	**
SEPTEMBER 2010	2,776,744	**	2,520,695	**	2,409,715	**	101,806	**	9,174	**	256,049	**	142,412	**	26,584	**	87,053	**
DECEMBER 2010*	2,779,079	**	2,545,945	**	2,432,442	**	103,288	**	10,215	**	233,134	**	126,273	**	23,260	**	83,601	**
CALENDAR YEAR 2010 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,939,202		2,519,740		2,404,867		102,941		11,932		419,462		141,641		23,880		253,942
FISCAL YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,779,079		2,545,945		2,432,442		103,288		10,215		233,134		126,273		23,260		83,601
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	39,336		31,601		31,040		160		401		7,735		3,207		969		3,559
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	113,022		111,171		108,610		1,634		927		1,851		1,073		257		521
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	779,163		714,837		702,293		11,315		1,229		64,326		54,124		7,970		2,232
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	295,267		262,004		260,022		1,738		244		33,263		31,227		1,341		695
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	200,350		192,013		191,148		864		1		8,337		7,331		584		422
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	175,000		162,748		161,436		1,312		...		12,252		11,342		910		...
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,330		24,893		24,766		127		...		437		397		40		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	83,216		73,179		64,921		7,274		984		10,037		3,827		5,095		1,115
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	119,091		115,453		114,672		775		6		3,638		2,499		970		169
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	70,859		57,563		56,256		1,187		120		13,296		8,774		2,162		2,360
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	96,543		85,154		83,775		1,144		235		11,389		7,295		2,507		1,587
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	45,524		41,445		34,939		2,866		3,640		4,079		3,037		174		868
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,523		16,938		16,415		523		...		585		462		102		21
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	70,625		60,938		59,945		910		83		9,687		8,230		510		947
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,813		9,392		9,351		41		...		421		377		43		1
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	58,129		56,812		56,504		303		5		1,317		1,100		197		20
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	16,145	*	15,640	*	15,447	*	193	*	...	*	505	*	430	*	69	*	6	*
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,452	*	4,081	*	4,009	*	72	*	...	*	371	*	286	*	41	*	44	*
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	312,987		290,903		272,106		15,896		2,901		22,084		14,231		4,918		2,935
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	183,304		175,662		163,113		12,525		24		7,642		5,445		531		1,666
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,740	*	16,993	*	16,413	*	571	*	9	*	1,747	*	605	*	148	*	994	*
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,571		2,536		2,509		27		...		35		19		16		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,396		5,313		5,142		171		...		3,083		2,984		89		10
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,820	*	12,511	*	12,423	*	87	*	1	*	309	*	283	*	26	*	...	*
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,664	*	17,337	*	17,197	*	140	*	...	*	1,327	*	1,263	*	40	*	24	*
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,573		2,818		2,697		113		8		755		270		481		4
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,717		1,662		1,586		76		...		55		45		8		2
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	4,178		3,980		3,875		105		...		198		101		23		74
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,892	*	5,782	*	4,857	*	309	*	616	*	110	*	84	*	21	*	5	*
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	3,047	*	3,039	*	8	*	...	*	990	*	913	*	16	*	61	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	4,990	*	4,867	*	4,791	*	71	*	5	*	123	*	91	*	29	*	3	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	70,278		68,708		67,379		1,329		...		1,570		870		666		34
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,945		1,869		1,862		7		...		76		64		1		11
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*	640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	643,420	*	573,909	*	523,606	*	50,303	*	...	*	69,511	*	4,309	*	9	*	65,193	*

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