Employment and Trends - March 2010

TABLE 7 -- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTED AGENCY, MARCH 2010

	TOTAL EMPLOYMENT						FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
	MARCH 2010			CHANGE FROM		FISCAL YEAR	MARCH 2010			CHANGE FROM		FISCAL YEAR
AGENCY	TOTAL*		PERCENT	DECEMBER 2009	MARCH 2009	2010 AVERAGE TO DATE*	TOTAL*		PERCENT	DECEMBER 2009	MARCH 2009	2010 AVERAGE TO DATE*
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/	3,002,134	**	100.00	+186,032	+183,661	2,909,118	2,424,564	**	100.00	+11,407	+36,350	2,418,861
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH	30,819	**	1.03	+62	+889	30,788	11,425	**	.47	...	+277	11,425
CONGRESS	18,126	*	.60	+61	+596	18,096	NR	*	...	NR	NR	NR
U.S. SENATE	7,048	*	.23	...	+228	7,048	NR	*	...	NR	NR	NR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY	11,078	*	.37	+61	+368	11,048	NR	*	...	NR	NR	NR
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE	3,191	*	.11	...	...	3,191	3,015	*	.12	...	...	3,015
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE	2,378	*	.08	...	...	2,378	2,340	*	.10	...	...	2,340
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS	3,871	*	.13	...	...	3,871	3,447	*	.14	...	...	3,447
JUDICIAL BRANCH	33,756	*	1.12	...	+2	33,756	32,241	*	1.33	...	+1	32,241
EXECUTIVE BRANCH	2,937,559	**	97.85	+185,970	+182,770	2,844,574	2,380,898	**	98.20	+11,407	+36,072	2,375,195
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	38,081	**	1.27	+312	+1,556	37,925	30,272	**	1.25	+311	+1,008	30,117
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	123,488	**	4.11	+13,901	+4,050	116,538	116,789	**	4.82	+11,001	+4,916	111,289
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	752,350		25.06	+4,324	+44,920	750,188	674,272		27.81	+6,585	+43,224	670,980
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	287,513		9.58	-357	+19,011	287,692	249,932		10.31	+1,967	+19,039	248,949
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	193,325		6.44	+548	+9,385	193,051	184,923		7.63	+881	+9,073	184,483
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	166,686		5.55	+2,549	+10,723	165,412	152,796		6.30	+2,300	+9,329	151,646
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,166		.84	+80	+1,809	25,126	24,392		1.01	+71	+1,704	24,357
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	79,660		2.65	+1,504	+3,992	78,908	62,229		2.57	+1,366	+4,079	61,546
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	115,324		3.84	-571	+4,546	115,610	110,956		4.58	-660	+4,316	111,286
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	70,231	*	2.34	...	+3,040	70,231	55,844	*	2.30	...	+627	55,844
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	94,023		3.13	-1,112	+2,525	94,579	83,378		3.44	+1,192	+1,400	82,782
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	240,553	**	8.01	+171,013	+136,947	155,047	24,160	**	1.00	-10,204	-9,877	29,262
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,136		.57	-24	+1,043	17,148	15,823		.65	-22	+651	15,834
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	69,246		2.31	+530	+4,605	68,981	57,161		2.36	+112	+2,217	57,105
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,585	*	.32	...	-40	9,585	9,168	*	.38	...	-218	9,168
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,834	*	1.93	...	+1,809	57,834	56,026	*	2.31	...	+1,624	56,026
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	16,145	*	.54	...	+675	16,145	15,447	*	.64	...	+491	15,447
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,146		.14	-6	+79	4,149	3,770		.16	-26	-39	3,783
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	301,832	**	10.05	+4,514	+12,665	299,575	260,435	**	10.74	+5,163	+12,614	257,854
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	177,136	*	5.90	...	+309	177,136	157,055	*	6.48	...	+3,604	157,055
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,386		.61	-70	+282	18,421	16,198		.67	-64	+181	16,230
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,400		.08	+14	+222	2,393	2,345		.10	+15	+219	2,338
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	6,436	*	.21	...	+1,160	6,436	4,862	*	.20	...	+377	4,862
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,678	*	.42	...	+652	12,678	12,381	*	.51	...	+525	12,381
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,540	*	.62	...	+186	18,540	17,028	*	.70	...	+213	17,028
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,507		.12	+46	+229	3,484	2,624		.11	+32	+112	2,608
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,649		.05	+5	+35	1,647	1,541		.06	+2	+24	1,540
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	4,135		.14	-4	+41	4,137	3,836		.16	-7	+38	3,840
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,485		.18	+581	+101	5,195	4,506		.19	+37	+122	4,488
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	3,339		.11	-174	-533	3,426	2,787		.11	-4	+111	2,789
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	4,891	*	.16	-94	-39	4,938	4,702	*	.19	-98	-46	4,751
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	66,871		2.23	-610	+3,783	67,176	64,412		2.66	-580	+3,372	64,702
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,953	**	.07	+1	-4	1,953	1,892	**	.08	+18	+20	1,883
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	.08	...	...	2,515	1,869	*	.08	...	...	1,869
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	657,964		21.92	-9,116	-45,845	662,522	534,242		22.03	-3,226	-38,592	535,855
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCLUDING
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	2,279,595		75.93	+195,086	+228,615	2,182,052	1,846,656		76.17	+14,633	+74,664	1,839,340

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER.
NR - NOT REPORTED TO THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
A/ INCLUDES 57 AGENCIES FOR WHICH DECEMBER 2009 FIGURES WERE USED FOR MARCH 2010, DUE TO LATE REPORTING.