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Table 8

Employment and Trends - March 2010

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
ALL AREASUNITED STATESWASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREAOVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIESMARCH 2010*DECEMBER 2009**MARCH 2009**MARCH 2010*DECEMBER 2009**MARCH 2009**MARCH 2010*DECEMBER 2009**MARCH 2009**MARCH 2010*DECEMBER 2009**MARCH 2009**
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 3,002,134 2,816,102 2,818,473 2,910,846 2,725,984 2,730,162 370,452 359,384 345,501 91,288 90,118 88,311
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 2,585,094 2,567,564 2,527,211 2,502,750 2,486,197 2,447,565 347,263 346,603 333,158 82,344 81,367 79,646
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 130,318 128,558 132,306 125,560 123,886 127,570 7,780 7,610 7,717 4,758 4,672 4,736
INTERMITTENT 286,722 119,980 158,956 282,536 115,901 155,027 15,409 5,171 4,626 4,186 4,079 3,929
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 2,604,795 2,595,005 2,563,680 2,523,825 2,515,138 2,485,460 322,247 320,583 310,976 80,970 79,867 78,220
FULL-TIME 2,474,937 2,466,558 2,429,059 2,398,042 2,390,708 2,354,911 315,492 313,962 304,088 76,895 75,850 74,148
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 129,858 128,447 134,621 125,783 124,430 130,549 6,755 6,621 6,888 4,075 4,017 4,072
TEMPORARY POSITION 397,339 221,097 254,793 387,021 210,846 244,702 48,205 38,801 34,525 10,318 10,251 10,091
FULL-TIME 110,157 101,006 98,152 104,708 95,489 92,654 31,771 32,641 29,070 5,449 5,517 5,498
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 287,182 120,091 156,641 282,313 115,357 152,048 16,434 6,160 5,455 4,869 4,734 4,593
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 2,549,825 2,526,142 2,504,733 2,485,530 2,462,534 2,443,351 313,234 311,514 302,273 64,295 63,608 61,382
FULL-TIME 2,424,564 2,413,157 2,388,214 2,362,958 2,352,196 2,329,218 297,831 306,175 297,007 61,606 60,961 58,996
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 106,033 105,114 108,563 104,583 103,660 107,326 5,080 5,008 5,066 1,450 1,454 1,237
INTERMITTENT 19,228 7,871 7,956 17,989 6,678 6,807 10,323 331 200 1,239 1,193 1,149
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 452,309 289,960 313,740 425,316 263,450 286,811 57,218 47,870 43,228 26,993 26,510 26,929
FULL-TIME 160,530 154,407 138,997 139,792 134,001 118,347 49,432 40,428 36,151 20,738 20,406 20,650
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 24,285 23,444 23,743 20,977 20,226 20,244 2,700 2,602 2,651 3,308 3,218 3,499
INTERMITTENT 267,494 112,109 151,000 264,547 109,223 148,220 5,086 4,840 4,426 2,947 2,886 2,780
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 1,431,405 1,408,352 1,365,382 1,404,308 1,380,974 1,339,811 227,460 225,893 218,467 27,097 27,378 25,571
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,387,307 1,366,133 1,327,081 1,361,736 1,340,318 1,302,932 222,709 221,199 214,627 25,571 25,815 24,149
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 44,098 42,219 38,301 42,572 40,656 36,879 4,751 4,694 3,840 1,526 1,563 1,422
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 1,570,729 1,407,750 1,453,091 1,506,538 1,345,010 1,390,351 142,992 133,491 127,034 64,191 62,740 62,740
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,162,518 1,160,009 1,177,652 1,123,794 1,122,216 1,140,419 90,525 90,315 87,646 38,724 37,793 37,233
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 408,211 247,741 275,439 382,744 222,794 249,932 52,467 43,176 39,388 25,467 24,947 25,507
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 210,729 211,969 208,754 204,728 205,859 202,343 10,610 10,694 10,899 6,001 6,110 6,411
POSTAL 657,964 667,080 703,809 654,837 663,904 700,446 13,102 13,295 13,597 3,127 3,176 3,363
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 2,133,441 1,937,053 1,905,910 2,051,281 1,856,221 1,827,373 346,740 335,395 321,005 82,160 80,832 78,537
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 2,967,595 2,782,388 2,784,679 2,902,414 2,718,101 2,722,151 367,001 355,909 342,115 65,181 64,287 62,528
NON U.S. CITIZEN 34,539 33,714 33,794 8,432 7,883 8,011 3,451 3,475 3,386 26,107 25,831 25,783
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 33,857 34,057 46,657 32,391 32,504 42,426 4,907 5,114 5,644 1,466 1,553
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 30,819 30,757 29,930 30,813 30,751 29,924 29,701 29,639 28,810 6 6 6
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 30,422 30,363 29,492 30,416 30,357 29,486 29,351 29,292 28,421 6 6 6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 283 283 311 283 283 311 239 239 267 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 114 111 127 114 111 127 111 108 122 ... ... ...
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 11,660 11,659 11,378 11,654 11,653 11,372 10,562 10,561 10,278 6 6 6
FULL-TIME 11,381 11,383 11,075 11,375 11,377 11,069 10,330 10,332 10,024 6 6 6
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 279 276 303 279 276 303 232 229 254 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY POSITION 19,159 19,098 18,552 19,159 19,098 18,552 19,139 19,078 18,532 ... ... ...
FULL-TIME 19,041 18,980 18,417 19,041 18,980 18,417 19,021 18,960 18,397 ... ... ...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 118 118 135 118 118 135 118 118 135 ... ... ...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 11,673 11,673 11,416 11,667 11,667 11,410 10,569 10,569 10,312 6 6 6
FULL-TIME 11,425 11,425 11,148 11,419 11,419 11,142 10,363 10,363 10,086 6 6 6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 246 246 265 246 246 265 204 204 223 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 19,146 19,084 18,514 19,146 19,084 18,514 19,132 19,070 18,498 ... ... ...
FULL-TIME 18,997 18,938 18,344 18,997 18,938 18,344 18,988 18,929 18,335 ... ... ...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 37 37 46 37 37 46 35 35 44 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 112 109 124 112 109 124 109 106 119 ... ... ...
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 2,422 2,422 2,422 2,422 2,422 2,422 2,233 2,233 2,233 ... ... ...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 2,416 2,416 2,416 2,416 2,416 2,416 2,227 2,227 2,227 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 ... ... ...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 28,397 28,335 27,508 28,391 28,329 27,502 27,468 27,406 26,577 6 6 6
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 9,257 9,257 9,000 9,251 9,251 8,994 8,342 8,342 8,085 6 6 6
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 19,140 19,078 18,508 19,140 19,078 18,508 19,126 19,064 18,492 ... ... ...
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 2,831 2,831 2,712 2,831 2,831 2,712 2,785 2,785 2,666 ... ... ...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 27,988 27,926 27,218 27,982 27,920 27,212 26,916 26,854 26,144 6 6 6
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 30,760 30,698 29,857 30,754 30,692 29,851 29,642 29,580 28,737 6 6 6
NON U.S. CITIZEN 59 59 73 59 59 73 59 59 73 ... ... ...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 145 145 118 145 145 118 144 144 113 ... ...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 33,756 33,756 33,754 33,387 33,387 33,385 2,817 2,817 2,815 369 369 369
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 32,251 32,251 32,248 31,903 31,903 31,900 2,677 2,677 2,674 348 348 348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,408 1,408 1,409 1,390 1,390 1,391 132 132 133 18 18 18
INTERMITTENT 97 97 97 94 94 94 8 8 8 3 3 3
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 33,431 33,431 33,438 33,073 33,073 33,080 2,740 2,740 2,747 358 358 358
FULL-TIME 32,216 32,216 32,221 31,868 31,868 31,873 2,642 2,642 2,647 348 348 348
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 1,215 1,215 1,217 1,205 1,205 1,207 98 98 100 10 10 10
TEMPORARY POSITION 325 325 316 314 314 305 77 77 68 11 11 11
FULL-TIME 35 35 27 35 35 27 35 35 27 ... ... ...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 290 290 289 279 279 278 42 42 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 32,241 32,241 32,240 31,893 31,893 31,892 2,667 2,667 2,666 348 348 348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,217 1,217 1,218 1,207 1,207 1,208 100 100 101 10 10 10
INTERMITTENT ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 298 298 296 287 287 285 50 50 48 11 11 11
FULL-TIME 10 10 8 10 10 8 10 10 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 33,756 33,756 33,754 33,387 33,387 33,385 2,817 2,817 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 298 298 296 287 287 285 50 50 48 11 11 11
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 33,756 33,756 33,754 33,387 33,387 33,385 2,817 2,817 2,815 369 369 369
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 33,210 33,210 33,208 32,847 32,847 32,845 2,621 2,621 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 2,937,559 2,751,589 2,754,789 2,846,646 2,661,846 2,666,853 337,934 326,928 313,876 90,913 89,743 87,936
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 2,522,421 2,504,950 2,465,471 2,440,431 2,423,937 2,386,179 315,235 314,634 302,063 81,990 81,013 79,292
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 128,627 126,867 130,586 123,887 122,213 125,868 7,409 7,239 7,317 4,740 4,654 4,718
INTERMITTENT 286,511 119,772 158,732 282,328 115,696 154,806 15,290 5,055 4,496 4,183 4,076 3,926
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 2,559,704 2,549,915 2,518,864 2,479,098 2,470,412 2,441,008 308,945 307,282 297,951 80,606 79,503 77,856
FULL-TIME 2,431,340 2,422,959 2,385,763 2,354,799 2,347,463 2,311,969 302,520 300,988 291,417 76,541 75,496 73,794
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 128,364 126,956 133,101 124,299 122,949 129,039 6,425 6,294 6,534 4,065 4,007 4,062
TEMPORARY POSITION 377,855 201,674 235,925 367,548 191,434 225,845 28,989 19,646 15,925 10,307 10,240 10,080
FULL-TIME 91,081 81,991 79,708 85,632 76,474 74,210 12,715 13,646 10,646 5,449 5,517 5,498
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 286,774 119,683 156,217 281,916 114,960 151,635 16,274 6,000 5,279 4,858 4,723 4,582
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 2,504,694 2,481,011 2,459,859 2,440,763 2,417,767 2,398,841 299,898 298,178 289,194 63,931 63,244 61,018
FULL-TIME 2,380,898 2,369,491 2,344,826 2,319,646 2,308,884 2,286,184 284,801 293,145 284,255 61,252 60,607 58,642
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 104,570 103,651 107,080 103,130 102,207 105,853 4,776 4,704 4,742 1,440 1,444 1,227
INTERMITTENT 19,226 7,869 7,953 17,987 6,676 6,804 10,321 329 197 1,239 1,193 1,149
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 432,865 270,578 294,930 405,883 244,079 268,012 38,036 28,750 24,682 26,982 26,499 26,918
FULL-TIME 141,523 135,459 120,645 120,785 115,053 99,995 30,434 21,489 17,808 20,738 20,406 20,650
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 24,057 23,216 23,506 20,757 20,006 20,015 2,633 2,535 2,575 3,300 3,210 3,491
INTERMITTENT 267,285 111,903 150,779 264,341 109,020 148,002 4,969 4,726 4,299 2,944 2,883 2,777
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 1,428,983 1,405,930 1,362,960 1,401,886 1,378,552 1,337,389 225,227 223,660 216,234 27,097 27,378 25,571
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,384,891 1,363,717 1,324,665 1,359,320 1,337,902 1,300,516 220,482 218,972 212,400 25,571 25,815 24,149
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 44,092 42,213 38,295 42,566 40,650 36,873 4,745 4,688 3,834 1,526 1,563 1,422
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 1,508,576 1,345,659 1,391,829 1,444,760 1,283,294 1,329,464 112,707 103,268 97,642 63,816 62,365 62,365
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,119,803 1,117,294 1,135,194 1,081,443 1,079,865 1,098,325 79,416 79,206 76,794 38,360 37,429 36,869
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 388,773 228,365 256,635 363,317 203,429 231,139 33,291 24,062 20,848 25,456 24,936 25,496
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 207,898 209,138 206,042 201,897 203,028 199,631 7,825 7,909 8,233 6,001 6,110 6,411
POSTAL 657,964 667,080 703,809 654,837 663,904 700,446 13,102 13,295 13,597 3,127 3,176 3,363
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 2,071,697 1,875,371 1,844,938 1,989,912 1,794,914 1,766,776 317,007 305,724 292,046 81,785 80,457 78,162
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 2,903,625 2,718,480 2,721,614 2,838,813 2,654,562 2,659,455 334,738 323,708 310,759 64,812 63,918 62,159
NON U.S. CITIZEN 33,934 33,109 33,175 7,833 7,284 7,398 3,196 3,220 3,117 26,101 25,825 25,777
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 33,712 33,912 46,539 32,246 32,359 42,308 4,763 4,970 5,531 1,466 1,553

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

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