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Table 7

Employment and Trends - September 2010

TABLE 7 -- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTED AGENCY, SEPTEMBER 2010
 TOTAL EMPLOYMENTFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2010CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEARSEPTEMBER 2010CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEAR
AGENCYTOTAL*PERCENTJUNE 2010SEPTEMBER 20092010 AVERAGE TO DATE*TOTAL*PERCENTJUNE 2010SEPTEMBER 20092010 AVERAGE TO DATE*
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/ 2,841,143 ** 100.00 -487,387 +2,652 2,996,977 2,453,381 ** 100.00 +13,304 +36,265 2,432,795
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 30,643 * 1.08 -705 -216 30,892 11,425 * .47 ... +1 11,425
CONGRESS 17,951 .63 -707 -204 18,200 NR ... NR NR NR
U.S. SENATE 7,083 .25 -471 -55 7,183 NR ... NR NR NR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY 10,868 .38 -236 -149 11,017 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 * .14 ... ... 3,871 3,447 * .14 ... ... 3,447
JUDICIAL BRANCH 33,756 * 1.19 ... +2 33,756 32,241 * 1.31 ... +1 32,241
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 2,776,744 ** 97.73 -486,682 +2,866 2,932,330 2,409,715 ** 98.22 +13,304 +36,263 2,389,129
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 39,016 ** 1.37 +234 +1,552 38,412 30,957 ** 1.26 +229 +1,103 30,480
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 110,099 3.88 -6,645 +910 114,980 105,675 4.31 -5,899 +413 109,957
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 772,601 27.19 +2,032 +36,009 760,887 696,225 28.38 +11,489 +39,456 680,730
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 294,205 10.36 -565 +12,573 291,090 258,946 10.55 +4,333 +16,525 252,864
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 198,981 7.00 +1,721 +7,993 195,586 190,351 7.76 +3,350 +8,271 186,579
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 172,384 6.07 +337 +10,252 168,814 157,965 6.44 +2,673 +9,877 154,137
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,166 * .89 ... +196 25,146 24,392 * .99 ... +155 24,374
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 81,865 2.88 +539 +4,995 80,252 64,571 2.63 +1,133 +4,628 62,775
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 117,916 4.15 +1,631 +4,421 116,355 113,601 4.63 +1,710 +4,394 112,016
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 70,231 * 2.47 ... -5,150 70,231 55,844 * 2.28 ... -626 55,844
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 106,867 3.76 -2,471 +2,407 101,341 85,267 3.48 +56 +1,562 84,011
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 56,856 2.00 -485,660 -23,311 227,366 34,313 1.40 +43 -128 31,777
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,592 .62 +456 +683 17,256 16,294 .66 +471 +665 15,946
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 69,839 2.46 -728 +2,690 69,592 58,970 2.40 +1,217 +2,895 57,733
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,585 * .34 ... ... 9,585 9,168 * .37 ... ... 9,168
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,972 2.04 +132 +695 57,870 56,230 2.29 +163 +712 56,087
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 * .57 ... ... 16,145 15,447 * .63 ... ... 15,447
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,452 .16 +224 +351 4,245 4,009 .16 +204 +241 3,845
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 304,665 * 10.72 ... +7,347 302,120 263,900 * 10.76 ... +8,628 260,877
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 183,455 6.46 +6,319 +3,550 178,716 161,704 6.59 +4,649 +3,609 158,217
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,740 .66 +5 +341 18,579 16,413 .67 +167 +215 16,280
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,543 .09 +120 +192 2,438 2,476 .10 +111 +178 2,379
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 6,436 * .23 ... ... 6,436 4,862 * .20 ... ... 4,862
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,820 * .45 ... +296 12,749 12,423 * .51 ... +158 12,402
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,664 .66 -13 +125 18,605 17,197 .70 -57 +181 17,127
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,523 .12 -66 +137 3,520 2,689 .11 +10 +132 2,646
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,715 .06 +12 +71 1,678 1,587 .06 +20 +48 1,559
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,240 .15 +29 +71 4,181 3,934 .16 +88 +97 3,865
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,892 .21 +307 +452 5,467 4,857 .20 +225 +444 4,616
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 .14 +698 +462 3,557 3,039 .12 +252 +323 2,851
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,984 * .18 +90 +7 4,939 4,761 * .19 +56 -22 4,742
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 69,975 2.46 +3,104 +2,344 67,800 66,684 2.72 +2,272 +1,976 65,125
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,953 .07 +15 -5 1,949 1,876 .08 +19 -20 1,875
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * .09 ... ... 2,515 1,869 * .08 ... ... 1,869
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 643,420 22.65 -6,726 -34,600 654,653 523,606 21.34 -4,552 -30,910 530,869
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCLUDING                        
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 2,133,324 75.08 -479,956 +37,466 2,277,677 1,886,109 76.88 +17,856 +67,173 1,858,260

*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 55 AGENCIES FOR WHICH JUNE 2010 FIGURES WERE USED FOR SEPTEMBER 2010, DUE TO LATE REPORTING.

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