Employment and Trends - December 2011

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO DECEMBER 2011

			PERMANENT POSITIONS						TEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATE	TOTAL ALL POSITIONS		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
DECEMBER 2010	2,779,102	**	2,613,239	**	2,485,724	**	127,515	**	165,863	**	73,013	**	92,850	**
MARCH 2011	2,780,456	**	2,606,039	**	2,477,324	**	128,715	**	174,417	**	78,841	**	95,576	**
JUNE 2011	2,805,301	*	2,611,730	*	2,482,472	*	129,258	*	193,571	*	102,227	*	91,344	*
SEPTEMBER 2011	2,756,233	*	2,580,902	*	2,460,203	*	120,699	*	175,331	*	82,159	*	93,172	*
DECEMBER 2011*	2,729,305	*	2,563,333	*	2,444,607	*	118,726	*	165,972	*	66,401	*	99,571	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,767,824		2,590,501		2,466,152		124,350		177,323		82,407		94,916
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,729,305		2,563,333		2,444,607		118,726		165,972		66,401		99,571
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	40,613		32,436		32,436		...		8,177		2,812		5,365
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	107,612	*	99,240	*	97,260	*	1,980	*	8,372	*	7,345	*	1,027	*
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	766,229		745,628		727,606		18,022		20,601		19,751		850
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	286,407		270,215		267,234		2,981		16,192		15,377		815
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	199,441		199,036		197,716		1,320		405		402		3
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	175,203		171,269		169,959		1,310		3,934		3,911		23
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,374		25,374		25,172		202		...		...		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	79,804		79,734		67,525		12,209		70		61		9
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	117,285		115,477		114,359		1,118		1,808		1,391		417
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	68,894		60,477		58,817		1,660		8,417		4,860		3,557
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	91,794		81,891		79,533		2,358		9,903		7,483		2,420
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,938		39,963		33,551		6,412		4,975		2,604		2,371
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,322		16,846		16,242		604		476		442		34
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	71,047		63,589		63,586		3		7,458		4,886		2,572
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,594		9,527		9,454		73		67		65		2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,346		55,966		55,634		332		1,380		1,234		146
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,875		15,582		15,396		186		293		260		33
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,501	*	4,246	*	4,176	*	70	*	255	*	139	*	116	*
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	317,670		311,305		287,638		23,667		6,365		3,846		2,519
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	192,362		190,897		170,089		20,808		1,465		2,716		1,251
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,655		17,444		16,026		1,418		1,211		1,021		190
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,416		2,371		2,342		29		45		30		15
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,314		8,313		8,050		263		1		1		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,724		12,724		12,626		98		...		...		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,201		17,604		17,474		130		597		554		43
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,501		3,501		2,976		525		...		...		...
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,670		1,617		1,551		66		53		48		5
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	3,978		3,824		3,726		98		154		72		82
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,610		5,610		5,259		351		...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	2,397	*	2,325	*	72	*	1,640	*	1,627	*	13	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	5,008	*	4,940	*	4,844	*	96	*	68	*	58	*	10	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	65,904		64,085		62,933		1,152		1,819		1,647		172
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,922	*	1,921	*	1,900	*	21	*	1	*	...	*	1	*
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	2,316	*	2,301	*	15	*	199	*	182	*	17	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	612,759		533,881		497,390		36,491		78,878		271		78,607

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