Employment and Trends - December 2011

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO DECEMBER 2011

			PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS								TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE	TOTAL		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
DECEMBER 2010	2,779,102	**	2,545,958	**	2,432,454	**	103,289	**	10,215	**	233,144	**	126,283	**	23,260	**	83,601	**
MARCH 2011	2,780,456	**	2,545,645	**	2,433,317	**	102,182	**	10,146	**	234,811	**	122,848	**	23,738	**	88,225	**
JUNE 2011	2,805,301	*	2,544,788	*	2,433,967	*	101,212	*	9,609	*	260,513	*	150,732	*	20,936	*	88,845	*
SEPTEMBER 2011	2,756,233	*	2,512,683	*	2,411,678	*	91,450	*	9,555	*	243,550	*	130,684	*	20,798	*	92,068	*
DECEMBER 2011*	2,729,305	*	2,495,927	*	2,395,643	*	91,269	*	9,015	*	233,378	*	115,365	*	18,143	*	99,870	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,767,824		2,524,761		2,418,651		96,528		9,581		243,063		129,907		20,904		92,252
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,729,305		2,495,927		2,395,643		91,269		9,015		233,378		115,365		18,143		99,870
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	40,613		32,399		31,764		128		507		8,214		3,484		1,017		3,713
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	107,612	*	105,789	*	103,571	*	1,485	*	733	*	1,823	*	1,034	*	197	*	592	*
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	766,229		711,048		698,867		11,342		839		55,181		48,490		5,186		1,505
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	286,407		256,699		254,479		1,408		812		29,708		28,132		902		674
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	199,441		192,066		191,267		799		...		7,375		6,851		443		81
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	175,203		165,010		163,939		1,071		...		10,193		9,931		261		1
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,374		25,125		24,949		171		5		249		223		25		1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	79,804		72,148		64,233		7,893		22		7,656		3,353		3,555		748
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	117,285		114,716		113,953		757		6		2,569		1,797		626		146
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	68,894		56,658		55,403		1,149		106		12,236		8,274		1,991		1,971
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	91,794		81,653		80,366		1,072		215		10,141		6,650		1,938		1,553
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,938		42,155		34,889		2,895		4,371		2,783		1,266		138		1,379
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,322		16,756		16,228		527		1		566		456		89		21
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	71,047		61,169		60,176		887		106		9,878		8,296		472		1,110
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,594		9,283		9,243		40		...		311		276		32		3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,346		56,011		55,709		293		9		1,335		1,159		150		26
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,875		15,498		15,322		176		...		377		334		34		9
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,501	*	4,133	*	4,066	*	67	*	...	*	368	*	249	*	61	*	58	*
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	317,670		297,131		279,185		15,971		1,975		20,539		12,299		4,405		3,835
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	192,362		181,604		166,525		15,059		20		10,758		6,280		584		3,894
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,655		17,207		16,692		511		4		1,448		355		106		987
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,416		2,390		2,361		29		...		26		11		15		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,314		5,523		5,355		167		1		2,791		2,696		88		7
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,724		12,535		12,454		78		3		189		172		17		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,201		17,608		17,478		130		...		593		550		25		18
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,501		2,792		2,695		91		6		709		281		422		6
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,670		1,636		1,570		66		...		34		29		2		3
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	3,978		3,817		3,720		97		...		161		78		8		75
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,610		5,505		5,174		235		96		105		85		18		2
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	3,047	*	3,039	*	8	*	...	*	990	*	913	*	16	*	61	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	5,008	*	4,877	*	4,794	*	71	*	12	*	131	*	108	*	15	*	8	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	65,904		64,434		63,415		1,019		...		1,470		1,165		267		38
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,922	*	1,852	*	1,844	*	8	*	...	*	70	*	56	*	...	*	14	*
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*	640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	612,759		529,252		492,761		36,491		...		83,507		4,900		8		78,599

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