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Table 6

Employment and Trends - March 2011

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MARCH 2011
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTSTEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATETOTALTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENT
MARCH 2010 2,937,559 ** 2,504,694 ** 2,380,898 ** 104,570 ** 19,226 ** 432,865 ** 141,523 ** 24,057 ** 267,285 **
JUNE 2010 3,263,426 ** 2,507,625 ** 2,396,411 ** 102,101 ** 9,113 ** 755,801 ** 156,354 ** 21,620 ** 577,827 **
SEPTEMBER 2010 2,776,744 ** 2,520,695 ** 2,409,715 ** 101,806 ** 9,174 ** 256,049 ** 142,412 ** 26,584 ** 87,053 **
DECEMBER 2010 2,779,079 ** 2,545,945 ** 2,432,442 ** 103,288 ** 10,215 ** 233,134 ** 126,273 ** 23,260 ** 83,601 **
MARCH 2011* 2,780,434 * 2,545,632 * 2,433,305 * 102,181 * 10,146 * 234,802 * 122,839 * 23,738 * 88,225 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,780,434 2,545,632 2,433,305 102,181 10,146 234,802 122,839 23,738 88,225
FISCAL YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,779,757 2,545,789 2,432,874 102,735 10,181 233,968 124,556 23,499 85,913
SELECTED AGENCIES:                                    
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 39,763 32,023 31,434 163 426 7,740 3,262 1,013 3,465
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 123,443 118,641 115,480 2,306 855 4,802 3,051 561 1,190
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 782,386 720,105 707,502 11,418 1,185 62,281 52,383 8,153 1,745
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 296,430 263,865 261,910 1,778 177 32,565 30,405 1,465 695
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 200,591 193,128 192,237 891 ... 7,463 6,758 616 89
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 177,383 165,172 163,721 1,451 ... 12,211 11,228 982 1
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,291 24,934 24,797 137 ... 357 314 43 ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 82,691 73,006 64,837 7,161 1,008 9,685 3,678 5,047 960
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 118,754 115,510 114,727 778 5 3,244 2,103 998 143
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 70,035 57,712 56,399 1,214 99 12,323 8,679 2,134 1,510
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 94,442 85,445 84,089 1,128 228 8,997 4,987 2,389 1,621
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 48,366 41,879 35,252 2,899 3,728 6,487 2,358 159 3,970
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,196 16,641 16,116 525 ... 555 451 75 29
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 71,029 61,326 60,311 924 91 9,703 8,184 550 969
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,722 9,297 9,256 41 ... 425 381 43 1
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,847 56,530 56,210 313 7 1,317 1,090 207 20
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 16,145 * 15,640 * 15,447 * 193 * ... * 505 * 430 * 69 * 6 *
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,502 4,141 4,069 72 ... 361 246 59 56
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 312,987 * 290,903 * 272,106 * 15,896 * 2,901 * 22,084 * 14,231 * 4,918 * 2,935 *
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 183,304 * 175,662 * 163,113 * 12,525 * 24 * 7,642 * 5,445 * 531 * 1,666 *
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,740 * 16,993 * 16,413 * 571 * 9 * 1,747 * 605 * 148 * 994 *
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,551 2,517 2,488 29 ... 34 18 16 ...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,396 * 5,313 * 5,142 * 171 * ... * 3,083 * 2,984 * 89 * 10 *
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,820 * 12,511 * 12,423 * 87 * 1 * 309 * 283 * 26 * ... *
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,727 17,861 17,692 169 ... 866 809 37 20
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,557 2,806 2,688 110 8 751 262 486 3
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,728 1,672 1,598 74 ... 56 42 7 7
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4,178 * 3,980 * 3,875 * 105 * ... * 198 * 101 * 23 * 74 *
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 6,118 6,016 5,143 306 567 102 74 23 5
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * 3,047 * 3,039 * 8 * ... * 990 * 913 * 16 * 61 *
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5,004 * 4,893 * 4,815 * 73 * 5 * 111 * 90 * 16 * 5 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 68,783 67,299 66,007 1,292 ... 1,484 740 719 25
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,963 1,892 1,884 6 2 71 58 1 12
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 1,875 * 1,869 * 6 * ... * 640 * 614 * 2 * 24 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 632,419 560,223 511,872 48,351 ... 72,196 4,759 9 67,428

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

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