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Table 8

Employment and Trends - March 2011

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
ALL AREASUNITED STATESWASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREAOVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIESMARCH 2011*DECEMBER 2010**MARCH 2010**MARCH 2011*DECEMBER 2010**MARCH 2010**MARCH 2011*DECEMBER 2010**MARCH 2010**MARCH 2011*DECEMBER 2010**MARCH 2010**
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 2,843,179 2,843,461 3,002,135 2,750,167 2,750,695 2,910,847 368,706 371,312 370,453 93,012 92,766 91,288
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 2,617,002 2,621,214 2,585,095 2,533,283 2,537,960 2,502,751 356,900 359,526 347,264 83,719 83,254 82,344
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 127,621 128,249 130,318 122,921 123,492 125,560 7,701 7,774 7,780 4,700 4,757 4,758
INTERMITTENT 98,556 93,998 286,722 93,963 89,243 282,536 4,105 4,012 15,409 4,593 4,755 4,186
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 2,651,197 2,658,397 2,604,795 2,568,412 2,576,189 2,523,825 334,472 335,143 322,247 82,785 82,208 80,970
FULL-TIME 2,520,978 2,529,382 2,474,937 2,442,341 2,451,314 2,398,042 327,770 328,390 315,492 78,637 78,068 76,895
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 130,219 129,015 129,858 126,071 124,875 125,783 6,702 6,753 6,755 4,148 4,140 4,075
TEMPORARY POSITION 191,982 185,064 397,340 181,755 174,506 387,022 34,234 36,169 48,206 10,227 10,558 10,318
FULL-TIME 96,024 91,832 110,158 90,942 86,646 104,709 29,130 31,136 31,772 5,082 5,186 5,449
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 95,958 93,232 287,182 90,813 87,860 282,313 5,104 5,033 16,434 5,145 5,372 4,869
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 2,597,838 2,591,121 2,549,825 2,531,733 2,525,479 2,485,530 330,584 323,864 313,234 66,105 65,642 64,295
FULL-TIME 2,484,041 2,476,149 2,424,564 2,420,630 2,413,241 2,362,958 325,319 318,493 297,831 63,411 62,908 61,606
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 103,648 104,755 106,033 102,284 103,276 104,583 4,951 5,054 5,080 1,364 1,479 1,450
INTERMITTENT 10,149 10,217 19,228 8,819 8,962 17,989 314 317 10,323 1,330 1,255 1,239
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 245,341 252,340 452,310 218,434 225,216 425,317 38,122 47,448 57,219 26,907 27,124 26,993
FULL-TIME 132,961 145,065 160,531 112,653 124,719 139,793 31,581 41,033 49,433 20,308 20,346 20,738
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 23,973 23,494 24,285 20,637 20,216 20,977 2,750 2,720 2,700 3,336 3,278 3,308
INTERMITTENT 88,407 83,781 267,494 85,144 80,281 264,547 3,791 3,695 5,086 3,263 3,500 2,947
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 1,509,659 1,468,847 1,431,405 1,480,413 1,440,120 1,404,308 238,466 234,953 227,460 29,246 28,727 27,097
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,468,601 1,428,088 1,387,307 1,440,989 1,400,953 1,361,736 233,837 230,174 222,709 27,612 27,135 25,571
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 41,058 40,759 44,098 39,424 39,167 42,572 4,629 4,779 4,751 1,634 1,592 1,526
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 1,333,520 1,374,614 1,570,730 1,269,754 1,310,575 1,506,539 130,240 136,359 142,993 63,766 64,039 64,191
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,129,237 1,163,033 1,162,518 1,090,744 1,124,526 1,123,794 96,747 93,690 90,525 38,493 38,507 38,724
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 204,283 211,581 408,212 179,010 186,049 382,745 33,493 42,669 52,468 25,273 25,532 25,467
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 210,520 211,532 210,729 205,137 205,679 204,728 10,493 10,680 10,610 5,383 5,853 6,001
POSTAL 632,419 643,420 657,964 629,470 640,377 654,837 12,828 12,985 13,102 2,949 3,043 3,127
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 2,000,240 1,988,509 2,133,442 1,915,560 1,904,639 2,051,282 345,385 347,647 346,741 84,680 83,870 82,160
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 2,808,697 2,809,011 2,967,596 2,742,277 2,742,824 2,902,415 365,089 367,728 367,002 66,420 66,187 65,181
NON U.S. CITIZEN 34,482 34,450 34,539 7,890 7,871 8,432 3,617 3,584 3,451 26,592 26,579 26,107
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 24,773 36,510 33,857 20,997 32,757 32,391 2,245 5,490 4,907 3,776 3,753
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 28,980 30,620 30,820 28,974 30,614 30,814 27,862 29,502 29,702 6 6 6
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 28,603 30,247 30,423 28,597 30,241 30,417 27,532 29,176 29,352 6 6 6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 289 288 283 289 288 283 245 244 239 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 88 85 114 88 85 114 85 82 111 ... ... ...
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 11,741 11,744 11,660 11,735 11,738 11,654 10,643 10,646 10,562 6 6 6
FULL-TIME 11,457 11,465 11,381 11,451 11,459 11,375 10,406 10,414 10,330 6 6 6
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 284 279 279 284 279 279 237 232 232 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY POSITION 17,239 18,876 19,160 17,239 18,876 19,160 17,219 18,856 19,140 ... ... ...
FULL-TIME 17,146 18,782 19,042 17,146 18,782 19,042 17,126 18,762 19,022 ... ... ...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 93 94 118 93 94 118 93 94 118 ... ... ...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 18,735 11,708 11,673 18,729 11,702 11,667 17,631 10,604 10,569 6 6 6
FULL-TIME 18,488 11,462 11,425 18,482 11,456 11,419 17,426 10,400 10,363 6 6 6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 244 244 246 244 244 246 202 202 204 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 10,245 18,912 19,147 10,245 18,912 19,147 10,231 18,898 19,133 ... ... ...
FULL-TIME 10,115 18,785 18,998 10,115 18,785 18,998 10,106 18,776 18,989 ... ... ...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 45 44 37 45 44 37 43 42 35 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 85 83 112 85 83 112 82 80 109 ... ... ...
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 2,424 2,430 2,422 2,424 2,430 2,422 2,234 2,240 2,233 ... ... ...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 2,418 2,423 2,416 2,418 2,423 2,416 2,228 2,233 2,227 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 ... ... ...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 26,556 28,190 28,398 26,550 28,184 28,392 25,628 27,262 27,469 6 6 6
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 16,317 9,285 9,257 16,311 9,279 9,251 15,403 8,371 8,342 6 6 6
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 10,239 18,905 19,141 10,239 18,905 19,141 10,225 18,891 19,127 ... ... ...
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 2,938 2,938 2,831 2,938 2,938 2,831 2,892 2,892 2,785 ... ... ...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 26,042 27,682 27,989 26,036 27,676 27,983 24,970 26,610 26,917 6 6 6
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 28,921 30,561 30,761 28,915 30,555 30,755 27,803 29,443 29,643 6 6 6
NON U.S. CITIZEN 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 ... ... ...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 106 106 145 106 106 145 105 105 144 ... ...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 33,765 33,762 33,756 33,396 33,393 33,387 2,826 2,823 2,817 369 369 369
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 32,255 32,252 32,251 31,907 31,904 31,903 2,681 2,678 2,677 348 348 348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,413 1,413 1,408 1,395 1,395 1,390 137 137 132 18 18 18
INTERMITTENT 97 97 97 94 94 94 8 8 8 3 3 3
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 33,439 33,437 33,431 33,081 33,079 33,073 2,748 2,746 2,740 358 358 358
FULL-TIME 32,218 32,215 32,216 31,870 31,867 31,868 2,644 2,641 2,642 348 348 348
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 1,221 1,222 1,215 1,211 1,212 1,205 104 105 98 10 10 10
TEMPORARY POSITION 326 325 325 315 314 314 78 77 77 11 11 11
FULL-TIME 37 37 35 37 37 35 37 37 35 ... ... ...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 289 288 290 278 277 279 41 40 42 11 11 11
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 33,471 33,468 33,458 33,113 33,110 33,100 2,780 2,777 2,767 358 358 358
FULL-TIME 32,248 32,245 32,241 31,900 31,897 31,893 2,674 2,671 2,667 348 348 348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,223 1,223 1,217 1,213 1,213 1,207 106 106 100 10 10 10
INTERMITTENT ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 294 294 298 283 283 287 46 46 50 11 11 11
FULL-TIME 7 7 10 7 7 10 7 7 10 ... ... ...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 190 190 191 182 182 183 31 31 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 33,765 33,762 33,756 33,396 33,393 33,387 2,826 2,823 2,817 369 369 369
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 33,471 33,468 33,458 33,113 33,110 33,100 2,780 2,777 2,767 358 358 358
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 294 294 298 283 283 287 46 46 50 11 11 11
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 33,765 33,762 33,756 33,396 33,393 33,387 2,826 2,823 2,817 369 369 369
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 33,220 33,217 33,210 32,857 32,854 32,847 2,631 2,628 2,621 363 363 363
NON U.S. CITIZEN 545 545 546 539 539 540 195 195 196 6 6 6
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 2,780,434 2,779,079 2,937,559 2,687,797 2,686,688 2,846,646 338,018 338,987 337,934 92,637 92,391 90,913
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 2,556,144 2,558,715 2,522,421 2,472,779 2,475,815 2,440,431 326,687 327,672 315,235 83,365 82,900 81,990
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 125,919 126,548 128,627 121,237 121,809 123,887 7,319 7,393 7,409 4,682 4,739 4,740
INTERMITTENT 98,371 93,816 286,511 93,781 89,064 282,328 4,012 3,922 15,290 4,590 4,752 4,183
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 2,606,017 2,613,216 2,559,704 2,523,596 2,531,372 2,479,098 321,081 321,751 308,945 82,421 81,844 80,606
FULL-TIME 2,477,303 2,485,702 2,431,340 2,399,020 2,407,988 2,354,799 314,720 315,335 302,520 78,283 77,714 76,541
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 128,714 127,514 128,364 124,576 123,384 124,299 6,361 6,416 6,425 4,138 4,130 4,065
TEMPORARY POSITION 174,417 165,863 377,855 164,201 155,316 367,548 16,937 17,236 28,989 10,216 10,547 10,307
FULL-TIME 78,841 73,013 91,081 73,759 67,827 85,632 11,967 12,337 12,715 5,082 5,186 5,449
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 95,576 92,850 286,774 90,442 87,489 281,916 4,970 4,899 16,274 5,134 5,361 4,858
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 2,545,632 2,545,945 2,504,694 2,479,891 2,480,667 2,440,763 310,173 310,483 299,898 65,741 65,278 63,931
FULL-TIME 2,433,305 2,432,442 2,380,898 2,370,248 2,369,888 2,319,646 305,219 305,422 284,801 63,057 62,554 61,252
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 102,181 103,288 104,570 100,827 101,819 103,130 4,643 4,746 4,776 1,354 1,469 1,440
INTERMITTENT 10,146 10,215 19,226 8,816 8,960 17,987 311 315 10,321 1,330 1,255 1,239
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 234,802 233,134 432,865 207,906 206,021 405,883 27,845 28,504 38,036 26,896 27,113 26,982
FULL-TIME 122,839 126,273 141,523 102,531 105,927 120,785 21,468 22,250 30,434 20,308 20,346 20,738
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 23,738 23,260 24,057 20,410 19,990 20,757 2,676 2,647 2,633 3,328 3,270 3,300
INTERMITTENT 88,225 83,601 267,285 84,965 80,104 264,341 3,701 3,607 4,969 3,260 3,497 2,944
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 1,507,235 1,466,417 1,428,983 1,477,989 1,437,690 1,401,886 236,232 232,713 225,227 29,246 28,727 27,097
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,466,183 1,425,665 1,384,891 1,438,571 1,398,530 1,359,320 231,609 227,941 220,482 27,612 27,135 25,571
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 41,052 40,752 44,092 39,418 39,160 42,566 4,623 4,772 4,745 1,634 1,592 1,526
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 1,273,199 1,312,662 1,508,576 1,209,808 1,248,998 1,444,760 101,786 106,274 112,707 63,391 63,664 63,816
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,079,449 1,120,280 1,119,803 1,041,320 1,082,137 1,081,443 78,564 82,542 79,416 38,129 38,143 38,360
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 193,750 192,382 388,773 168,488 166,861 363,317 23,222 23,732 33,291 25,262 25,521 25,456
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 207,582 208,594 207,898 202,199 202,741 201,897 7,601 7,788 7,825 5,383 5,853 6,001
POSTAL 632,419 643,420 657,964 629,470 640,377 654,837 12,828 12,985 13,102 2,949 3,043 3,127
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 1,940,433 1,927,065 2,071,697 1,856,128 1,843,570 1,989,912 317,589 318,214 317,007 84,305 83,495 81,785
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 2,746,556 2,745,233 2,903,625 2,680,505 2,679,415 2,838,813 334,655 335,657 334,738 66,051 65,818 64,812
NON U.S. CITIZEN 33,878 33,846 33,934 7,292 7,273 7,833 3,363 3,330 3,196 26,586 26,573 26,101
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 24,667 36,404 33,712 20,891 32,651 32,246 2,140 5,385 4,763 3,776 3,753

* 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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