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Table 4

Employment and Trends - December 2012

TABLE 4 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN PAYROLL (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO DECEMBER 2012


QUARTER
AND YEAR



TOTAL
($000)

CHANGE
FROM
YEAR AGO
($000)



LEGISLATIVE
($000)



JUDICIAL
($000)


EXECUTIVE
TOTAL
($000)



DEFENSE
($000)

HEALTH
AND HUMAN
SERVICES
($000)

 
 

 
 
TREASURY
($000)

 
 

 
 
AGRICULTURE
($000)

 
 

 
 
INTERIOR
($000)

 
 

 
 
TRANSPORTATION
($000)
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
DECEMBER 2011 46,059,188 ** +4,342,156 612,309 * 564,361 * 44,882,518 ** 8,136,877 1,764,661 2,193,993 ** 1,776,521 1,260,381 1,646,003
MARCH 2012 47,089,177 * -6,247,225 611,084 * 564,261 * 45,913,832 * 8,127,824 1,509,531 1,948,263 1,434,163 1,065,476 1,646,003 *
JUNE 2012 46,444,505 * +6,782,682 610,245 * 563,548 * 45,270,712 * 8,202,569 1,803,872 2,248,870 1,765,015 1,290,217 1,649,038
SEPTEMBER 2012 42,437,120 * +10,644,062 608,860 * 563,548 * 41,264,712 * 8,202,569 * 1,541,113 2,248,870 * 1,679,250 1,136,044 1,649,038 *
DECEMBER 2012* 41,878,096 * -4,181,092 627,842 * 563,211 * 40,687,043 * 8,202,569 1,541,113 * 2,248,870 * 1,726,100 1,258,270 1,649,038 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 177,848,898 * +6,998,427 2,458,031 * 2,254,568 * 173,136,299 * 32,735,531 6,395,629 * 8,694,873 * 6,604,528 4,750,007 6,593,117 *
FISCAL YEAR 2013 TOTAL* 41,878,096 * -4,181,092 627,842 * 563,211 * 40,687,043 * 8,202,569 1,541,113 * 2,248,870 * 1,726,100 1,258,270 1,649,038 *
UNITED STATES                                            
DECEMBER 2011 44,675,549 ** +4,245,700 612,117 * 558,976 * 43,504,456 ** 7,722,373 1,752,437 2,182,014 ** 1,757,702 1,255,526 1,637,791
MARCH 2012 45,724,272 * -6,107,981 610,892 * 558,876 * 44,554,504 * 7,715,849 1,498,674 1,936,972 1,418,585 1,061,193 1,637,791 *
JUNE 2012 44,757,660 * +6,533,004 610,053 * 558,163 * 43,589,444 * 7,785,975 1,790,341 2,235,944 1,747,032 1,285,143 1,640,434
SEPTEMBER 2012 40,743,358 * +10,264,487 608,668 * 558,163 * 39,576,527 * 7,785,975 * 1,529,532 2,235,944 * 1,663,894 1,131,650 1,640,434 *
DECEMBER 2012* 40,171,622 * -4,503,927 627,650 * 557,826 * 38,986,146 * 7,785,975 1,529,532 * 2,235,944 * 1,708,307 1,253,214 1,640,434 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 171,396,912 * +6,185,583 2,457,263 * 2,233,028 * 166,706,621 * 31,073,774 6,348,079 * 8,644,804 * 6,537,818 4,731,200 6,559,093 *
FISCAL YEAR 2013 TOTAL* 40,171,622 * -4,503,927 627,650 * 557,826 * 38,986,146 * 7,785,975 1,529,532 * 2,235,944 * 1,708,307 1,253,214 1,640,434 *
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
DECEMBER 2011 7,528,261 ** -274,224 585,026 * 58,057 * 6,885,178 ** 737,945 860,066 463,497 ** 296,893 186,407 312,768
MARCH 2012 7,078,552 * -1,080,235 583,811 * 57,957 * 6,436,784 * 735,983 763,667 398,749 245,754 159,192 312,768 *
JUNE 2012 7,560,127 * +340,845 582,947 * 57,244 * 6,919,936 * 794,921 916,901 452,166 278,750 185,751 306,134
SEPTEMBER 2012 7,145,047 * -655,050 581,592 * 57,244 * 6,506,211 * 794,921 * 778,652 452,166 * 243,437 159,868 306,134 *
DECEMBER 2012* 7,657,837 * +129,576 600,556 * 56,907 * 7,000,374 * 794,921 778,652 * 452,166 * 285,390 184,440 306,134 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 29,441,563 * -1,264,864 2,348,906 * 229,352 * 26,863,305 * 3,120,746 3,237,872 * 1,755,247 * 1,053,331 689,251 1,231,170 *
FISCAL YEAR 2013 TOTAL* 7,657,837 * +129,576 600,556 * 56,907 * 7,000,374 * 794,921 778,652 * 452,166 * 285,390 184,440 306,134 *
TOTAL, ALL AREAS                                            
DECEMBER 2011 1,224,327 484,745 1,045,773 379,156 247,794 432,253 7,558,813 3,232,831 332,453 561,071 8,453,685
MARCH 2012 1,218,841 484,745 * 1,045,773 * 403,876 218,763 360,904 7,558,813 * 3,521,749 284,718 561,071 * 11,014,799
JUNE 2012 1,215,284 1,030,276 1,056,896 368,989 244,976 418,952 7,558,813 * 3,521,749 * 316,457 548,484 8,123,330
SEPTEMBER 2012 1,221,855 898,767 1,056,896 351,721 196,691 363,476 2,006,698 3,604,176 273,552 472,590 10,893,723
DECEMBER 2012* 1,239,257 1,110,394 1,056,896 363,090 232,567 433,068 2,006,698 * 4,410,631 273,552 * 551,287 8,337,514
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 4,895,237 3,524,182 4,216,461 1,487,676 892,997 1,576,400 19,131,022 * 15,058,305 1,148,279 * 2,133,432 38,369,366
FISCAL YEAR 2013 TOTAL* 1,239,257 1,110,394 1,056,896 363,090 232,567 433,068 2,006,698 * 4,410,631 273,552 * 551,287 8,337,514
UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 2011 1,198,302 479,962 391,413 378,510 245,849 431,290 7,536,234 3,135,953 331,213 560,617 8,408,473
MARCH 2012 1,192,653 479,962 * 391,413 * 403,171 217,041 360,104 7,536,234 * 3,445,223 283,662 560,617 * 10,955,290
JUNE 2012 1,189,370 1,019,891 86,449 368,451 243,084 418,048 7,536,234 * 3,445,223 * 315,348 548,095 8,079,281
SEPTEMBER 2012 1,195,479 889,453 86,449 351,185 195,268 362,677 1,983,808 3,525,661 272,564 472,291 10,835,666
DECEMBER 2012* 1,212,822 1,099,714 86,449 362,496 230,889 432,098 1,983,808 * 4,313,194 272,564 * 550,947 8,293,540
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 4,790,324 3,489,020 650,760 1,485,303 886,282 1,572,927 19,040,084 * 14,729,301 1,144,138 * 2,131,950 38,163,777
FISCAL YEAR 2013 TOTAL* 1,212,822 1,099,714 86,449 362,496 230,889 432,098 1,983,808 * 4,313,194 272,564 * 550,947 8,293,540
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA                                            
DECEMBER 2011 321,626 324,781 308,924 142,925 91,232 176,342 84,359 840,751 131,375 137,552 200,890
MARCH 2012 318,436 324,781 * 308,924 * 159,160 79,991 147,635 84,359 * 712,846 110,856 137,552 * 265,653
JUNE 2012 319,180 652,807 84,227 139,734 91,114 171,560 84,359 * 712,846 * 125,105 134,673 198,221
SEPTEMBER 2012 321,163 568,786 84,227 133,080 75,890 148,302 81,232 730,026 105,790 115,706 266,056
DECEMBER 2012* 326,178 722,205 84,227 140,106 89,215 176,519 81,232 * 876,165 105,790 * 134,522 206,990
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 1,284,957 2,268,579 561,605 572,080 336,210 644,016 331,182 * 3,031,883 447,541 * 522,453 936,920
FISCAL YEAR 2013 TOTAL* 326,178 722,205 84,227 140,106 89,215 176,519 81,232 * 876,165 105,790 * 134,522 206,990

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

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