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Table 5

Employment and Trends - December 2012

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO DECEMBER 2012
			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 2011	2,725,764	**	2,562,609	**	2,443,978	**	118,631	**	163,155	**	63,627	**	99,528	**
MARCH 2012	2,722,210	*	2,551,559	*	2,436,125	*	115,434	*	170,651	*	70,376	*	100,275	*
JUNE 2012	2,736,821	*	2,540,227	*	2,428,849	*	111,378	*	196,594	*	95,426	*	101,168	*
SEPTEMBER 2012	2,696,961	*	2,504,992	*	2,397,608	*	107,384	*	191,969	*	86,170	*	105,799	*
DECEMBER 2012*	2,713,783	*	2,506,061	*	2,399,648	*	106,413	*	207,722	*	90,868	*	116,854	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,717,444		2,525,710		2,415,558		110,152		191,734		85,710		106,024
FISCAL YEAR 2013 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,713,783		2,506,061		2,399,648		106,413		207,722		90,868		116,854
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	41,577		33,204		33,204		...		8,373		2,600		5,773
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	112,461	*	95,713	*	93,987	*	1,726	*	16,748	*	15,577	*	1,171	*
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	758,465		719,425		705,313		14,112		39,040		37,271		1,769
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	280,777		253,878		251,930		1,948		26,899		25,671		1,228
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	201,750		194,325		193,073		1,252		7,425		7,386		39
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	173,526		169,297		168,105		1,192		4,229		4,212		17
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,385		25,384		25,209		175		1		...		1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	77,027		76,541		66,996		9,545		486		2		484
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	117,380		115,503		114,458		1,045		1,877		1,438		439
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	68,813		60,600		58,875		1,725		8,213		4,763		3,450
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	90,373		79,854		77,682		2,172		10,519		7,962		2,557
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,238		41,583		34,603		6,980		2,655		1,776		879
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,785		17,249		16,649		600		536		473		63
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	74,017	*	65,372	*	65,370	*	2	*	8,645	*	4,241	*	4,404	*
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	8,536		8,485		8,436		49		51		49		2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,036	*	55,675	*	55,341	*	334	*	1,361	*	1,235	*	126	*
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,529		15,260		15,074		186		269		240		29
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,201		4,044		3,976		68		157		100		57
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	323,208	*	316,379	*	293,169	*	23,210	*	6,829	*	4,435	*	2,394	*
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	194,558		190,845		172,324		18,521		3,713		3,301		412
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	17,740		17,573		16,201		1,372		167		145		22
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,259		2,224		2,197		27		35		25		10
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,314	*	8,313	*	8,050	*	263	*	1	*	1	*	...	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,383	*	12,383	*	12,245	*	138	*	...	*	...	*	...	*
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	17,922		17,569		17,428		141		353		302		51
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,309		3,146		2,771		375		163		85		78
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,676		1,616		1,558		58		60		58		2
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	3,835		3,699		3,606		93		136		72		64
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,558	*	5,558	*	5,348	*	210	*	...	*	...	*	...	*
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	2,397	*	2,325	*	72	*	1,640	*	1,627	*	13	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	4,898	*	4,805	*	4,728	*	77	*	93	*	86	*	7	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	64,539		62,703		61,418		1,285		1,836		1,494		342
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,845	*	1,845	*	1,820	*	25	*	...	*	...	*	...	*
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	2,316	*	2,301	*	15	*	199	*	182	*	17	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	595,783		503,018		472,058		30,960		92,765		324		92,441

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

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Employment and Trends - December 2012