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Table 1

Employment and Trends - June 2012

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY
JUNE 2012MARCH 2012CHANGE FROMAVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIESTOTAL*PERCENTTOTAL*PERCENTMARCH 2011JUNE 2011CALENDAR YEAR 2012*CHANGE FROM CALENDAR YEARFISCAL YEAR 2012*CHANGE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2011
                   
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/ 2,800,715 100.00 2,786,118 100.00 +14,597 -68,833 2,793,417 -63,660 2,792,239 -60,307
                   
FULL-TIME 2,586,299 92.34 2,568,531 92.19 +17,768 -60,768 2,577,415 -55,332 2,574,894 -54,016
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 2,437,261 87.02 2,446,428 87.81 -9,167 -47,444 2,441,845 -42,534 2,442,239 -39,401
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 149,038 5.32 122,103 4.38 +26,935 -13,324 135,571 -12,797 132,655 -14,615
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 105,656 3.77 110,615 3.97 -4,959 -18,187 108,136 -17,597 109,114 -17,458
INTERMITTENT 108,760 3.88 106,972 3.84 +1,788 +10,122 107,866 +9,269 108,230 +11,166
                   
U.S. CITIZENS 2,766,463 98.78 2,751,609 98.76 +14,854 -68,496 2,759,036 -63,505 2,757,752 -60,287
NON U.S. CITIZENS 34,252 1.22 34,509 1.24 -257 -337 34,381 -155 34,486 -21
                   
UNITED STATES, TOTAL 2,714,715 96.93 2,694,418 96.71 +20,297 -61,396 2,704,567 -59,505 2,702,735 -57,034
WASHINGTON, D.C.,                    
METROPOLITAN AREA 362,464 12.94 360,816 12.95 +1,648 -8,496 361,640 -9,122 363,981 -7,117
OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.                    
METROPOLITAN AREA 2,352,251 83.99 2,333,602 83.76 +18,649 -52,900 2,342,927 -50,383 2,338,754 -49,916
                   
OVERSEAS, TOTAL 86,000 3.07 91,700 3.29 -5,700 -7,437 88,850 -4,155 89,503 -3,274
U.S. CITIZENS 59,396 2.12 64,854 2.33 -5,458 -7,284 62,125 -4,206 62,680 -3,455
NON U.S. CITIZENS 26,604 .95 26,846 .96 -242 -153 26,725 +51 26,823 +181
                   
TERRITORIES 18,296 .65 18,348 .66 -52 -435 18,322 -330 18,405 -239
U.S. CITIZENS 18,243 .65 18,296 .66 -53 -443 18,270 -345 18,355 -254
NON U.S. CITIZENS 53 ... 52 ... +1 +8 53 +15 51 +16
                   
FOREIGN COUNTRIES 67,704 2.42 73,352 2.63 -5,648 -7,002 70,528 -3,825 71,098 -3,035
U.S. CITIZENS 41,153 1.47 46,558 1.67 -5,405 -6,841 43,856 -3,861 44,325 -3,201
NON U.S. CITIZENS 26,551 .95 26,794 .96 -243 -161 26,673 +36 26,773 +166
                   
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL 2,736,821 97.72 2,722,210 97.71 +14,611 -68,480 2,729,516 -63,363 2,728,265 -60,021
                   
FULL-TIME, TOTAL 2,524,275 90.13 2,506,501 89.96 +17,774 -60,424 2,515,388 -55,044 2,512,794 -53,740
TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:                    
IN PERMANENT POSITIONS 2,428,849 86.72 2,436,125 87.44 -7,276 -53,623 2,432,487 -47,411 2,436,317 -45,523
IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS 95,426 3.41 70,376 2.53 +25,050 -6,801 82,901 -7,633 76,476 -8,218
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                    
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 2,386,471 85.21 2,395,655 85.99 -9,184 -47,496 2,391,063 -42,579 2,391,465 -41,781
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 137,804 4.92 110,846 3.98 +26,958 -12,928 124,325 -12,465 121,329 -11,959
                   
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)                    
TOTAL 103,967 3.71 108,920 3.91 -4,953 -18,181 106,444 -17,590 107,422 -17,450
WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 88,060 3.14 90,546 3.25 -2,486 -13,152 89,303 -12,394 89,949 -12,279
WITH TEMPORARY AND                    
INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS 15,907 .57 18,374 .66 -2,467 -5,029 17,141 -5,196 17,472 -5,173
                   
INTERMITTENT, TOTAL 108,579 3.88 106,789 3.83 +1,790 +10,125 107,684 +9,271 108,050 +11,170
                   
COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL 1,501,537 53.61 1,492,755 53.58 +8,782 -28,921 1,497,146 -21,708 1,492,815 -8,564
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 1,454,994 51.95 1,458,436 52.35 -3,442 -22,840 1,456,715 -15,300 1,454,266 -2,303
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE                    
APPOINTMENTS 46,543 1.66 34,319 1.23 +12,224 -6,081 40,431 -6,408 38,549 -6,261
                   
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE                    
SERVICES, TOTAL 1,235,284 44.11 1,229,455 44.13 +5,829 -39,559 1,232,370 -41,655 1,235,450 -51,457
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS 1,028,024 36.71 1,035,931 37.18 -7,907 -38,930 1,031,978 -41,224 1,035,801 -53,093
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE                    
APPOINTMENTS 207,260 7.40 193,524 6.95 +13,736 -629 200,392 -432 199,649 +1,636
                   
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL 30,123 1.08 30,142 1.08 -19 -355 30,133 -298 30,207 -287
                   
FULL-TIME 29,758 1.06 29,770 1.07 -12 -350 29,764 -294 29,841 -280
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 281 .01 286 .01 -5 -2 284 -2 283 -4
INTERMITTENT 84 ... 86 ... -2 -3 85 -3 83 -4
                   
JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL 33,771 1.21 33,766 1.21 +5 +2 33,769 +2 33,766 +1
                   
FULL-TIME 32,266 1.15 32,260 1.16 +6 +6 32,263 +5 32,260 +4
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,408 .05 1,409 .05 -1 -4 1,409 -4 1,409 -4
INTERMITTENT 97 ... 97 ... +0 +0 97 +0 97 +0

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

A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

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