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Table 4

Employment and Trends - March 2012

TABLE 4 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN PAYROLL (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO MARCH 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
MARCH 2011 53,336,402 ** +19,063,133 584,995 ** 564,225 * 52,187,182 ** 8,243,764 1,761,483 2,321,976 1,745,722 1,234,065 1,632,021
JUNE 2011 39,661,823 * -1,721,436 578,919 * 563,596 * 38,519,308 * 8,361,918 1,556,326 2,321,976 1,578,958 1,098,364 1,398,774
SEPTEMBER 2011 31,793,058 * -2,323,051 580,087 * 564,361 * 30,648,610 * 8,250,651 1,765,076 2,193,692 2,011,506 1,322,865 1,614,384
DECEMBER 2011 46,058,887 ** +4,341,855 612,309 * 564,361 * 44,882,217 ** 8,136,877 1,764,661 2,193,692 * 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 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 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 *
FISCAL YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 93,148,064 * -111,678,007 1,223,393 * 1,128,622 * 90,796,049 * 16,264,701 3,274,192 4,141,955 3,210,684 2,325,857 3,292,006 *
UNITED STATES                                            
MARCH 2011 51,832,253 ** +18,780,557 584,803 ** 558,840 * 50,688,610 ** 7,825,650 1,749,975 2,308,375 1,727,400 1,229,289 1,623,877
JUNE 2011 38,224,656 * -1,954,898 578,727 * 558,211 * 37,087,718 * 7,932,899 1,545,564 2,308,375 1,563,355 1,094,291 1,391,742
SEPTEMBER 2011 30,478,871 * -2,294,154 579,895 * 558,976 * 29,340,000 * 7,831,930 1,752,791 2,181,490 1,992,828 1,318,071 1,606,170
DECEMBER 2011 44,675,025 ** +4,245,176 612,117 * 558,976 * 43,503,932 ** 7,722,373 1,752,437 2,181,490 * 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 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 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 *
FISCAL YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 90,399,297 * -107,867,080 1,223,009 * 1,117,852 * 88,058,436 * 15,438,222 3,251,111 4,118,462 3,176,287 2,316,719 3,275,582 *
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
MARCH 2011 8,158,787 ** +308,498 557,735 ** 57,921 * 7,543,131 ** 763,501 899,764 466,713 297,501 185,052 307,113
JUNE 2011 7,219,282 * -220,984 551,664 * 57,292 * 6,610,326 * 794,626 785,034 466,713 249,550 158,771 264,083
SEPTEMBER 2011 7,800,097 * -18,136 552,795 * 58,057 * 7,189,245 * 755,479 892,932 465,236 294,995 188,074 302,978
DECEMBER 2011 7,530,000 ** -272,485 585,026 * 58,057 * 6,886,917 ** 737,945 860,066 465,236 * 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 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 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 *
FISCAL YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 14,608,552 * -24,461,508 1,168,837 * 116,014 * 13,323,701 * 1,473,928 1,623,733 863,985 542,647 345,599 625,536 *
TOTAL, ALL AREAS                                            
MARCH 2011 1,224,622 1,048,245 1,101,957 389,767 * 254,053 415,057 11,311,479 * 3,463,013 * 263,249 * 556,929 11,399,228
JUNE 2011 1,231,987 877,571 1,101,957 * 389,767 * 221,821 352,465 2,081,754 3,408,953 263,249 * 556,929 * 8,281,091
SEPTEMBER 2011 1,212,187 877,571 * 1,022,013 476,610 232,989 413,647 2,081,754 * 1,215,620 316,780 558,693 1,002,931
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
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 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
FISCAL YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 2,443,168 969,490 * 2,091,546 * 783,032 466,557 793,157 15,117,626 * 6,754,580 617,171 1,122,142 * 19,468,484
UNITED STATES
MARCH 2011 1,199,227 1,037,196 382,568 389,113 * 252,188 414,172 11,236,459 * 3,387,167 * 262,323 * 556,536 11,338,144
JUNE 2011 1,207,306 868,263 382,568 * 389,113 * 220,198 351,717 2,057,891 3,332,383 262,323 * 556,536 * 8,236,753
SEPTEMBER 2011 1,186,733 868,263 * 390,114 475,634 231,356 412,746 2,057,891 * 1,187,318 315,622 558,244 943,977
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
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 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
FISCAL YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 2,390,955 959,924 * 782,826 * 781,681 462,890 791,394 15,072,468 * 6,581,176 614,875 1,121,234 * 19,363,763
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA                                            
MARCH 2011 323,525 668,418 297,738 148,327 * 95,872 169,359 476,818 * 680,984 * 102,757 * 135,705 285,421
JUNE 2011 321,403 563,329 297,738 * 148,327 * 82,872 143,758 81,771 683,583 102,757 * 135,705 * 206,234
SEPTEMBER 2011 319,974 563,329 * 304,328 183,252 90,521 168,652 81,771 * 244,331 124,380 137,306 264,214
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
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 318,436 324,781 * 308,924 * 159,160 79,991 147,635 84,359 * 712,846 110,856 137,552 * 265,653
FISCAL YEAR 2012 TOTAL* 640,062 649,562 * 617,848 * 302,085 171,223 323,977 168,718 * 1,553,597 242,231 275,104 * 466,543

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

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