Employment and Trends - March 2012

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MARCH 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
MARCH 2011	2,780,456	**	2,606,039	**	2,477,324	**	128,715	**	174,417	**	78,841	**	95,576	**
JUNE 2011	2,805,301	*	2,611,730	*	2,482,472	*	129,258	*	193,571	*	102,227	*	91,344	*
SEPTEMBER 2011	2,756,233	*	2,580,902	*	2,460,203	*	120,699	*	175,331	*	82,159	*	93,172	*
DECEMBER 2011	2,729,305	**	2,563,333	**	2,444,607	**	118,726	**	165,972	**	66,401	**	99,571	**
MARCH 2012*	2,722,210	*	2,551,559	*	2,436,125	*	115,434	*	170,651	*	70,376	*	100,275	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,722,210		2,551,559		2,436,125		115,434		170,651		70,376		100,275
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,725,758		2,557,446		2,440,366		117,080		168,312		68,389		99,923
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	40,613	*	32,436	*	32,436	*	...	*	8,177	*	2,812	*	5,365	*
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	114,311		98,068		96,087		1,981		16,243		15,367		876
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	766,425		744,745		726,294		18,451		21,680		19,391		2,289
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	285,308		269,632		266,771		2,861		15,676		14,832		844
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	199,927		199,565		198,124		1,441		362		359		3
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	174,480		170,282		168,857		1,425		4,198		4,172		26
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,224		25,224		25,013		211		...		...		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	81,486		80,042		67,529		12,513		1,444		28		1,416
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	116,535		114,758		113,631		1,127		1,777		1,343		434
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	69,204		61,285		59,553		1,732		7,919		4,942		2,977
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	89,481		80,542		78,187		2,355		8,939		6,440		2,499
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,938	*	39,963	*	33,551	*	6,412	*	4,975	*	2,604	*	2,371	*
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,397		16,922		16,301		621		475		408		67
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	72,322		64,483		64,480		3		7,839		4,190		3,649
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,401		9,401		9,327		74		...		...		...
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,346	*	55,966	*	55,634	*	332	*	1,380	*	1,234	*	146	*
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,742		15,467		15,253		214		275		238		37
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,501	*	4,246	*	4,176	*	70	*	255	*	139	*	116	*
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	317,670	*	311,305	*	287,638	*	23,667	*	6,365	*	3,846	*	2,519	*
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	191,187		188,913		170,811		18,102		2,274		1,982		292
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,393		18,351		16,716		1,635		42		37		5
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,375		2,333		2,305		28		42		27		15
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,314	*	8,313	*	8,050	*	263	*	1	*	1	*	...	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,649		12,649		12,542		107		...		...		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,201	*	17,604	*	17,474	*	130	*	597	*	554	*	43	*
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,501	*	3,501	*	2,976	*	525	*	...	*	...	*	...	*
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,643		1,592		1,524		68		51		41		10
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	3,937		3,793		3,702		91		144		66		78
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,513		5,513		5,264		249		...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	2,397	*	2,325	*	72	*	1,640	*	1,627	*	13	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	5,010	*	4,942	*	4,847	*	95	*	68	*	58	*	10	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	65,228		63,432		62,265		1,167		1,796		1,562		234
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,881		1,881		1,857		24		...		...		...
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	2,316	*	2,301	*	15	*	199	*	182	*	17	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	602,868		526,640		491,391		35,249		76,228		298		75,930

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