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Table 6

Employment and Trends - March 2012

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MARCH 2012
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTSTEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATETOTALTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENT
MARCH 2011 2,780,456 ** 2,545,645 ** 2,433,317 ** 102,182 ** 10,146 ** 234,811 ** 122,848 ** 23,738 ** 88,225 **
JUNE 2011 2,805,301 * 2,544,788 * 2,433,967 * 101,212 * 9,609 * 260,513 * 150,732 * 20,936 * 88,845 *
SEPTEMBER 2011 2,756,233 * 2,512,683 * 2,411,678 * 91,450 * 9,555 * 243,550 * 130,684 * 20,798 * 92,068 *
DECEMBER 2011 2,729,305 ** 2,495,927 ** 2,395,643 ** 91,269 ** 9,015 ** 233,378 ** 115,365 ** 18,143 ** 99,870 **
MARCH 2012* 2,722,210 * 2,494,367 * 2,395,655 * 90,546 * 8,166 * 227,843 * 110,846 * 18,374 * 98,623 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,722,210 2,494,367 2,395,655 90,546 8,166 227,843 110,846 18,374 98,623
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,725,758 2,495,147 2,395,649 90,908 8,591 230,611 113,106 18,259 99,247
SELECTED AGENCIES:                                    
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 40,613 * 32,399 * 31,764 * 128 * 507 * 8,214 * 3,484 * 1,017 * 3,713 *
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 114,311 111,055 109,199 1,854 2 3,256 2,255 76 925
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 766,425 711,528 698,960 11,798 770 54,897 46,725 5,280 2,892
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 285,308 256,518 254,410 1,422 686 28,790 27,193 979 618
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 199,927 193,041 192,184 857 ... 6,886 6,299 502 85
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 174,480 164,402 163,199 1,165 38 10,078 9,830 220 28
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 25,224 24,998 24,812 180 6 226 201 25 ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 81,486 72,569 64,355 8,174 40 8,917 3,202 3,554 2,161
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 116,535 114,334 113,569 760 5 2,201 1,405 638 158
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 69,204 57,498 56,157 1,236 105 11,706 8,338 2,124 1,244
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 89,481 81,332 80,091 1,028 213 8,149 4,536 1,943 1,670
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 44,938 * 42,155 * 34,889 * 2,895 * 4,371 * 2,783 * 1,266 * 138 * 1,379 *
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,397 16,857 16,317 539 1 540 392 112 36
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 72,322 61,351 60,395 859 97 10,971 8,275 494 2,202
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 9,401 9,127 9,089 38 ... 274 238 32 4
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,346 * 56,011 * 55,709 * 293 * 9 * 1,335 * 1,159 * 150 * 26 *
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 15,742 15,405 15,207 198 ... 337 284 43 10
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,501 * 4,133 * 4,066 * 67 * ... * 368 * 249 * 61 * 58 *
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 317,670 * 297,131 * 279,185 * 15,971 * 1,975 * 20,539 * 12,299 * 4,405 * 3,835 *
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 191,187 182,735 167,929 14,797 9 8,452 4,864 676 2,912
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 18,393 16,975 16,467 504 4 1,418 286 118 1,014
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,375 2,348 2,320 28 ... 27 12 15 ...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,314 * 5,523 * 5,355 * 167 * 1 * 2,791 * 2,696 * 88 * 7 *
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12,649 12,488 12,398 88 2 161 144 17 ...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,201 * 17,608 * 17,478 * 130 * ... * 593 * 550 * 25 * 18 *
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,501 * 2,792 * 2,695 * 91 * 6 * 709 * 281 * 422 * 6 *
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,643 1,610 1,542 68 ... 33 23 2 8
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3,937 3,787 3,697 90 ... 150 71 10 69
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,513 5,413 5,188 157 68 100 76 23 1
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * 3,047 * 3,039 * 8 * ... * 990 * 913 * 16 * 61 *
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5,010 * 4,879 * 4,797 * 70 * 12 * 131 * 108 * 15 * 8 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 65,228 63,794 62,788 1,006 ... 1,434 1,039 195 200
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,881 1,826 1,819 7 ... 55 38 2 15
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 1,875 * 1,869 * 6 * ... * 640 * 614 * 2 * 24 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 602,868 521,638 486,389 35,249 ... 81,230 5,300 6 75,924

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

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