Employment and Trends - September 2012

TABLE 2 -- COMPARISON OF TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY BRANCH, AGENCY, AND AREA AS OF JUNE 2012 AND SEPTEMBER 2012

	TOTAL, ALL AREAS					UNITED STATES					WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
AGENCY	SEPTEMBER 2012*		JUNE 2012		CHANGE	SEPTEMBER 2012*		JUNE 2012		CHANGE	SEPTEMBER 2012*		JUNE 2012		CHANGE
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/	2,760,569	*	2,800,715	*	-40,146	2,675,491	*	2,714,715	*	-39,224	359,271	*	362,464	*	-3,193
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH	29,837	*	30,123	*	-286	29,831	*	30,117	*	-286	28,719	*	29,005	*	-286
CONGRESS	17,118	*	17,393	*	-275	17,118	*	17,393	*	-275	17,118	*	17,393	*	-275
U.S. SENATE	7,030	*	7,030	*	...	7,030	*	7,030	*	...	7,030	*	7,030	*	...
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY	10,088		10,363	*	-275	10,088		10,363	*	-275	10,088		10,363	*	-275
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE	15	*	15	*	...	15	*	15	*	...	15	*	15	*	...
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL	2,525	*	2,525	*	...	2,525	*	2,525	*	...	2,525	*	2,525	*	...
BOTANIC GARDEN	66	*	66	*	...	66	*	66	*	...	66	*	66	*	...
U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM	13		13		...	13		13		...	13		13		...
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE	243	*	243	*	...	243	*	243	*	...	243	*	243	*	...
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE	3,191	*	3,191	*	...	3,191	*	3,191	*	...	2,308	*	2,308	*	...
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE	2,378	*	2,378	*	...	2,378	*	2,378	*	...	2,188	*	2,188	*	...
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT	5		5		...	5		5		...	1		1		...
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS	3,871	*	3,871	*	...	3,865	*	3,865	*	...	3,831	*	3,831	*	...
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION	34		34		...	34		34		...	34		34		...
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION	15		16		-1	15		16		-1	15		16		-1
U.S. COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS	106		107		-1	106		107		-1	106		107		-1
U.S. TAX COURT	234		243		-9	234		243		-9	233		242		-9
JUDICIAL BRANCH	33,771	*	33,771	*	...	33,402	*	33,402	*	...	2,832	*	2,832	*	...
U.S. SUPREME COURT	500	*	500		...	500	*	500		...	500	*	500		...
U.S. COURTS	33,271	*	33,271	*	...	32,902	*	32,902	*	...	2,332	*	2,332	*	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH	2,696,961	*	2,736,821	*	-39,860	2,612,258	*	2,651,196	*	-38,938	327,720	*	330,627	*	-2,907
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT	1,880	*	1,875	*	+5	1,869	*	1,864	*	+5	1,869	*	1,864	*	+5
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE	462		467		-5	462		467		-5	462		467		-5
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT	26		27		-1	26		27		-1	26		27		-1
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	540		534		+6	540		534		+6	540		534		+6
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION	230		224		+6	230		224		+6	230		224		+6
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS	38		31		+7	38		31		+7	38		31		+7
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY/OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY	25		25		...	25		25		...	25		25		...
OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE	95		96		-1	95		96		-1	95		96		-1
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL	74		75		-1	74		75		-1	74		75		-1
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY	95		98		-3	95		98		-3	95		98		-3
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY	27		29		-2	27		29		-2	27		29		-2
OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE	245		246		-1	234		235		-1	234		235		-1
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS	1,912,997	*	1,944,732	*	-31,735	1,833,810	*	1,864,574	*	-30,764	263,622	*	266,144	*	-2,522
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	41,438		41,449		-11	16,820		17,017		-197	13,914		14,155		-241
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	112,461	*	112,461		...	111,672	*	111,672		...	15,061	*	15,061		...
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	729,559	*	760,751		-31,192	688,215	*	718,352		-30,137	66,919	*	68,230		-1,311
DEFENSE, MILITARY FUNCTION TOTAL	729,558	*	735,562		-6,004	688,214	*	693,221		-5,007	66,919	*	67,312		-393
DEFENSE, CIVIL FUNCTION TOTAL	24,340	*	25,189		-849	24,286	*	25,131		-845	885	*	918		-33
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	256,807		286,148		-29,341	236,824		265,155		-28,331	16,562		17,678		-1,116
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, MILITARY FUNCTION TOTAL	256,807		260,960		-4,153	236,824		240,025		-3,201	16,562		16,760		-198
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CIVIL FUNCTION TOTAL	24,339		25,188		-849	24,285		25,130		-845	885		918		-33
CORP OF ENGINEERS	24,141		24,982		-841	24,087		24,924		-837	687		712		-25
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES	198		206		-8	198		206		-8	198		206		-8
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	201,149		201,657		-508	193,169		193,633		-464	27,989		28,515		-526
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	172,236		173,579		-1,343	166,362		167,704		-1,342	6,090		5,759		+331
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,349		25,191		+158	24,667		24,530		+137	2,459		2,427		+32
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	74,018	*	74,176		-158	67,193	*	67,330		-137	13,819	*	13,851		-32
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	117,016		116,726		+290	114,824		114,506		+318	25,679		25,855		-176
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	76,827		80,502		-3,675	76,448		80,114		-3,666	8,033		8,138		-105
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	99,503		102,887		-3,384	98,657		102,025		-3,368	10,728		10,925		-197
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,317		44,159		+158	43,982		43,832		+150	23,959		23,684		+275
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,752		17,697		+55	17,709		17,654		+55	6,290		6,344		-54
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	74,017		72,655		+1,362	73,565		72,202		+1,363	32,603		32,676		-73
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	8,655		9,367		-712	8,588		9,292		-704	3,097		3,277		-180
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,036	*	57,036		...	56,703	*	56,703		...	9,864	*	9,864		...
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,632		15,857		-225	15,609		15,836		-227	5,579		5,696		-117
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,250		4,328		-78	4,244		4,322		-78	3,144		3,210		-66
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	323,208		317,670	*	+5,538	319,109		313,597	*	+5,512	8,250		8,966	*	-716
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	191,326		191,187	*	+139	187,665		187,450	*	+215	30,502		30,063	*	+439
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES	782,084	*	790,214	*	-8,130	776,579	*	784,758	*	-8,179	62,229	*	62,619	*	-390
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION	42		44		-2	42		44		-2	39		41		-2
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION	30		29		+1	30		29		+1	30		29		+1
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION	455	*	455	*	...	24	*	24	*	...	20	*	20	*	...
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION	5		7		-2	5		7		-2	5		7		-2
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD	28		28		...	28		28		...	28		28		...
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME	286		278		+8	286		278		+8	217		213		+4
ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION	4		6		-2	4		6		-2	2		2		...
BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION	2		1		+1	2		1		+1	2		1		+1
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,873	*	1,873	*	...	1,873	*	1,873	*	...	1,873	*	1,873	*	...
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD	43		47		-4	43		47		-4	27		31		-4
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION	2		2		...	2		2		...	...		...		...
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS	11		11		...	11		11		...	11		11		...
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS	41		40		+1	41		40		+1	29		28		+1
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED	27		27		...	27		27		...	27		27		...
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	690	*	690	*	...	690	*	690	*	...	453	*	453	*	...
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION	530		573		-43	529		572		-43	405		449		-44
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE	611		609	*	+2	608		606	*	+2	320		331	*	-11
COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	1,245		1,263	*	-18	1,245		1,263	*	-18	1,245		1,263	*	-18
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD	116		110		+6	116		110		+6	101		94		+7
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY	5	*	5	*	...	5	*	5	*	...	...	*	...	*	...
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION	29		32		-3	29		32		-3	26		29		-3
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,055		18,399		-344	17,942		18,288		-346	4,516		4,650		-134
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,337	*	2,337		...	2,326	*	2,326		...	478	*	478		...
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES	420		394	*	+26	420		394	*	+26	390		368	*	+22
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION	292		305		-13	292		305		-13	159		163		-4
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION	11		12		-1	11		12		-1	11		12		-1
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION	1,759		1,732		+27	1,757		1,730		+27	1,503		1,472		+31
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,314	*	8,314	*	...	8,292	*	8,292	*	...	1,928	*	1,928	*	...
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION	357		347	*	+10	357		347	*	+10	357		347	*	+10
FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL	11		10		+1	11		10		+1	9		8		+1
UNSPECIFIED	499	*	499	*	...	499	*	499	*	...	467	*	467	*	...
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY	135		138		-3	135		138		-3	81		84		-3
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION	124		124		...	124		124		...	116		116		...
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE	243		237		+6	243		237		+6	62		62		...
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION	79		71	*	+8	79		71	*	+8	63		59	*	+4
FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD	106	*	106		...	106	*	106		...	105	*	105		...
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION	1,131	*	1,131	*	...	1,131	*	1,131	*	...	976	*	976	*	...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,383		12,648		-265	12,330		12,598		-268	4,361		4,480		-119
HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION	5		5		...	5		5		...	5		5		...
U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM	180		185	*	-5	180		185	*	-5	177		182	*	-5
U.S. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS	15		20		-5	15		20		-5	12		16		-4
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION	42		43	*	-1	42		43	*	-1	42		43	*	-1
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND MEXICO	268		274		-6	268		274		-6	1		1		...
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND CANADA	7	*	7	*	...	7	*	7	*	...	3	*	3	*	...
INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND CANADA	19	*	19	*	...	14	*	14	*	...	9	*	9	*	...
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION	392		424		-32	392		424		-32	392		424		-32
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION	5		5		...	5		5		...	5		5		...
JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION	4		4		...	4		4		...	4		4		...
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION	13		12		+1	13		12		+1	13		12		+1
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD	206		213	*	-7	206		213	*	-7	124		129	*	-5
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION	291		293		-2	261		266		-5	261		266		-5
MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION	39		41		-2	39		41		-2	3		3		...
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,330		3,501	*	-171	3,330		3,501	*	-171	1,365		1,399	*	-34
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,134		18,246		-112	18,124		18,235		-111	4,180		4,193		-13
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION	42		41		+1	42		41		+1	42		41		+1
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE	3	*	3	*	...	3	*	3	*	...	3	*	3	*	...
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY	12		12		...	12		12		...	12		12		...
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION	1,191	*	1,191		...	1,191	*	1,191		...	271	*	271		...
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES	408		405		+3	408		405		+3	406		403		+3
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS	159		158		+1	159		158		+1	159		158		+1
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES	178		164		+14	178		164		+14	176		162		+14
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES	71		83		-12	71		83		-12	71		83		-12
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,684		1,699		-15	1,661		1,676		-15	476		479		-3
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD	47		47		...	47		47		...	45		45		...
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION	1,465		1,502	*	-37	1,460		1,496	*	-36	1,451		1,488	*	-37
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD	421		429		-8	421		429		-8	331		340		-9
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	3,884		3,914		-30	3,881		3,910		-29	2,729		2,753		-24
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD	10		11		-1	10		11		-1	7		8		-1
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION	58		60		-2	58		60		-2	44		45		-1
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION	39		41	*	-2	39		41	*	-2	...		...	*	...
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS	69		76		-7	69		76		-7	68		74		-6
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,558		5,513	*	+45	5,554		5,508	*	+46	1,996		1,924	*	+72
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL	127	*	127		...	127	*	127		...	103	*	103		...
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION	240		229		+11	240		229		+11	240		229		+11
PEACE CORPS	1,081		1,003		+78	701		687		+14	595		582		+13
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION	970		995		-25	970		995		-25	967		991		-24
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION	52	*	52	*	...	52	*	52	*	...	52	*	52	*	...
PRESIDIO TRUST	308		317		-9	308		317		-9	...		...		...
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD	957	*	957	*	...	957	*	957	*	...	5	*	5	*	...
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	3,907		3,852		+55	3,907		3,852		+55	2,324		2,271		+53
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM	153	*	153	*	...	151	*	151	*	...	46	*	46	*	...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	4,037	*	...	4,003	*	4,003	*	...	1,069	*	1,069	*	...
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	5,005	*	5,010	*	-5	4,979	*	4,984	*	-5	4,599	*	4,604	*	-5
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART	816	*	816	*	...	816	*	816	*	...	816	*	816	*	...
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (EXCEPT UNITS ADMINISTERED UNDER SEPARATE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES)	4,098	*	4,098	*	...	4,072	*	4,072	*	...	3,692	*	3,692	*	...
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS	42		42		...	42		42		...	42		42		...
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS	49		54		-5	49		54		-5	49		54		-5
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	65,114		65,279		-165	64,672		64,841		-169	1,801		1,793		+8
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY	12,762		12,911		-149	12,762		12,911		-149	5		5		...
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	47		45		+2	47		45		+2	47		45		+2
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,845		1,881	*	-36	1,637		1,666	*	-29	1,487		1,514	*	-27
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	2,515	*	...	1,585	*	1,585	*	...	1,584	*	1,584	*	...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	592,750		599,639		-6,889	589,983		596,856		-6,873	12,385		12,440		-55
UTAH RECLAMATION MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION	13		13		...	13		13		...	...		...		...
VALLES CALDERA TRUST	28	*	28	*	...	28	*	28	*	...	...	*	...	*	...
WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE	1	*	1	*	...	1	*	1	*	...	1	*	1	*	...

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER, AS REPORT FOR CURRENT
QUARTER WAS NOT RECEIVED BY INPUT CUTOFF DATE.
**REVISED.


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