Employment and Trends - September 2012

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 2012

			PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS								TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE	TOTAL		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
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	2,725,764	**	2,492,817	**	2,392,269	**	91,242	**	9,306	**	232,947	**	115,336	**	18,136	**	99,475	**
MARCH 2012	2,722,210	*	2,494,367	*	2,395,655	*	90,546	*	8,166	*	227,843	*	110,846	*	18,374	*	98,623	*
JUNE 2012	2,736,821	*	2,483,018	*	2,386,471	*	88,060	*	8,487	*	253,803	*	137,804	*	15,907	*	100,092	*
SEPTEMBER 2012*	2,696,961	*	2,455,023	*	2,360,727	*	86,009	*	8,287	*	241,938	*	123,051	*	15,857	*	103,030	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,718,664		2,477,469		2,380,951		88,205		8,313		241,195		123,900		16,713		100,582
FISCAL YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,720,439		2,481,306		2,383,781		88,964		8,562		239,133		121,759		17,069		100,305
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	41,438		33,039		32,353		128		558		8,399		3,463		967		3,969
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	112,461	*	109,514	*	107,607	*	1,706	*	201	*	2,947	*	1,957	*	152	*	838	*
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	729,559	*	679,815	*	668,193	*	10,966	*	656	*	49,744	*	43,992	*	3,415	*	2,337	*
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	256,807		231,239		229,661		983		595		25,568		24,862		530		176
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	201,149		194,175		193,347		828		...		6,974		6,418		505		51
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	172,236		162,492		161,517		975		...		9,744		9,525		217		2
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,349		25,061		24,885		176		...		288		271		16		1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	74,018	*	66,848	*	58,783	*	8,004	*	61	*	7,170	*	2,916	*	2,147	*	2,107	*
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	117,016		114,858		114,139		713		6		2,158		1,359		643		156
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	76,827		58,377		57,096		1,154		127		18,450		14,322		2,202		1,926
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	99,503		81,915		80,801		905		209		17,588		13,740		1,904		1,944
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,317		42,679		35,523		3,066		4,090		1,638		1,048		135		455
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,752		17,157		16,607		550		...		595		454		104		37
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	74,017		62,190		61,207		896		87		11,827		8,404		419		3,004
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	8,655		8,425		8,386		35		4		230		210		17		3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,036	*	55,717	*	55,414	*	298	*	5	*	1,319	*	1,162	*	130	*	27	*
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,632		15,253		15,088		165		...		379		336		37		6
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,250		3,967		3,899		67		1		283		217		33		33
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	323,208		302,459		284,358		16,005		2,096		20,749		13,246		4,018		3,485
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	191,326		183,607		169,264		14,245		98		7,719		4,356		450		2,913
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,055		16,683		16,217		461		5		1,372		340		69		963
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,337	*	2,312	*	2,284	*	28	*	...	*	25	*	12	*	13	*	...	*
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,314	*	5,523	*	5,355	*	167	*	1	*	2,791	*	2,696	*	88	*	7	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,383		12,235		12,107		127		1		148		138		10		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,134		17,696		17,554		142		...		438		388		25		25
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,330		2,715		2,630		75		10		615		265		344		6
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,684		1,638		1,579		59		...		46		38		2		6
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	3,884		3,725		3,629		96		...		159		80		7		72
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,558		5,421		5,241		78		102		137		107		29		1
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	3,047	*	3,039	*	8	*	...	*	990	*	913	*	16	*	61	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	5,005	*	4,874	*	4,792	*	70	*	12	*	131	*	108	*	15	*	8	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	65,114		63,582		62,609		973		...		1,532		879		367		286
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,845		1,806		1,797		9		...		39		23		3		13
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*	640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	592,750		507,364		474,957		32,407		...		85,386		5,175		6		80,205

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