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Table 5

Employment and Trends - March 2013

TABLE 5 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MARCH 2013
PERMANENT POSITIONSTEMPORARY POSITIONS
AGENCY AND DATETOTAL ALL POSITIONSTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT
MARCH 2012 2,722,210 * 2,551,559 * 2,436,125 * 115,434 * 170,651 * 70,376 * 100,275 *
JUNE 2012 2,736,821 * 2,540,227 * 2,428,849 * 111,378 * 196,594 * 95,426 * 101,168 *
SEPTEMBER 2012 2,696,961 * 2,504,992 * 2,397,608 * 107,384 * 191,969 * 86,170 * 105,799 *
DECEMBER 2012 2,713,783 ** 2,506,061 ** 2,399,648 ** 106,413 ** 207,722 ** 90,868 ** 116,854 **
MARCH 2013* 2,677,752 * 2,481,973 * 2,381,033 * 100,940 * 195,779 * 76,769 * 119,010 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2013 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,677,752 2,481,973 2,381,033 100,940 195,779 76,769 119,010
FISCAL YEAR 2013 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,695,768 2,494,017 2,390,341 103,677 201,751 83,819 117,932
SELECTED AGENCIES:                            
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 41,663 33,239 33,239 ... 8,424 2,659 5,765
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 112,461 * 95,713 * 93,987 * 1,726 * 16,748 * 15,577 * 1,171 *
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 749,527 721,146 706,929 14,217 28,381 27,340 1,041
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 275,120 251,110 249,305 1,805 24,010 22,890 1,120
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 199,525 199,235 198,019 1,216 290 290 ...
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 172,846 168,837 167,764 1,073 4,009 3,977 32
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 24,953 24,949 24,786 163 4 ... 4
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 77,083 77,015 67,055 9,960 68 183 115
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 116,671 114,764 113,737 1,027 1,907 1,432 475
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 67,530 60,565 58,853 1,712 6,965 4,482 2,483
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 86,607 77,973 75,960 2,013 8,634 6,178 2,456
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 44,000 41,516 34,377 7,139 2,484 1,668 816
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,785 * 17,249 * 16,649 * 600 * 536 * 473 * 63 *
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 72,542 65,736 65,734 2 6,806 3,942 2,864
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 8,390 8,351 8,304 47 39 41 2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,036 * 55,675 * 55,341 * 334 * 1,361 * 1,235 * 126 *
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 15,294 15,009 14,817 192 285 256 29
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,160 4,013 3,946 67 147 92 55
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 323,208 * 316,379 * 293,169 * 23,210 * 6,829 * 4,435 * 2,394 *
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 193,132 191,168 172,519 18,649 1,964 1,629 335
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 17,401 17,222 15,853 1,369 179 168 11
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,219 2,184 2,156 28 35 25 10
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,314 * 8,313 * 8,050 * 263 * 1 * 1 * ... *
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 11,924 11,924 11,796 128 ... ... ...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 17,922 * 17,569 * 17,428 * 141 * 353 * 302 * 51 *
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,257 3,123 2,727 396 134 68 66
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,630 1,575 1,515 60 55 48 7
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3,807 3,663 3,571 92 144 76 68
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,558 * 5,558 * 5,348 * 210 * ... * ... * ... *
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * 2,397 * 2,325 * 72 * 1,640 * 1,627 * 13 *
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,894 * 4,840 * 4,761 * 79 * 54 * 48 * 6 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 63,786 61,874 60,385 1,489 1,912 1,487 425
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,845 * 1,845 * 1,820 * 25 * ... * ... * ... *
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * 2,316 * 2,301 * 15 * 199 * 182 * 17 *
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 579,642 481,304 456,238 25,066 98,338 336 98,002

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

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