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Table 6

Employment and Trends - March 2013

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MARCH 2013
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTSTEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATETOTALTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENTTOTALFULL-TIMEPART-TIMEINTERMITTENT
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 *
DECEMBER 2012 2,713,783 ** 2,475,264 ** 2,381,789 ** 84,943 ** 8,532 ** 238,519 ** 108,727 ** 15,163 ** 114,629 **
MARCH 2013* 2,677,752 * 2,445,267 * 2,357,536 * 79,226 * 8,505 * 232,485 * 100,266 * 14,714 * 117,505 *
CALENDAR YEAR 2013 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,677,752 2,445,267 2,357,536 79,226 8,505 232,485 100,266 14,714 117,505
FISCAL YEAR 2013 AVERAGE TO DATE* 2,695,768 2,460,266 2,369,663 82,085 8,519 235,502 104,497 14,939 116,067
SELECTED AGENCIES:                                    
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 41,663 33,221 32,613 107 501 8,442 3,285 924 4,233
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 112,461 * 109,514 * 107,607 * 1,706 * 201 * 2,947 * 1,957 * 152 * 838 *
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 749,527 705,214 693,240 11,338 636 44,313 41,029 2,759 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 275,120 251,198 249,393 1,182 623 23,922 22,802 650 470
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 199,525 193,134 192,349 785 ... 6,391 5,960 377 54
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 172,846 163,240 162,334 906 ... 9,606 9,407 198 1
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 24,953 24,752 24,586 165 1 201 200 1 ...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 77,083 72,890 64,578 8,300 12 4,193 2,660 1,533 ...
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 116,671 114,544 113,857 680 7 2,127 1,312 664 151
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 67,530 56,747 55,397 1,258 92 10,783 7,938 1,780 1,065
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 86,607 78,776 77,609 923 244 7,831 4,529 1,607 1,695
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 44,000 42,651 34,982 3,230 4,439 1,349 1,063 189 97
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,785 * 17,233 * 16,688 * 545 * ... * 552 * 434 * 82 * 36 *
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 72,542 62,862 61,841 909 112 9,680 7,835 377 1,468
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 8,390 8,253 8,215 38 ... 137 130 4 3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57,036 * 55,717 * 55,414 * 298 * 5 * 1,319 * 1,162 * 130 * 27 *
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 15,294 14,933 14,779 154 ... 361 294 59 8
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,160 3,914 3,848 65 1 246 190 27 29
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 193,132 184,008 169,691 14,295 22 9,124 4,457 393 4,274
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 17,401 16,224 15,789 431 4 1,177 232 81 864
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,219 2,194 2,168 26 ... 25 13 12 ...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 8,314 * 5,523 * 5,355 * 167 * 1 * 2,791 * 2,696 * 88 * 7 *
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 11,924 11,800 11,683 117 ... 124 113 11 ...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 17,922 * 17,573 * 17,432 * 140 * 1 * 349 * 298 * 25 * 26 *
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,257 2,637 2,568 61 8 620 227 387 6
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,630 1,598 1,538 60 ... 32 25 3 4
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3,807 3,675 3,586 89 ... 132 61 7 64
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 4,894 * 4,812 * 4,740 * 56 * 16 * 82 * 69 * 11 * 2 *
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 63,786 61,887 60,922 964 1 1,899 950 649 300
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 579,642 479,578 454,512 25,066 ... 100,064 2,062 4 97,998

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

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