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Table 8

Employment and Trends - March 2013

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES	MARCH 2013*	DECEMBER 2012**	MARCH 2012*	MARCH 2013*	DECEMBER 2012**	MARCH 2012*	MARCH 2013*	DECEMBER 2012**	MARCH 2012*	MARCH 2013*	DECEMBER 2012**	MARCH 2012*
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT	2,741,263	2,777,403	2,786,118	2,615,461	2,689,159	2,694,418	325,060	360,008	360,816	125,802	88,244	91,700
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,519,440	2,552,262	2,568,531	2,402,908	2,471,674	2,486,300	315,886	349,219	349,932	116,532	80,588	82,231
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	95,634	101,801	110,615	91,615	98,145	106,118	5,508	6,476	6,995	4,019	3,656	4,497
INTERMITTENT	126,189	123,340	106,972	120,938	119,340	102,000	3,666	4,313	3,889	5,251	4,000	4,972
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,527,160	2,551,241	2,596,736	2,418,940	2,478,696	2,514,494	295,798	324,481	326,498	108,220	72,545	82,242
FULL-TIME	2,424,723	2,443,330	2,479,800	2,319,361	2,373,692	2,401,464	290,615	319,592	320,503	105,362	69,638	78,336
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	102,437	107,911	116,936	99,579	105,004	113,030	5,183	4,889	5,995	2,858	2,907	3,906
TEMPORARY POSITION	214,103	226,162	189,382	196,521	210,463	179,924	29,262	35,527	34,318	17,582	15,699	9,458
FULL-TIME	94,717	108,932	88,731	83,547	97,982	84,836	25,271	29,627	29,429	11,170	10,950	3,895
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	119,386	117,230	100,651	112,974	112,481	95,088	3,991	5,900	4,889	6,412	4,749	5,563
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,497,474	2,527,467	2,546,616	2,399,370	2,463,780	2,481,621	296,197	324,108	323,689	98,104	63,687	64,995
FULL-TIME	2,408,268	2,432,516	2,446,428	2,312,010	2,370,234	2,383,291	291,766	319,066	318,569	96,258	62,282	63,137
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	80,691	86,409	92,012	79,316	85,422	90,536	4,057	4,663	4,731	1,375	987	1,476
INTERMITTENT	8,515	8,542	8,176	8,044	8,124	7,794	374	379	389	471	418	382
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	243,789	249,936	239,502	216,091	225,379	212,797	28,863	35,900	37,127	27,698	24,557	26,705
FULL-TIME	111,172	119,746	122,103	90,898	101,440	103,009	24,120	30,153	31,363	20,274	18,306	19,094
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	14,943	15,392	18,603	12,299	12,723	15,582	1,451	1,813	2,264	2,644	2,669	3,021
INTERMITTENT	117,674	114,798	98,796	112,894	111,216	94,206	3,292	3,934	3,500	4,780	3,582	4,590
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,482,482	1,489,684	1,505,028	1,423,509	1,462,074	1,475,698	216,483	242,467	243,279	58,973	27,610	29,330
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,440,518	1,446,019	1,460,751	1,382,988	1,419,716	1,432,972	203,299	228,781	228,996	57,530	26,303	27,779
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	41,964	43,665	44,277	40,521	42,358	42,726	13,184	13,686	14,283	1,443	1,307	1,551
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,258,781	1,287,719	1,281,090	1,191,952	1,227,085	1,218,720	108,577	117,541	117,537	66,829	60,634	62,370
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,056,956	1,081,448	1,085,865	1,016,382	1,044,064	1,048,649	92,898	95,327	94,693	40,574	37,384	37,216
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	201,825	206,271	195,225	175,570	183,021	170,071	15,679	22,214	22,844	26,255	23,250	25,154
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	208,405	211,556	208,381	197,006	201,596	202,997	10,005	10,439	15,177	11,399	9,960	5,384
POSTAL	579,642	595,783	602,868	576,881	593,003	600,094	12,448	12,813	12,389	2,761	2,780	2,774
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,953,216	1,970,064	1,974,869	1,841,574	1,894,560	1,891,327	302,607	336,756	333,250	111,642	75,504	83,542
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,708,957	2,744,524	2,751,609	2,609,272	2,682,003	2,686,755	323,572	356,610	357,186	99,685	62,521	64,854
NON U.S. CITIZEN	32,306	32,879	34,509	6,189	7,156	7,663	1,488	3,398	3,630	26,117	25,723	26,846
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		35,856	29,500	34,990	22,257	28,994	33,163	2,325	5,094	4,854	13,599	506
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	29,739	29,848	30,142	29,733	29,842	30,136	28,621	28,730	29,024	6	6	6
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	29,374	29,482	29,770	29,368	29,476	29,764	28,303	28,411	28,699	6	6	6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	283	284	286	283	284	286	239	240	242	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	82	82	86	82	82	86	79	79	83	...	...	...
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	11,737	11,730	11,728	11,731	11,724	11,722	10,639	10,632	10,630	6	6	6
FULL-TIME	11,461	11,453	11,445	11,455	11,447	11,439	10,410	10,402	10,394	6	6	6
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	276	277	283	276	277	283	229	230	236	...	...	...
TEMPORARY POSITION	18,002	18,118	18,414	18,002	18,118	18,414	17,982	18,098	18,394	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	17,913	18,029	18,325	17,913	18,029	18,325	17,893	18,009	18,305	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	...	...	...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	18,728	18,724	18,776	18,722	18,718	18,770	17,624	17,620	17,672	6	6	6
FULL-TIME	18,474	18,469	18,519	18,468	18,463	18,513	17,412	17,407	17,457	6	6	6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	244	245	247	244	245	247	202	203	205	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	11,011	11,124	11,366	11,011	11,124	11,366	10,997	11,110	11,352	...	...	...
FULL-TIME	10,900	11,013	11,251	10,900	11,013	11,251	10,891	11,004	11,242	...	...	...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	39	39	39	39	39	39	37	37	37	...	...	...
INTERMITTENT	72	72	76	72	72	76	69	69	73	...	...	...
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	11,786	11,983	12,273	11,786	11,983	12,273	11,597	11,794	12,084	...	...	...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	2,315	2,315	2,315	2,315	2,315	2,315	2,126	2,126	2,126	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	9,471	9,668	9,958	9,471	9,668	9,958	9,471	9,668	9,958	...	...	...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	17,953	17,865	17,869	17,947	17,859	17,863	17,024	16,936	16,940	6	6	6
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	16,413	16,409	16,461	16,407	16,403	16,455	15,498	15,494	15,546	6	6	6
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	1,540	1,456	1,408	1,540	1,456	1,408	1,526	1,442	1,394	...	...	...
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	2,823	2,823	2,823	2,823	2,823	2,823	2,777	2,777	2,777	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	26,916	27,025	27,319	26,910	27,019	27,313	25,844	25,953	26,247	6	6	6
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	29,682	29,791	30,085	29,676	29,785	30,079	28,564	28,673	28,967	6	6	6
NON U.S. CITIZEN	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	...	...	...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		115	115	115	115	115	115	114	114	114	...	...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	33,772	33,772	33,766	33,403	33,403	33,397	2,833	2,833	2,827	369	369	369
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	32,264	32,264	32,260	31,916	31,916	31,912	2,690	2,690	2,686	348	348	348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	1,411	1,411	1,409	1,393	1,393	1,391	135	135	133	18	18	18
INTERMITTENT	97	97	97	94	94	94	8	8	8	3	3	3
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	33,450	33,450	33,449	33,092	33,092	33,091	2,759	2,759	2,758	358	358	358
FULL-TIME	32,229	32,229	32,230	31,881	31,881	31,882	2,655	2,655	2,656	348	348	348
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	1,221	1,221	1,219	1,211	1,211	1,209	104	104	102	10	10	10
TEMPORARY POSITION	322	322	317	311	311	306	74	74	69	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	35	35	30	35	35	30	35	35	30	...	...	...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	287	287	287	276	276	276	39	39	39	11	11	11
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	33,479	33,479	33,473	33,121	33,121	33,115	2,788	2,788	2,782	358	358	358
FULL-TIME	32,258	32,258	32,254	31,910	31,910	31,906	2,684	2,684	2,680	348	348	348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	1,221	1,221	1,219	1,211	1,211	1,209	104	104	102	10	10	10
INTERMITTENT	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	293	293	293	282	282	282	45	45	45	11	11	11
FULL-TIME	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	...	...	...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	190	190	190	182	182	182	31	31	31	8	8	8
INTERMITTENT	97	97	97	94	94	94	8	8	8	3	3	3
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	33,772	33,772	33,766	33,403	33,403	33,397	2,833	2,833	2,827	369	369	369
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	33,479	33,479	33,473	33,121	33,121	33,115	2,788	2,788	2,782	358	358	358
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	293	293	293	282	282	282	45	45	45	11	11	11
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	33,772	33,772	33,766	33,403	33,403	33,397	2,833	2,833	2,827	369	369	369
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	33,227	33,227	33,221	32,864	32,864	32,858	2,638	2,638	2,632	363	363	363
NON U.S. CITIZEN	545	545	545	539	539	539	195	195	195	6	6	6
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT	2,677,752	2,713,783	2,722,210	2,552,325	2,625,914	2,630,885	293,606	328,445	328,965	125,427	87,869	91,325
WORK SCHEDULE:
FULL-TIME	2,457,802	2,490,516	2,506,501	2,341,624	2,410,282	2,424,624	284,893	318,118	318,547	116,178	80,234	81,877
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	93,940	100,106	108,920	89,939	96,468	104,441	5,134	6,101	6,620	4,001	3,638	4,479
INTERMITTENT	126,010	123,161	106,789	120,762	119,164	101,820	3,579	4,226	3,798	5,248	3,997	4,969
POSITION OCCUPIED:
PERMANENT POSITION	2,481,973	2,506,061	2,551,559	2,374,117	2,433,880	2,469,681	282,400	311,090	313,110	107,856	72,181	81,878
FULL-TIME	2,381,033	2,399,648	2,436,125	2,276,025	2,330,364	2,358,143	277,550	306,535	307,453	105,008	69,284	77,982
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	100,940	106,413	115,434	98,092	103,516	111,538	4,850	4,555	5,657	2,848	2,897	3,896
TEMPORARY POSITION	195,779	207,722	170,651	178,208	192,034	161,204	11,206	17,355	15,855	17,571	15,688	9,447
FULL-TIME	76,769	90,868	70,376	65,599	79,918	66,481	7,343	11,583	11,094	11,170	10,950	3,895
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT	119,010	116,854	100,275	112,609	112,116	94,723	3,863	5,772	4,761	6,401	4,738	5,552
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:
PERMANENT	2,445,267	2,475,264	2,494,367	2,347,527	2,411,941	2,429,736	275,785	303,700	303,235	97,740	63,323	64,631
FULL-TIME	2,357,536	2,381,789	2,395,655	2,261,632	2,319,861	2,332,872	271,670	298,975	298,432	95,904	61,928	62,783
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	79,226	84,943	90,546	77,861	83,966	89,080	3,751	4,356	4,424	1,365	977	1,466
INTERMITTENT	8,505	8,532	8,166	8,034	8,114	7,784	364	369	379	471	418	382
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	232,485	238,519	227,843	204,798	213,973	201,149	17,821	24,745	25,730	27,687	24,546	26,694
FULL-TIME	100,266	108,727	110,846	79,992	90,421	91,752	13,223	19,143	20,115	20,274	18,306	19,094
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)	14,714	15,163	18,374	12,078	12,502	15,361	1,383	1,745	2,196	2,636	2,661	3,013
INTERMITTENT	117,505	114,629	98,623	112,728	111,050	94,036	3,215	3,857	3,419	4,777	3,579	4,587
TYPE OF SERVICE:
COMPETITIVE SERVICE	1,470,696	1,477,701	1,492,755	1,411,723	1,450,091	1,463,425	204,886	230,673	231,195	58,973	27,610	29,330
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,438,203	1,443,704	1,458,436	1,380,673	1,417,401	1,430,657	201,173	226,655	226,870	57,530	26,303	27,779
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	32,493	33,997	34,319	31,050	32,690	32,768	3,713	4,018	4,325	1,443	1,307	1,551
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES	1,207,056	1,236,082	1,229,455	1,140,602	1,175,823	1,167,460	88,720	97,772	97,770	66,454	60,259	61,995
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT	1,007,064	1,031,560	1,035,931	966,854	994,540	999,079	74,612	77,045	76,365	40,210	37,020	36,852
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE	199,992	204,522	193,524	173,748	181,283	168,381	14,108	20,727	21,405	26,244	23,239	25,143
PAY SYSTEM:
WAGE	205,582	208,733	205,558	194,183	198,773	200,174	7,228	7,662	12,400	11,399	9,960	5,384
POSTAL	579,642	595,783	602,868	576,881	593,003	600,094	12,448	12,813	12,389	2,761	2,780	2,774
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER	1,892,528	1,909,267	1,913,784	1,781,261	1,834,138	1,830,617	273,930	307,970	304,176	111,267	75,129	83,167
CITIZENSHIP:
U.S. CITIZEN	2,646,048	2,681,506	2,688,303	2,546,732	2,619,354	2,623,818	292,370	325,299	325,587	99,316	62,152	64,485
NON U.S. CITIZEN	31,704	32,277	33,907	5,593	6,560	7,067	1,236	3,146	3,378	26,111	25,717	26,840
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***		35,741	29,385	34,875	22,142	28,879	33,048	2,211	4,980	4,740	13,599	506

* PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER.
** REVISED.
*** NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT.

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Employment and Trends - March 2013