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Table 7

Employment and Trends - September 2013

TABLE 7 -- TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS BY SELECTED AGENCY, SEPTEMBER 2013
 TOTAL EMPLOYMENTFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2013CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEARSEPTEMBER 2013CHANGE FROMFISCAL YEAR
AGENCYTOTAL*PERCENTJUNE 2013SEPTEMBER 20122013 AVERAGE TO DATE*TOTAL*PERCENTJUNE 2013SEPTEMBER 20122013 AVERAGE TO DATE*
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/ 2,730,551 * 100.00 -15,336 -30,018 2,748,776 2,380,489 * 100.00 -13,524 -31,026 2,403,822
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 28,672 * 1.05 -1,070 -1,165 29,500 11,125 * .47 -7,357 -7,403 16,638
CONGRESS 16,432 * .60 -576 -686 16,896 NR * ... NR NR NR
U.S. SENATE 6,453 .24 -577 -577 6,886 NR ... NR NR NR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY 9,979 * .37 +1 -109 10,011 NR * ... NR NR NR
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 3,191 * .12 ... ... 3,191 3,015 * .13 ... ... 3,015
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 2,378 * .09 ... ... 2,378 2,340 * .10 ... ... 2,340
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 3,380 .12 -491 -491 3,748 3,118 .13 -329 -329 3,365
JUDICIAL BRANCH 33,776 * 1.24 +2 +5 33,774 32,262 * 1.36 +2 +2 32,260
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 2,668,103 * 97.71 -14,268 -28,858 2,685,502 2,337,102 * 98.18 -6,169 -23,625 2,354,925
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 41,768 1.53 +105 +330 41,668 32,813 1.38 +200 +460 32,642
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 112,461 * 4.12 ... ... 112,461 107,607 * 4.52 ... ... 107,607
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 728,823 26.69 -6,273 -736 742,978 679,338 28.54 -1,555 +11,145 687,844
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 264,906 9.70 -7,006 +8,099 273,179 242,035 10.17 -3,304 +12,374 247,183
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 194,923 7.14 -2,756 -6,226 198,469 189,527 7.96 -1,335 -3,820 191,649
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 169,440 6.21 -1,571 -2,796 171,706 159,573 6.70 -997 -1,944 161,199
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 24,331 .89 -339 -1,018 24,835 24,077 1.01 -325 -808 24,501
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 75,223 2.75 +5,399 +1,205 74,789 64,126 2.69 +4,406 +5,343 63,312
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 115,616 4.23 -522 -1,400 116,451 113,095 4.75 -335 -1,044 113,713
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 71,543 2.62 -2,978 -5,284 70,602 54,843 2.30 -626 -2,253 55,289
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 95,223 3.49 -2,335 -4,280 92,440 77,732 3.27 -705 -3,069 78,088
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 45,035 1.65 -606 +718 44,729 34,662 1.46 -156 -861 35,013
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17,187 .63 -174 -565 17,530 16,250 .68 -128 -357 16,501
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 72,703 2.66 -665 -1,314 73,158 62,137 2.61 +228 +930 61,774
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 8,136 .30 -97 -519 8,324 7,954 .33 -84 -432 8,137
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 55,288 2.02 -1,748 -1,748 56,599 54,448 2.29 -966 -966 55,173
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 15,213 .56 -104 -419 15,338 14,694 .62 -12 -394 14,801
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4,166 .15 +21 -84 4,168 3,866 .16 +38 -33 3,856
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 323,208 * 11.84 ... ... 323,208 284,358 * 11.95 ... ... 284,358
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 192,073 * 7.03 ... +747 192,959 169,698 * 7.13 ... +434 169,674
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 17,002 .62 -208 -1,053 17,338 15,523 .65 -104 -694 15,754
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2,219 * .08 ... -118 2,229 2,168 * .09 ... -116 2,178
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 7,587 * .28 ... -727 7,951 5,534 * .23 ... +179 5,445
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 11,819 .43 -105 -564 12,013 11,558 .49 -125 -549 11,758
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 18,001 .66 -136 -133 17,996 17,638 .74 -117 +84 17,564
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3,201 * .12 ... -129 3,242 2,554 * .11 ... -76 2,568
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1,588 .06 -111 -96 1,648 1,506 .06 -67 -73 1,548
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3,863 .14 -6 -21 3,844 3,616 .15 +28 -13 3,601
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5,558 * .20 ... ... 5,558 5,241 * .22 ... ... 5,241
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4,037 * .15 ... ... 4,037 3,039 * .13 ... ... 3,039
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 4,900 * .18 -17 -105 4,902 4,735 * .20 -12 -57 4,742
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 62,549 2.29 -334 -2,565 63,439 59,655 2.51 -545 -2,954 60,699
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1,845 * .07 ... ... 1,845 1,797 * .08 ... ... 1,797
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2,515 * .09 ... ... 2,515 1,869 * .08 ... ... 1,869
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 584,027 21.39 +2,131 -8,723 585,337 452,005 18.99 -1,125 -22,952 457,492
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCLUDING                        
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 2,084,076 76.32 -16,399 -20,135 2,100,165 1,885,097 79.19 -5,044 -673 1,897,433

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER.
NR - NOT REPORTED TO THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
A/ INCLUDES 54 AGENCIES FOR WHICH JUNE 2013 FIGURES WERE USED FOR SEPTEMBER 2013, DUE TO LATE REPORTING.

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