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Table 8

Employment and Trends - September 2013

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
ALL AREASUNITED STATESWASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREAOVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIESSEPTEMBER 2013*JUNE 2013**SEPTEMBER 2012*SEPTEMBER 2013*JUNE 2013**SEPTEMBER 2012*SEPTEMBER 2013*JUNE 2013**SEPTEMBER 2012*SEPTEMBER 2013*JUNE 2013**SEPTEMBER 2012*
TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 2,730,551 2,745,887 2,760,569 2,646,029 2,665,362 2,675,491 350,529 357,709 359,271 84,522 80,525 85,078
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 2,505,218 2,523,495 2,545,516 2,428,087 2,449,434 2,468,872 340,586 347,526 348,631 77,131 74,061 76,644
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 88,135 89,238 103,557 85,001 86,968 100,461 5,497 5,724 6,567 3,134 2,270 3,096
INTERMITTENT 137,198 133,154 111,496 132,941 128,960 106,158 4,446 4,459 4,073 4,257 4,194 5,338
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 2,497,336 2,505,154 2,550,173 2,427,683 2,439,767 2,474,964 318,519 323,937 324,158 69,653 65,387 75,209
FULL-TIME 2,400,061 2,408,324 2,441,295 2,332,913 2,344,521 2,368,558 313,754 319,026 318,742 67,148 63,803 72,737
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 97,275 96,830 108,878 94,770 95,246 106,406 4,765 4,911 5,416 2,505 1,584 2,472
TEMPORARY POSITION 233,215 240,733 210,396 218,346 225,595 200,527 32,010 33,772 35,113 14,869 15,138 9,869
FULL-TIME 105,157 115,171 104,221 95,174 104,913 100,314 26,832 28,500 29,889 9,983 10,258 3,907
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 128,058 125,562 106,175 123,172 120,682 100,213 5,178 5,272 5,224 4,886 4,880 5,962
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 2,464,052 2,480,172 2,507,284 2,402,063 2,422,020 2,447,037 310,019 322,457 321,874 61,989 58,152 60,247
FULL-TIME 2,380,489 2,394,013 2,411,515 2,319,834 2,337,163 2,353,114 305,318 317,554 316,996 60,655 56,850 58,401
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 75,444 77,365 87,471 74,522 76,472 86,083 4,159 4,432 4,576 922 893 1,388
INTERMITTENT 8,119 8,794 8,298 7,707 8,385 7,840 542 471 302 412 409 458
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 266,499 265,715 253,285 243,966 243,342 228,454 40,510 35,252 37,397 22,533 22,373 24,831
FULL-TIME 124,729 129,482 134,001 108,253 112,271 115,758 35,268 29,972 31,635 16,476 17,211 18,243
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 12,691 11,873 16,086 10,479 10,496 14,378 1,338 1,292 1,991 2,212 1,377 1,708
INTERMITTENT 129,079 124,360 103,198 125,234 120,575 98,318 3,904 3,988 3,771 3,845 3,785 4,880
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 1,478,069 1,487,831 1,478,255 1,451,742 1,460,894 1,449,598 237,611 241,936 241,192 26,327 26,937 28,657
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,424,200 1,431,577 1,426,314 1,398,909 1,405,784 1,399,031 223,705 228,538 227,211 25,291 25,793 27,283
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 53,869 56,254 51,941 52,833 55,110 50,567 13,906 13,398 13,981 1,036 1,144 1,374
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 1,252,480 1,258,056 1,282,314 1,194,287 1,204,468 1,225,893 112,918 115,773 118,079 58,193 53,588 56,421
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,039,852 1,048,595 1,080,970 1,003,154 1,016,236 1,048,006 86,314 93,919 94,663 36,698 32,359 32,964
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 212,628 209,461 201,344 191,133 188,232 177,887 26,604 21,854 23,416 21,495 21,229 23,457
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 205,477 203,677 203,800 196,881 199,101 198,550 10,235 10,389 10,363 8,596 4,576 5,250
POSTAL 584,027 581,896 592,750 581,270 579,130 589,983 12,261 12,400 12,385 2,757 2,766 2,767
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 1,941,047 1,960,314 1,964,019 1,867,878 1,887,131 1,886,958 328,033 334,920 336,523 73,169 73,183 77,061
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 2,699,186 2,713,340 2,726,729 2,639,255 2,658,582 2,668,194 347,161 354,305 355,785 59,931 54,758 58,535
NON U.S. CITIZEN 31,365 32,547 33,840 6,774 6,780 7,297 3,368 3,404 3,486 24,591 25,767 26,543
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 34,440 32,842 32,801 30,776 29,376 28,357 5,568 5,642 5,421 3,664 3,466
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 28,672 29,742 29,837 28,665 29,736 29,831 27,542 28,624 28,719 7 6 6
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 28,316 29,378 29,472 28,309 29,372 29,466 27,231 28,307 28,401 7 6 6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 262 282 283 262 282 283 220 238 239 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 94 82 82 94 82 82 91 79 79 ... ... ...
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 11,451 11,738 11,729 11,444 11,732 11,723 10,339 10,640 10,631 7 6 6
FULL-TIME 11,161 11,463 11,453 11,154 11,457 11,447 10,094 10,412 10,402 7 6 6
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 290 275 276 290 275 276 245 228 229 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY POSITION 17,221 18,004 18,108 17,221 18,004 18,108 17,203 17,984 18,088 ... ... ...
FULL-TIME 17,155 17,915 18,019 17,155 17,915 18,019 17,137 17,895 17,999 ... ... ...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 66 89 89 66 89 89 66 89 89 ... ... ...
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 11,345 18,737 18,783 11,338 18,731 18,777 10,224 17,633 17,679 7 6 6
FULL-TIME 11,125 18,482 18,528 11,118 18,476 18,522 10,046 17,420 17,466 7 6 6
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 208 245 244 208 245 244 166 203 202 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 12 10 11 12 10 11 12 10 11 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 17,327 11,005 11,054 17,327 11,005 11,054 17,318 10,991 11,040 ... ... ...
FULL-TIME 17,191 10,896 10,944 17,191 10,896 10,944 17,185 10,887 10,935 ... ... ...
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 54 37 39 54 37 39 54 35 37 ... ... ...
INTERMITTENT 82 72 71 82 72 71 79 69 68 ... ... ...
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 11,858 11,859 11,969 11,858 11,859 11,969 11,669 11,670 11,780 ... ... ...
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 2,315 2,316 2,315 2,315 2,316 2,315 2,126 2,127 2,126 ... ... ...
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 9,543 9,543 9,654 9,543 9,543 9,654 9,543 9,543 9,654 ... ... ...
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 16,814 17,883 17,868 16,807 17,877 17,862 15,873 16,954 16,939 7 6 6
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 9,030 16,421 16,468 9,023 16,415 16,462 8,098 15,506 15,553 7 6 6
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 7,784 1,462 1,400 7,784 1,462 1,400 7,775 1,448 1,386 ... ... ...
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 2,813 2,823 2,823 2,813 2,823 2,823 2,769 2,777 2,777 ... ... ...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 25,859 26,919 27,014 25,852 26,913 27,008 24,773 25,847 25,942 7 6 6
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 28,620 29,685 29,780 28,613 29,679 29,774 27,490 28,567 28,662 7 6 6
NON U.S. CITIZEN 52 57 57 52 57 57 52 57 57 ... ... ...
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 111 117 115 111 117 115 110 116 114 ... ...
JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 33,776 33,774 33,771 33,407 33,405 33,402 2,837 2,835 2,832 369 369 369
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 32,268 32,266 32,266 31,920 31,918 31,918 2,694 2,692 2,692 348 348 348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,411 1,411 1,408 1,393 1,393 1,390 135 135 132 18 18 18
INTERMITTENT 97 97 97 94 94 94 8 8 8 3 3 3
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 33,454 33,450 33,452 33,096 33,092 33,094 2,763 2,759 2,761 358 358 358
FULL-TIME 32,233 32,229 32,234 31,885 31,881 31,886 2,659 2,655 2,660 348 348 348
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 1,221 1,221 1,218 1,211 1,211 1,208 104 104 101 10 10 10
TEMPORARY POSITION 322 324 319 311 313 308 74 76 71 11 11 11
FULL-TIME 35 37 32 35 37 32 35 37 32 ... ... ...
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 287 287 287 276 276 276 39 39 39 11 11 11
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 33,483 33,481 33,478 33,125 33,123 33,120 2,792 2,790 2,787 358 358 358
FULL-TIME 32,262 32,260 32,260 31,914 31,912 31,912 2,688 2,686 2,686 348 348 348
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 1,221 1,221 1,218 1,211 1,211 1,208 104 104 101 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 33,776 33,774 33,771 33,407 33,405 33,402 2,837 2,835 2,832 369 369 369
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 33,483 33,481 33,478 33,125 33,123 33,120 2,792 2,790 2,787 358 358 358
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 293 293 293 282 282 282 45 45 45 11 11 11
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 33,776 33,774 33,771 33,407 33,405 33,402 2,837 2,835 2,832 369 369 369
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 33,231 33,229 33,226 32,868 32,866 32,863 2,642 2,640 2,637 363 363 363
NON U.S. CITIZEN 545 545 545 539 539 539 195 195 195 6 6 6
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT 2,668,103 2,682,371 2,696,961 2,583,957 2,602,221 2,612,258 320,150 326,250 327,720 84,146 80,150 84,703
WORK SCHEDULE:                        
FULL-TIME 2,444,634 2,461,851 2,483,778 2,367,858 2,388,144 2,407,488 310,661 316,527 317,538 76,776 73,707 76,290
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 86,462 87,545 101,866 83,346 85,293 98,788 5,142 5,351 6,196 3,116 2,252 3,078
INTERMITTENT 137,007 132,975 111,317 132,753 128,784 105,982 4,347 4,372 3,986 4,254 4,191 5,335
POSITION OCCUPIED:                        
PERMANENT POSITION 2,452,431 2,459,966 2,504,992 2,383,143 2,394,943 2,430,147 305,417 310,538 310,766 69,288 65,023 74,845
FULL-TIME 2,356,667 2,364,632 2,397,608 2,289,874 2,301,183 2,325,225 301,001 305,959 305,680 66,793 63,449 72,383
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 95,764 95,334 107,384 93,269 93,760 104,922 4,416 4,579 5,086 2,495 1,574 2,462
TEMPORARY POSITION 215,672 222,405 191,969 200,814 207,278 182,111 14,733 15,712 16,954 14,858 15,127 9,858
FULL-TIME 87,967 97,219 86,170 77,984 86,961 82,263 9,660 10,568 11,858 9,983 10,258 3,907
PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT 127,705 125,186 105,799 122,830 120,317 99,848 5,073 5,144 5,096 4,875 4,869 5,951
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:                        
PERMANENT 2,419,224 2,427,954 2,455,023 2,357,600 2,370,166 2,395,140 297,003 302,034 301,408 61,624 57,788 59,883
FULL-TIME 2,337,102 2,343,271 2,360,727 2,276,802 2,286,775 2,302,680 292,584 297,448 296,844 60,300 56,496 58,047
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 74,015 75,899 86,009 73,103 75,016 84,631 3,889 4,125 4,273 912 883 1,378
INTERMITTENT 8,107 8,784 8,287 7,695 8,375 7,829 530 461 291 412 409 458
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 248,879 254,417 241,938 226,357 232,055 217,118 23,147 24,216 26,312 22,522 22,362 24,820
FULL-TIME 107,532 118,580 123,051 91,056 101,369 104,808 18,077 19,079 20,694 16,476 17,211 18,243
PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED) 12,447 11,646 15,857 10,243 10,277 14,157 1,253 1,226 1,923 2,204 1,369 1,700
INTERMITTENT 128,900 124,191 103,030 125,058 120,409 98,153 3,817 3,911 3,695 3,842 3,782 4,877
TYPE OF SERVICE:                        
COMPETITIVE SERVICE 1,466,211 1,475,972 1,466,286 1,439,884 1,449,035 1,437,629 225,942 230,266 229,412 26,327 26,937 28,657
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 1,421,885 1,429,261 1,423,999 1,396,594 1,403,468 1,396,716 221,579 226,411 225,085 25,291 25,793 27,283
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 44,326 46,711 42,287 43,290 45,567 40,913 4,363 3,855 4,327 1,036 1,144 1,374
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES 1,201,890 1,206,399 1,230,675 1,144,073 1,153,186 1,174,629 94,208 95,984 98,308 57,817 53,213 56,046
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT 997,339 998,693 1,031,024 961,006 966,698 998,424 75,424 75,623 76,323 36,333 31,995 32,600
TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE 204,551 207,706 199,651 183,067 186,488 176,205 18,784 20,361 21,985 21,484 21,218 23,446
PAY SYSTEM:                        
WAGE 202,664 200,854 200,977 194,068 196,278 195,727 7,466 7,612 7,586 8,596 4,576 5,250
POSTAL 584,027 581,896 592,750 581,270 579,130 589,983 12,261 12,400 12,385 2,757 2,766 2,767
GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER 1,881,412 1,899,621 1,903,234 1,808,619 1,826,813 1,826,548 300,423 306,238 307,749 72,793 72,808 76,686
CITIZENSHIP:                        
U.S. CITIZEN 2,637,335 2,650,426 2,663,723 2,577,774 2,596,037 2,605,557 317,029 323,098 324,486 59,561 54,389 58,166
NON U.S. CITIZEN 30,768 31,945 33,238 6,183 6,184 6,701 3,121 3,152 3,234 24,585 25,761 26,537
TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING *** 34,329 32,725 32,686 30,665 29,259 28,242 5,458 5,526 5,307 3,664 3,466

* 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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