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TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MARCH 2006

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
MARCH 2005		2,636,191	**		2,410,765	**	2,274,845	**	129,195	**	6,725	**		225,426	**	108,594	**	23,538	**	93,294	**
APRIL 2005		2,642,188	**		2,413,251	**	2,276,545	**	129,467	**	7,239	**		228,937	**	110,663	**	23,429	**	94,845	**
MAY 2005		2,650,687	**		2,412,060	**	2,274,539	**	129,403	**	8,118	**		238,627	**	123,929	**	21,603	**	93,095	**
JUNE 2005		2,662,247	**		2,406,707	**	2,271,523	**	128,207	**	6,977	**		255,540	**	142,132	**	20,336	**	93,072	**
JULY 2005		2,660,263	**		2,406,844	**	2,271,628	**	129,093	**	6,123	**		253,419	**	144,120	**	18,973	**	90,326	**
AUGUST 2005		2,644,455	**		2,404,085	**	2,267,985	**	129,113	**	6,987	**		240,370	**	132,612	**	18,150	**	89,608	**
SEPTEMBER 2005		2,641,136	**		2,405,085	**	2,268,331	**	129,242	**	7,512	**		236,051	**	121,432	**	21,356	**	93,263	**
OCTOBER 2005		2,629,764	**		2,404,670	**	2,268,749	**	128,291	**	7,630	**		225,094	**	113,193	**	22,235	**	89,666	**
NOVEMBER 2005		2,634,348	**		2,402,443	**	2,266,831	**	127,633	**	7,979	**		231,905	**	110,013	**	22,460	**	99,432	**
DECEMBER 2005		2,641,753	**		2,400,129	**	2,265,660	**	126,153	**	8,316	**		241,624	**	109,106	**	21,698	**	110,820	**
JANUARY 2006		2,613,476	*		2,394,470	*	2,260,048	*	125,586	*	8,836	*		219,006	*	106,744	*	21,630	*	90,632	*
FEBRUARY 2006		2,623,796	*		2,401,930	*	2,266,968	*	125,632	*	9,330	*		221,866	*	107,710	*	22,119	*	92,037	*
MARCH 2006*		2,624,421	*		2,402,122	*	2,267,634	*	125,341	*	9,147	*		222,299	*	107,295	*	22,217	*	92,787	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,620,564			2,399,507		2,264,883		125,520		9,104			221,057		107,250		21,989		91,819
FISCAL YEAR 2006 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,627,926			2,400,961		2,265,982		126,439		8,540			226,966		109,010		22,060		95,896
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		33,733			28,283		27,684		177		422			5,450		2,372		877		2,201
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		119,558			112,924		109,232		3,388		304			6,634		4,258		551		1,825
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		675,089			618,473		606,954		9,470		2,049			56,616		46,741		8,428		1,447
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		244,744			216,949		214,889		1,803		257			27,795		26,114		1,241		440
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		175,816			168,315		167,440		874		1			7,501		6,839		521		141
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		158,477			148,209		146,955		1,254		...			10,268		9,285		981		2
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		20,798			19,897		19,796		93		8			901		839		58		4
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		75,254			65,103		57,874		5,446		1,783			10,151		3,664		5,627		860
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		105,815			102,977		101,991		982		4			2,838		1,923		827		88
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		67,798			57,821		56,484		1,225		112			9,977		7,702		1,520		755
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		95,735			86,321		84,656		1,416		249			9,414		5,312		2,426		1,676
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		40,043			38,509		31,666		2,542		4,301			1,534		707		124		703
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		15,257			14,859		14,350		509		...			398		322		73		3
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		60,429			54,191		53,141		1,004		46			6,238		5,317		413		508
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,633			9,431		9,381		50		...			202		186		14		2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		53,424			52,282		51,838		439		5			1,142		935		204		3
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,755			14,420		14,250		170		...			335		276		56		3
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,223			3,955		3,866		89		...			268		210		50		8
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		235,893			216,975		202,671		13,264		1,040			18,918		11,209		4,883		2,826
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		150,748			134,704		127,536		7,147		21			16,044		8,188		567		7,289
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,179	*		16,936	*	16,267	*	654	*	15	*		1,243	*	518	*	109	*	616	*
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,300			2,193		2,150		43		...			107		95		12		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,560			4,393		4,203		190		...			167		141		26		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,417			12,275		12,126		148		1			142		126		14		2
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,311			17,218		17,039		179		...			1,093		1,054		31		8
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,030			2,644		2,524		81		39			386		78		292		16
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,823			1,805		1,721		84		...			18		12		5		1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,237			3,109		3,007		102		...			128		58		7		63
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		4,968			4,910		4,110		275		525			58		47		8		3
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		6,169			2,452		2,429		22		1			3,717		3,331		5		381
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,917	*		4,748	*	4,635	*	108	*	5	*		169	*	127	*	24	*	18	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		64,292			63,515		61,912		1,603		...			777		301		431		45
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,177			2,068		2,054		14		...			109		102		...		7
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*		640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		756,558			682,274		602,772		79,502		...			74,284		2,206		18		72,060

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