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TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO MAY 2008

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
MAY 2007		2,638,914	**		2,400,794	**	2,269,383	**	123,305	**	8,106	**		238,120	**	122,297	**	20,432	**	95,391	**
JUNE 2007		2,651,973	**		2,397,649	**	2,267,932	**	121,872	**	7,845	**		254,324	**	138,443	**	19,318	**	96,563	**
JULY 2007		2,653,061	*		2,397,564	*	2,267,915	*	122,544	*	7,105	*		255,497	*	143,579	*	18,210	*	93,708	*
AUGUST 2007		2,645,239	**		2,398,285	**	2,268,382	**	122,260	**	7,643	**		246,954	**	134,249	**	18,663	**	94,042	**
SEPTEMBER 2007		2,639,812	**		2,402,978	**	2,274,285	**	120,620	**	8,073	**		236,834	**	121,765	**	20,810	**	94,259	**
OCTOBER 2007		2,634,074	*		2,402,133	*	2,274,083	*	119,811	*	8,239	*		231,941	*	116,100	*	21,412	*	94,429	*
NOVEMBER 2007		2,640,777	**		2,406,902	**	2,280,636	**	117,893	**	8,373	**		233,875	**	112,847	**	21,706	**	99,322	**
DECEMBER 2007		2,660,234	**		2,408,063	**	2,286,564	**	113,060	**	8,439	**		252,171	**	113,953	**	21,408	**	116,810	**
JANUARY 2008		2,638,567	**		2,402,279	**	2,281,714	**	112,960	**	7,605	**		236,288	**	115,091	**	21,225	**	99,972	**
FEBRUARY 2008		2,644,918	*		2,410,584	*	2,289,391	*	113,075	*	8,118	*		234,334	*	113,470	*	22,040	*	98,824	*
MARCH 2008		2,656,786	*		2,418,980	*	2,298,228	*	112,591	*	8,161	*		237,806	*	114,291	*	22,568	*	100,947	*
APRIL 2008		2,661,528	*		2,421,461	*	2,300,377	*	112,884	*	8,200	*		240,067	*	117,004	*	22,616	*	100,447	*
MAY 2008*		2,675,059	*		2,425,671	*	2,305,720	*	112,056	*	7,895	*		249,388	*	127,582	*	21,590	*	100,216	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,655,372			2,415,795		2,295,086		112,713		7,996			239,577		117,488		22,008		100,081
FISCAL YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,651,493			2,412,009		2,289,589		114,291		8,129			239,484		116,292		21,821		101,371
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		36,048			29,453		28,793		159		501			6,595		2,954		918		2,723
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		118,907	*		113,364	*	110,030	*	2,946	*	388	*		5,543	*	3,034	*	872	*	1,637	*
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		684,208			621,953		611,109		9,449		1,395			62,255		52,914		7,648		1,693
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		255,745			222,450		220,764		1,490		196			33,295		31,846		1,017		432
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		178,410			170,929		170,172		757		...			7,481		6,980		455		46
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		154,316			143,146		142,123		991		32			11,170		10,353		620		197
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,750			21,175		21,112		62		1			575		528		35		12
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		73,987			64,253		56,938		6,149		1,166			9,734		3,207		5,521		1,006
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		107,730			104,784		103,839		940		5			2,946		1,998		832		116
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		73,104			56,496		55,205		1,181		110			16,608		14,147		1,572		889
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		94,728	*		84,302	*	82,894	*	1,159	*	249	*		10,426	*	6,637	*	2,156	*	1,633	*
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		41,283			38,948		33,042		2,531		3,375			2,335		1,807		111		417
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,225			15,677		15,180		497		...			548		455		69		24
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		62,337			53,538		52,580		917		41			8,799		7,303		427		1,069
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,500			9,257		9,208		49		...			243		223		17		3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		54,689			53,379		53,059		317		3			1,310		1,133		169		8
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,802			14,411		14,243		167		1			391		340		46		5
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,169			3,883		3,799		84		...			286		233		34		19
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		267,512			242,753		227,652		13,869		1,232			24,759		16,096		5,177		3,486
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		167,555			156,644		143,464		13,153		27			10,911		7,851		478		2,582
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,182			16,540		15,893		633		14			1,642		768		82		792
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,230			2,197		2,158		39		...			33		26		7		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,686	*		4,395	*	4,213	*	182	*	...	*		291	*	250	*	41	*	...	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		11,858			11,737		11,632		105		...			121		107		13		1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,554			17,062		16,908		154		...			1,492		1,446		28		18
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,097			2,531		2,420		99		12			566		221		341		4
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,659			1,639		1,564		75		...			20		13		7		...
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,813	*		3,603	*	3,506	*	97	*	...	*		210	*	89	*	22	*	99	*
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,327			5,231		4,399		300		532			96		84		9		3
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		3,508			2,618		2,604		14		...			890		824		9		57
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,967			4,794		4,702		87		5			173		130		33		10
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		62,413			61,735		60,349		1,386		...			678		414		239		25
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,047	*		1,934	*	1,934	*	...	*	...	*		113	*	88	*	13	*	12	*
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,515	*		1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*		640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		741,461			656,384		595,371		61,013		...			85,077		2,410		15		82,652

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

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