U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch for March 2008

Executive Branch (98.0%) - 2,656,786
Judicial Branch (1.2%) - 33,752
Legislative Branch (1.0%) - 29,617

Executive Branch Non Postal Service = 1,909,349
Postal Service = 747,437
Executive Branch = 2,656,786
Total Employment = 2,720,155

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service
March 2008

Excepted & SES (51.0%) - 1,394,653
Competitive (49.0%) - 1,325,502
Total Employment: 2,720,155
* Percentages exclude Legislative and Judicial Branches.

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment March 2008

Full-time Permanent (86.1%) - 2,341,485
Part-time (5.0%) - 136,895
Full-time Temporary (4.9%) - 132,454
Intermittent (4.0%) - 109,321
Total Employment: 2,720,155

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area for March 2008

United States Outside Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (84.5%) - 2,298,326
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV Core Based Statistical Area* (12.3%) - 333,952
Overseaes (3.2%) - 87,887
Total Employment: 2,720,155