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

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
MARCH 2007		2,622,180	**		2,402,111	**	2,270,455	**	123,500	**	8,156	**		220,069	**	105,847	**	21,884	**	92,338	**
APRIL 2007		2,625,514	**		2,401,520	**	2,269,454	**	123,896	**	8,170	**		223,994	**	108,311	**	21,921	**	93,762	**
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	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,646,757			2,410,614		2,289,778		112,875		7,961			236,143		114,284		21,944		99,914
FISCAL YEAR 2008 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,645,893			2,408,157		2,285,103		114,898		8,156			237,736		114,292		21,727		101,717
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		35,866			29,377		28,739		154		484			6,489		2,855		978		2,656
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		118,907			113,364		110,030		2,946		388			5,543		3,034		872		1,637
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		676,345			618,902		607,653		9,762		1,487			57,443		47,859		8,159		1,425
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		250,905			220,526		218,653		1,674		199			30,379		28,660		1,261		458
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		176,342			169,581		168,757		801		23			6,761		6,182		543		36
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		153,701			143,344		142,219		1,098		27			10,357		9,629		709		19
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,581			21,116		21,023		92		1			465		392		72		1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		73,816			64,335		57,001		6,097		1,237			9,481		2,996		5,574		911
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		107,589			104,654		103,718		931		5			2,935		1,957		868		110
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		66,352			55,919		54,587		1,224		108			10,433		8,045		1,571		817
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		94,442			84,563		83,135		1,174		254			9,879		6,104		2,128		1,647
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		41,656			39,263		33,197		2,475		3,591			2,393		1,788		106		499
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,247			15,701		15,197		504		...			546		435		101		10
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		62,172			53,222		52,249		932		41			8,950		7,280		438		1,232
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		9,446			9,216		9,165		51		...			230		203		24		3
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		54,355			53,186		52,863		320		3			1,169		975		188		6
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		14,675			14,298		14,126		171		1			377		309		60		8
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,208			3,865		3,782		83		...			343		246		46		51
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		263,350			238,822		223,876		13,779		1,167			24,528		15,575		5,341		3,612
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		165,348			154,114		141,587		12,502		25			11,234		7,891		485		2,858
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		17,918			16,542		15,877		653		12			1,376		467		128		781
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,236			2,199		2,158		41		...			37		29		8		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		4,686	*		4,395	*	4,213	*	182	*	...	*		291	*	250	*	41	*	...	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		11,843			11,735		11,623		112		...			108		87		20		1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,480			17,041		16,868		173		...			1,439		1,393		30		16
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,034			2,510		2,396		101		13			524		134		388		2
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,674			1,652		1,576		76		...			22		14		7		1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,802			3,589		3,492		97		...			213		90		21		102
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		5,393			5,305		4,433		298		574			88		76		10		2
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		3,562			2,609		2,593		16		...			953		918		8		27
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		4,943	*		4,781	*	4,685	*	91	*	5	*		162	*	112	*	35	*	15	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		60,466			59,978		58,599		1,379		...			488		210		249		29
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		747,437			661,908		599,994		61,914		...			85,529		2,386		15		83,128

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

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