U.S. Office of Personnel Management

The Fact Book

Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics 1997 Edition

 

Work Years in Executive Branch Agencies
(Excludes U.S. Postal Service)

1983 - 1995
  1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995
Total Work Years 2,185,713 2,211,014 2,200,954 2,220,186 2,200,030 2,184,822 2,005,634
Basic Work Years
2,121,642 2,143,783 2,135,377 2,157,047 2,132,533 2,129,221 1,940,158
Full-time Permanent
1,894,230 1,944,963 1,915,664 1,957,279 1,935,483 1,948,725 1,787,680
Full-time Temporary
143,065 123,125 153,004 126,620 129,476 111,231 99,676
Part-time and Intermittent
84,347 75,695 66,709 73,148 67,574 69,265 52,802
Overtime and Holiday 64,071 67,231 65,577 63,159 67,497 55,601 65,476

Data include Executive Branch (non-Postal) agencies with 100 or more employees.

Note: One work year is equivalent to 2,080 hours of work which could mean, for example, one employee on a full-time schedule of 40 hours for 52 weeks, or two part-time employees for 20 hours per week each for the same period.

Source: Work Years and Personnel Costs; Office of Workforce Information. (202) 606-1245 OWI@OPM.GOV

Updated September 04, 1997