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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


MARCH 2008

FEBRUARY 2008

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE


EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES




TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


FEBRUARY
2007


MARCH
2007


CALENDAR
YEAR
2008*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR


FISCAL
YEAR
2008*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,720,155

100.00

2,698,464

100.00

+21,691

+36,667

2,703,492

+29,199

2,702,622

+17,740

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FULL-TIME      

2,473,939

90.95

2,454,459

90.96

+19,480

+38,357

2,458,835

+30,110

2,454,146

+20,143

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,341,485

86.08

2,332,647

86.44

+8,838

+31,026

2,332,933

+28,436

2,328,164

+20,275

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS            

132,454

4.87

121,812

4.51

+10,642

+7,331

125,902

+1,673

125,982

-132

         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)      

136,895

5.03

136,853

5.07

+42

-10,255

136,563

-11,350

138,373

-10,238

         INTERMITTENT      

109,321

4.02

107,152

3.97

+2,169

+8,565

108,095

+10,440

110,104

+7,836

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         U.S. CITIZENS      

2,687,953

98.82

2,666,616

98.82

+21,337

+34,863

2,671,582

+27,649

2,670,728

+16,166

         NON U.S. CITIZENS      

32,202

1.18

31,848

1.18

+354

+1,804

31,910

+1,550

31,894

+1,574

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         UNITED STATES, TOTAL      

2,632,278

96.77

2,611,126

96.76

+21,152

+36,794

2,616,017

+29,578

2,615,254

+18,921

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

333,952

12.28

323,491

11.99

+10,461

-7,990

326,793

-6,895

327,028

-7,605

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

2,298,326

84.49

2,287,635

84.78

+10,691

+44,784

2,289,224

+36,472

2,288,226

+26,526

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         OVERSEAS, TOTAL      

87,877

3.23

87,338

3.24

+539

-127

87,475

-379

87,368

-1,181

      U.S. CITIZENS         

63,168

2.32

62,908

2.33

+260

-608

62,976

-681

62,800

-1,534

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,709

.91

24,430

.91

+279

+481

24,499

+302

24,569

+355

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         TERRITORIES      

17,976

.66

17,927

.66

+49

+250

17,940

+301

17,998

+274

      U.S. CITIZENS         

17,959

.66

17,911

.66

+48

+243

17,923

+294

17,981

+267

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

17

...

16

...

+1

+7

17

+7

17

+7

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FOREIGN COUNTRIES      

69,901

2.57

69,411

2.57

+490

-377

69,535

-680

69,371

-1,453

      U.S. CITIZENS         

45,209

1.66

44,997

1.67

+212

-851

45,053

-975

44,819

-1,801

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,692

.91

24,414

.90

+278

+474

24,482

+295

24,552

+348

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,656,786

97.67

2,644,918

98.02

+11,868

+34,606

2,646,757

+33,848

2,645,893

+22,783

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,412,519

88.69

2,402,861

89.05

+9,658

+36,217

2,404,062

+34,671

2,399,395

+25,129

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,335,948

85.88

2,329,229

86.32

+6,719

+32,188

2,330,829

+27,465

2,329,665

+20,754

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

76,571

2.81

73,632

2.73

+2,939

+4,029

73,232

+7,205

69,730

+4,375

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,298,228

84.49

2,289,391

84.84

+8,837

+27,773

2,289,778

+25,277

2,285,103

+17,751

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

114,291

4.20

113,470

4.20

+821

+8,444

114,284

+9,394

114,292

+7,378

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

135,159

4.97

135,115

5.01

+44

-10,225

134,820

-11,316

136,625

-10,236

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

112,591

4.14

113,075

4.19

-484

-10,909

112,875

-11,684

114,898

-10,395

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

22,568

.83

22,040

.82

+528

+684

21,944

+367

21,727

+158

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      INTERMITTENT, TOTAL         

109,108

4.01

106,942

3.96

+2,166

+8,614

107,876

+10,494

109,873

+7,891

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL         

1,323,132

48.64

1,317,333

48.82

+5,799

+11,397

1,316,942

+13,933

1,314,092

+8,431

   PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS            

1,286,114

47.28

1,281,035

47.47

+5,079

+9,896

1,280,613

+10,581

1,278,021

+6,005

   TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

37,018

1.36

36,298

1.35

+720

+1,501

36,329

+3,352

36,071

+2,426

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,333,654

49.03

1,327,585

49.20

+6,069

+23,209

1,329,815

+19,914

1,331,801

+14,543

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,132,866

41.65

1,129,549

41.86

+3,317

+6,973

1,130,002

+2,875

1,130,136

+1,456

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

200,788

7.38

198,036

7.34

+2,752

+16,236

199,813

+17,039

201,665

+13,087

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

29,617

1.09

19,794

.73

+9,823

+272

23,061

-6,314

23,134

-6,300

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,173

1.07

19,351

.72

+9,822

+339

22,613

-6,249

22,680

-6,206

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

328

.01

330

.01

-2

-7

326

-12

322

-32

   INTERMITTENT            

116

...

113

...

+3

-60

122

-52

132

-62

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

33,752

1.24

33,752

1.25

+0

+1,789

33,675

+1,666

33,596

+1,258

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

32,247

1.19

32,247

1.20

+0

+1,801

32,160

+1,688

32,072

+1,222

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,408

.05

1,408

.05

+0

-23

1,417

-22

1,426

+31

   INTERMITTENT            

97

...

97

...

+0

+11

98

+0

98

+6

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

A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

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