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TABLE 12 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY

					COMPETITIVE SERVICE							EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
AGENCY		TOTAL*			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS			TOTAL*		PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS		TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2004		2,620,556	*		1,329,953	*	1,287,371	*	42,582	*		1,290,603	*	1,102,176	*	188,427	*
AUGUST 2004		2,624,902	**		1,333,001	**	1,287,397	**	45,604	**		1,291,901	**	1,101,221	**	190,680	**
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2004		30,041			2,468		2,457		11			27,573		9,484		18,089
AUGUST 2004		29,995	**		2,471	**	2,461	**	10	**		27,524	**	9,469	**	18,055	**
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2004		3,367			...		...		...			3,367		3,211		156
AUGUST 2004		3,304			...		...		...			3,304		3,202		102
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2004		2,403			2,348		2,339		9			55		32		23
AUGUST 2004		2,409			2,350		2,342		8			59		32		27
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SEPTEMBER 2004		4,358			...		...		...			4,358		4,050		308
AUGUST 2004		4,355			...		...		...			4,355		4,051		304
JUDICIAL BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2004		33,442			...		...		...			33,442		31,163		2,279
AUGUST 2004		33,173			...		...		...			33,173		30,743		2,430
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2004		2,557,073	*		1,327,485	*	1,284,914	*	42,571	*		1,229,588	*	1,061,529	*	168,059	*
AUGUST 2004		2,561,734			1,330,530		1,284,936		45,594			1,231,204		1,061,009		170,195
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SEPTEMBER 2004		1,781			721		716		5			1,060		477		583
AUGUST 2004		1,766			715		709		6			1,051		471		580
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2004		1,609,948			1,187,238		1,146,376		40,862			422,710		337,994		84,716
AUGUST 2004		1,614,682			1,190,542		1,146,617		43,925			424,140		337,247		86,893
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEPTEMBER 2004		13,106			7,824		6,615		1,209			5,282		4,190		1,092
AUGUST 2004		13,187			7,768		6,545		1,223			5,419		4,205		1,214
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEPTEMBER 2004		110,412			105,032		103,530		1,502			5,380		4,682		698
AUGUST 2004		111,772			106,347		104,723		1,624			5,425		4,657		768
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEPTEMBER 2004		615,889			517,023		504,669		12,354			98,866		80,560		18,306
AUGUST 2004		618,187			518,088		504,969		13,119			100,099		80,013		20,086
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
SEPTEMBER 2004		210,577			173,657		166,826		6,831			36,920		29,539		7,381
AUGUST 2004		211,795			174,169		167,029		7,140			37,626		29,427		8,199
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SEPTEMBER 2004		172,788			155,210		153,530		1,680			17,578		15,498		2,080
AUGUST 2004		173,510			155,562		153,808		1,754			17,948		15,389		2,559
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
SEPTEMBER 2004		150,091			115,517		113,316		2,201			34,574		29,083		5,491
AUGUST 2004		150,248			115,509		113,111		2,398			34,739		28,945		5,794
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2004		20,835			19,882		19,106		776			953		647		306
AUGUST 2004		20,855			19,877		19,098		779			978		629		349
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
SEPTEMBER 2004		61,598			52,757		51,891		866			8,841		5,793		3,048
AUGUST 2004		61,779			52,971		51,923		1,048			8,808		5,623		3,185
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEPTEMBER 2004		102,597			59,348		58,951		397			43,249		40,702		2,547
AUGUST 2004		102,426			59,351		58,954		397			43,075		40,429		2,646
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SEPTEMBER 2004		76,867			64,453		56,957		7,496			12,414		3,550		8,864
AUGUST 2004		79,462			65,415		56,967		8,448			14,047		3,645		10,402
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SEPTEMBER 2004		109,721			96,453		86,324		10,129			13,268		3,476		9,792
AUGUST 2004		112,414			97,269		86,238		11,031			15,145		3,785		11,360
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEPTEMBER 2004		36,741			29,793		29,429		364			6,948		4,389		2,559
AUGUST 2004		37,066			29,770		29,406		364			7,296		4,402		2,894
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SEPTEMBER 2004		15,732			14,409		14,367		42			1,323		991		332
AUGUST 2004		15,781			14,402		14,354		48			1,379		992		387
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SEPTEMBER 2004		60,372			48,620		47,822		798			11,752		4,406		7,346
AUGUST 2004		60,775			48,786		47,943		843			11,989		4,411		7,578
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2004		10,248			9,207		9,182		25			1,041		706		335
AUGUST 2004		10,301			9,218		9,194		24			1,083		742		341
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SEPTEMBER 2004		56,804			8,272		8,228		44			48,532		47,620		912
AUGUST 2004		56,832			8,264		8,218		46			48,568		47,611		957
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SEPTEMBER 2004		15,132			13,357		13,303		54			1,775		1,524		251
AUGUST 2004		15,225			13,397		13,343		54			1,828		1,536		292
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SEPTEMBER 2004		4,452			3,609		3,595		14			843		547		296
AUGUST 2004		4,467			3,616		3,594		22			851		539		312
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER 2004		232,773			137,394		133,824		3,570			95,379		77,258		18,121
AUGUST 2004		232,465			137,565		133,885		3,680			94,900		76,883		18,017
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SEPTEMBER 2004		149,102			72,444		69,580		2,864			76,658		63,393		13,265
AUGUST 2004		144,322			71,286		68,284		3,002			73,036		63,397		9,639
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2004		945,344	*		139,526	*	137,822	*	1,704	*		805,818	*	723,058	*	82,760	*
AUGUST 2004		945,286			139,273		137,610		1,663			806,013		723,291		82,722
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2004		1,835			...		...		...			1,835		1,820		15
AUGUST 2004		1,840			...		...		...			1,840		1,811		29
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2004		17,878			15,548		15,501		47			2,330		1,758		572
AUGUST 2004		17,969			15,544		15,497		47			2,425		1,737		688
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2004		2,458			1,852		1,812		40			606		578		28
AUGUST 2004		2,465			1,853		1,819		34			612		582		30
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2004		1,963			1,366		1,366		...			597		564		33
AUGUST 2004		2,000			1,378		1,378		...			622		584		38
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
SEPTEMBER 2004		5,332			4,886		4,871		15			446		337		109
AUGUST 2004		5,357			4,906		4,890		16			451		354		97
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2004		12,702			11,746		11,694		52			956		809		147
AUGUST 2004		12,750			11,794		11,742		52			956		793		163
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2004		19,222			17,916		17,465		451			1,306		1,009		297
AUGUST 2004		19,207			17,883		17,465		418			1,324		1,031		293
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2004		3,033			2,696		2,642		54			337		35		302
AUGUST 2004		3,016			2,699		2,648		51			317		34		283
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2004		1,888			1,044		1,044		...			844		815		29
AUGUST 2004		1,881			1,033		1,033		...			848		826		22
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2004		3,165			...		...		...			3,165		3,075		90
AUGUST 2004		3,163			...		...		...			3,163		3,054		109
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 2004		3,460			2,506		2,491		15			954		845		109
AUGUST 2004		3,420			2,504		2,486		18			916		806		110
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2004		...			...		...		...			...		...		...
AUGUST 2004		2			...		...		...			2		2		...
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2004		1,092			1,078		1,078		...			14		10		4
AUGUST 2004		1,092			1,078		1,078		...			14		10		4
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2004		3,807			2,127		2,074		53			1,680		1,513		167
AUGUST 2004		3,815			2,116		2,062		54			1,699		1,500		199
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2004		4,119			2,714		2,568		146			1,405		234		1,171
AUGUST 2004		3,453			2,710		2,573		137			743		232		511
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
SEPTEMBER 2004		5,025	*		4,828	*	4,560	*	268	*		197	*	125	*	72	*
AUGUST 2004		5,004			4,822		4,543		279			182		121		61
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2004		64,911			58,558		58,203		355			6,353		5,476		877
AUGUST 2004		64,735			58,293		57,940		353			6,442		5,488		954
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2004		1,767			1,467		1,460		7			300		228		72
AUGUST 2004		1,765			1,470		1,461		9			295		230		65
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2004		1,517			942		934		8			575		278		297
AUGUST 2004		1,479			933		925		8			546		275		271
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
SEPTEMBER 2004		763,883			...		...		...			763,883		687,677		76,206
AUGUST 2004		764,574			...		...		...			764,574		688,011		76,563

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