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TABLE 26 -- ACCESSIONS TO THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY BRANCH AND SELECTED




TOTAL

ACCESSIONS TO THE
COMPETITIVE SERVICE

ACCESSIONS TO THE
EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES



TOTAL

NEW HIRES

OTHER

TOTAL

NEW HIRES

OTHER

AGENCY

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*


RATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

36,124

*

1.37

13,355

*

1.02

6,147

*

0.47

7,208

*

0.55

22,769

*

1.71

21,234

*

1.59

1,535

*

0.12

     DECEMBER 2006

39,711

**

1.50

8,215

**

0.63

4,791

**

0.37

3,424

**

0.26

31,496

**

2.35

29,457

**

2.20

2,039

**

0.15

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

70

*

0.56

4

*

0.17

2

*

0.08

2

*

0.08

66

*

0.65

64

*

0.63

2

*

0.02

     DECEMBER 2006

75

*

0.60

3

*

0.13

1

*

0.04

2

*

0.09

72

*

0.71

68

*

0.67

4

*

0.04

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

4

0.12

...

...

...

...

...

...

4

0.12

3

0.09

1

0.03

     DECEMBER 2006

9

0.28

...

...

...

...

...

...

9

0.28

6

0.18

3

0.09

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

3

*

0.13

3

*

0.13

1

*

0.04

2

*

0.09

...

*

...

...

*

...

...

*

...

     DECEMBER 2006

3

0.13

3

0.13

1

0.04

2

0.09

...

...

...

...

...

...

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

15

0.38

...

...

...

...

...

...

15

0.38

14

0.35

1

0.03

     DECEMBER 2006

34

0.85

...

...

...

...

...

...

34

0.85

33

0.83

1

0.03

JUDICIAL BRANCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

     DECEMBER 2006

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

36,045

*

1.37

13,351

*

1.02

6,145

*

0.47

7,206

*

0.55

22,694

*

1.71

21,170

*

1.60

1,524

*

0.12

     DECEMBER 2006

39,636

**

1.50

8,212

**

0.63

4,790

**

0.37

3,422

**

0.26

31,424

**

2.36

29,389

**

2.21

2,035

**

0.15

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

24

1.39

3

0.43

3

0.43

...

...

21

2.04

21

2.04

...

...

     DECEMBER 2006

32

1.86

7

1.00

1

0.14

6

0.85

25

2.44

25

2.44

...

...

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

21,329

1.27

12,900

1.11

5,803

0.50

7,097

0.61

8,429

1.64

7,048

1.37

1,381

0.27

     DECEMBER 2006

15,971

0.95

7,772

0.66

4,437

0.38

3,335

0.28

8,199

1.59

6,300

1.22

1,899

0.37

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

251

0.73

25

0.32

25

0.32

...

...

226

0.85

223

0.84

3

0.01

     DECEMBER 2006

153

0.45

15

0.19

14

0.18

1

0.01

138

0.52

138

0.52

...

...

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

5,411

4.98

5,326

5.19

1,122

1.09

4,204

4.10

85

1.40

58

0.96

27

0.45

     DECEMBER 2006

1,680

1.55

1,590

1.55

464

0.45

1,126

1.10

90

1.47

62

1.02

28

0.46

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

7,683

1.14

4,057

0.76

2,666

0.50

1,391

0.26

3,626

2.57

2,784

1.97

842

0.60

     DECEMBER 2006

6,289

0.93

2,917

0.55

1,839

0.34

1,078

0.20

3,372

2.38

2,081

1.47

1,291

0.91

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

2,641

1.08

1,364

0.72

927

0.49

437

0.23

1,277

2.34

882

1.62

395

0.72

     DECEMBER 2006

2,415

0.99

1,004

0.53

702

0.37

302

0.16

1,411

2.57

657

1.20

754

1.38

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

1,657

0.94

954

0.63

646

0.42

308

0.20

703

3.01

585

2.50

118

0.50

     DECEMBER 2006

1,195

0.68

659

0.43

361

0.24

298

0.19

536

2.29

324

1.38

212

0.90

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

2,063

1.30

977

0.82

714

0.60

263

0.22

1,086

2.75

837

2.12

249

0.63

     DECEMBER 2006

1,460

0.91

657

0.55

460

0.38

197

0.16

803

2.03

594

1.50

209

0.53

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

260

1.24

236

1.19

37

0.19

199

1.00

24

2.25

9

0.84

15

1.41

     DECEMBER 2006

226

1.07

172

0.86

48

0.24

124

0.62

54

4.87

32

2.89

22

1.98

OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

1,062

1.42

526

1.02

342

0.66

184

0.36

536

2.34

471

2.05

65

0.28

     DECEMBER 2006

993

1.32

425

0.81

268

0.51

157

0.30

568

2.48

474

2.07

94

0.41

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

440

0.41

261

0.42

244

0.40

17

0.03

179

0.39

179

0.39

...

...

     DECEMBER 2006

588

0.55

375

0.61

358

0.58

17

0.03

213

0.47

213

0.47

...

...

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

767

1.16

531

0.92

151

0.26

380

0.66

236

2.69

150

1.71

86

0.98

     DECEMBER 2006

732

1.09

450

0.77

245

0.42

205

0.35

282

3.14

166

1.85

116

1.29

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

1,097

1.16

717

0.85

231

0.27

486

0.57

380

3.81

196

1.97

184

1.85

     DECEMBER 2006

861

0.89

436

0.50

249

0.29

187

0.22

425

3.97

311

2.91

114

1.07

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

250

0.63

111

0.36

75

0.25

36

0.12

139

1.52

134

1.47

5

0.05

     DECEMBER 2006

277

0.70

175

0.57

69

0.23

106

0.35

102

1.13

95

1.05

7

0.08

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

147

0.91

81

0.56

52

0.36

29

0.20

66

3.89

64

3.78

2

0.12

     DECEMBER 2006

104

0.64

65

0.45

42

0.29

23

0.16

39

2.32

38

2.26

1

0.06

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

279

0.46

117

0.24

87

0.18

30

0.06

162

1.32

160

1.30

2

0.02

     DECEMBER 2006

504

0.83

237

0.49

194

0.40

43

0.09

267

2.17

265

2.16

2

0.02

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

32

0.33

18

0.20

6

0.07

12

0.14

14

1.44

12

1.24

2

0.21

     DECEMBER 2006

28

0.29

14

0.16

11

0.12

3

0.03

14

1.44

13

1.33

1

0.10

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

235

0.44

33

0.41

22

0.28

11

0.14

202

0.44

183

0.40

19

0.04

     DECEMBER 2006

258

0.48

34

0.42

21

0.26

13

0.16

224

0.49

190

0.41

34

0.07

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

68

0.46

45

0.35

27

0.21

18

0.14

23

1.16

22

1.11

1

0.05

     DECEMBER 2006

79

0.53

52

0.41

28

0.22

24

0.19

27

1.35

10

0.50

17

0.85

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

23

0.55

6

0.18

3

0.09

3

0.09

17

1.87

16

1.76

1

0.11

     DECEMBER 2006

20

0.47

6

0.18

2

0.06

4

0.12

14

1.56

14

1.56

...

...

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

3,178

1.31

1,165

0.99

914

0.78

251

0.21

2,013

1.61

1,851

1.48

162

0.13

     DECEMBER 2006

2,504

1.03

944

0.80

715

0.61

229

0.19

1,560

1.25

1,381

1.11

179

0.14

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

1,468

0.96

407

0.54

178

0.23

229

0.30

1,061

1.37

1,016

1.31

45

0.06

     DECEMBER 2006

1,894

1.23

462

0.61

186

0.24

276

0.36

1,432

1.84

1,323

1.70

109

0.14

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

14,692

*

1.55

448

*

0.33

339

*

0.25

109

*

0.08

14,244

*

1.76

14,101

*

1.74

143

*

0.02

     DECEMBER 2006

23,633

**

2.49

433

**

0.32

352

**

0.26

81

**

0.06

23,200

**

2.85

23,064

**

2.84

136

**

0.02

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

2

*

0.11

...

*

...

...

*

...

...

*

...

2

*

0.11

2

*

0.11

...

*

...

     DECEMBER 2006

2

0.11

...

...

...

...

...

...

2

0.11

2

0.11

...

...

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

67

0.37

20

0.13

13

0.08

7

0.05

47

1.66

45

1.59

2

0.07

     DECEMBER 2006

130

*

0.71

40

*

0.26

31

*

0.20

9

*

0.06

90

*

3.21

88

*

3.14

2

*

0.07

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

10

0.46

8

0.49

8

0.49

...

...

2

0.35

2

0.35

...

...

     DECEMBER 2006

11

0.50

8

0.49

7

0.43

1

0.06

3

0.52

3

0.52

...

...

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

5

0.27

2

0.16

...

...

2

0.16

3

0.53

2

0.35

1

0.18

     DECEMBER 2006

2

0.11

1

0.08

1

0.08

...

...

1

0.18

1

0.18

...

...

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

15

0.33

6

0.15

2

0.05

4

0.10

9

1.81

8

1.60

1

0.20

     DECEMBER 2006

31

**

0.68

6

**

0.15

3

**

0.07

3

**

0.07

25

**

4.97

22

**

4.37

3

**

0.60

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

81

0.67

52

0.47

16

0.14

36

0.32

29

2.98

27

2.77

2

0.21

     DECEMBER 2006

41

0.34

20

0.18

10

0.09

10

0.09

21

2.15

17

1.74

4

0.41

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

116

0.63

35

0.20

28

0.16

7

0.04

81

7.32

31

2.80

50

4.52

     DECEMBER 2006

71

0.38

46

0.27

37

0.21

9

0.05

25

2.22

9

0.80

16

1.42

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

29

0.98

15

0.58

10

0.39

5

0.19

14

3.54

10

2.53

4

1.01

     DECEMBER 2006

50

1.67

16

0.62

12

0.46

4

0.15

34

8.52

10

2.51

24

6.02

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

7

0.39

1

0.10

1

0.10

...

...

6

0.73

3

0.37

3

0.37

     DECEMBER 2006

3

0.17

1

0.10

...

...

1

0.10

2

0.24

1

0.12

1

0.12

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

38

1.07

...

...

...

...

...

...

38

1.07

37

1.04

1

0.03

     DECEMBER 2006

49

**

1.38

...

**

...

...

**

...

...

**

...

49

**

1.38

48

**

1.36

1

**

0.03

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

84

1.61

43

1.05

27

0.66

16

0.39

41

3.65

39

3.48

2

0.18

     DECEMBER 2006

77

1.47

28

0.68

20

0.49

8

0.20

49

4.28

41

3.58

8

0.70

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

3

0.30

3

0.31

3

0.31

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

     DECEMBER 2006

10

1.01

10

1.03

8

0.82

2

0.21

...

...

...

...

...

...

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

3

0.08

...

...

...

...

...

...

3

0.20

2

0.14

1

0.07

     DECEMBER 2006

6

0.17

4

0.19

1

0.05

3

0.14

2

0.13

2

0.13

...

...

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

357

*

5.91

161

*

6.30

155

*

6.06

6

*

0.23

196

*

5.62

196

*

5.62

...

*

...

     DECEMBER 2006

357

*

5.91

161

*

6.30

155

*

6.06

6

*

0.23

196

*

5.62

196

*

5.62

...

*

...

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

17

0.30

16

0.34

14

0.30

2

0.04

1

0.11

1

0.11

...

...

     DECEMBER 2006

27

0.48

22

0.46

18

0.38

4

0.08

5

0.56

4

0.45

1

0.11

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

56

0.09

5

0.01

3

0.01

2

...

51

0.74

5

0.07

46

0.67

     DECEMBER 2006

52

0.08

1

...

...

...

1

...

51

0.74

6

0.09

45

0.65

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

6

0.29

3

0.22

3

0.22

...

...

3

0.46

2

0.31

1

0.15

     DECEMBER 2006

8

0.39

5

0.36

3

0.22

2

0.14

3

0.45

3

0.45

...

...

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

74

*

2.94

20

*

1.99

16

*

1.59

4

*

0.40

54

*

3.58

54

*

3.58

...

*

...

     DECEMBER 2006

74

*

2.94

20

*

1.99

16

*

1.59

4

*

0.40

54

*

3.58

54

*

3.58

...

*

...

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     JANUARY 2007

13,440

1.76

...

...

...

...

...

...

13,440

1.76

13,431

1.76

9

...

     DECEMBER 2006

22,495

2.94

...

...

...

...

...

...

22,495

2.94

22,475

2.94

20

...

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

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