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TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO JULY 2004

MONTH AND YEAR	TOTAL		CHANGE FROM YEAR AGO		LEGISLATIVE		JUDICIAL		EXECUTIVE TOTAL		DEFENSE		HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		TREASURY		AGRICULTURE		INTERIOR		TRANSPORTATION
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
JULY 2003	2,754,252	**	+36,045		32,317	**	34,641		2,687,294	**	671,374		67,863		115,289		116,134		81,148		58,430
AUGUST 2003	2,748,070	**	+35,329		31,366		34,851		2,681,853	**	674,961		67,353		113,892		113,931		80,225		58,397
SEPTEMBER 2003	2,725,950	**	+10,463		31,564		34,726		2,659,660	**	664,524		66,859		110,195		111,146		77,691		58,668
OCTOBER 2003	2,718,984	**	-15,388		30,568	**	34,777		2,653,639		662,778		66,858		111,721		108,261		74,633		58,590
NOVEMBER 2003	2,714,733	**	-35,019		30,574	**	34,520		2,649,639	**	665,027		61,460		114,085		103,843		71,735		58,528
DECEMBER 2003	2,705,216	**	-39,397		30,355	**	34,529		2,640,332	**	666,230		61,417		110,487		100,651		70,558		58,460
JANUARY 2004	2,701,126	**	-34,362		30,496	**	34,333		2,636,297	**	663,380		60,668		117,215		100,457		69,612		57,869
FEBRUARY 2004	2,701,518	**	-39,166		30,071	**	34,286		2,637,161	**	664,260		60,862		124,615		98,781		69,628		57,765
MARCH 2004	2,704,713	**	-33,634		30,469	**	34,399		2,639,845	**	667,192		60,632		126,408		98,803		70,240		57,668
APRIL 2004	2,705,529	**	-32,163		30,136	**	34,268		2,641,125	**	667,064		60,461		128,004		99,616		72,166		57,492
MAY 2004	2,721,306	**	-27,164		30,307	**	34,303		2,656,696	**	669,745		61,023		122,880		108,755		77,531		57,449
JUNE 2004	2,735,359	**	-23,687		31,075	**	34,316	**	2,669,968	**	676,234		61,426		116,073		114,804		80,274		57,464
JULY 2004*	2,732,599	*	-21,653		30,931	*	34,338	*	2,667,330	*	676,507		61,469		113,293		115,606		80,624		57,358
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,714,593	*	-30,261		30,498	*	34,320	*	2,649,775	*	669,197		60,934		121,213		105,260		74,296		57,581
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,714,108	*	-30,163		30,498	*	34,407	*	2,649,203	*	667,842		61,628		118,478		104,958		73,700		57,864
UNITED STATES
JULY 2003	2,659,060	**	+31,842		32,311	**	34,204		2,592,545	**	615,604		67,571		114,643		114,903		80,780		58,069
AUGUST 2003	2,649,929	**	+27,196		31,360		34,416		2,584,153	**	616,264		67,054		113,263		112,698		79,855		58,035
SEPTEMBER 2003	2,633,248	**	+8,545		31,558		34,290		2,567,400	**	611,199		66,556		109,638		109,916		77,327		58,302
OCTOBER 2003	2,626,420	**	-15,968		30,562	**	34,338		2,561,520		609,757		66,555		111,064		107,041		74,274		58,226
NOVEMBER 2003	2,621,613	**	-35,732		30,568	**	34,088		2,556,957	**	611,615		61,217		113,460		102,613		71,372		58,167
DECEMBER 2003	2,611,973	**	-40,253		30,349	**	34,100		2,547,524	**	612,936		61,173		109,912		99,420		70,198		58,100
JANUARY 2004	2,607,875	**	-34,397		30,489	**	33,892		2,543,494	**	610,223		60,428		116,565		99,219		69,265		57,509
FEBRUARY 2004	2,608,132	**	-39,878		30,063	**	33,851		2,544,218	**	610,797		60,622		123,968		97,543		69,275		57,407
MARCH 2004	2,610,895	**	-34,009		30,461	**	33,962		2,546,472	**	613,365		60,387		125,763		97,568		69,890		57,311
APRIL 2004	2,612,021	**	-32,251		30,128	**	33,834		2,548,059	**	613,408		60,216		127,359		98,377		71,825		57,137
MAY 2004	2,628,011	**	-26,669		30,299	**	33,870		2,563,842	**	616,399		60,775		122,241		107,517		77,190		57,092
JUNE 2004	2,640,325	**	-23,311		31,067	**	33,883	**	2,575,375	**	621,122		61,175		115,437		113,545		79,924		57,111
JULY 2004*	2,638,342	*	-20,718		30,923	*	33,905	*	2,573,514	*	622,252		61,217		112,711		114,350		80,281		57,002
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,620,800	*	-30,176		30,490	*	33,885	*	2,556,425	*	615,367		60,689		120,578		104,017		73,950		57,224
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	2,620,561	*	-30,319		30,491	*	33,972	*	2,556,098	*	614,187		61,377		117,848		103,719		73,349		57,506
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
JULY 2003	339,736	**	+3,778		31,179	**	2,045		306,512	**	64,257		30,307		15,747		12,033		8,344		9,573
AUGUST 2003	336,912	**	+2,197		30,287		1,963		304,662	**	63,875		30,030		15,675		11,929		8,255		9,464
SEPTEMBER 2003	336,292	**	+2,149		30,472		1,968		303,852	**	63,503		29,834		15,623		11,837		8,156		9,467
OCTOBER 2003	334,775	**	-312		29,513	**	1,967		303,295		63,342		30,001		15,583		11,740		8,039		9,447
NOVEMBER 2003	333,929	**	-1,948		29,545	**	1,964		302,420	**	63,612		28,396		15,636		11,787		8,019		9,471
DECEMBER 2003	334,092	**	-4,142		29,321	**	1,964		302,807	**	64,058		28,276		15,570		11,769		8,036		9,495
JANUARY 2004	333,573	**	+737		29,452	**	1,921		302,200	**	63,714		27,917		15,563		11,825		7,874		9,417
FEBRUARY 2004	331,490	**	-672		29,047	**	1,914		300,529	**	63,778		28,044		15,296		11,673		7,834		9,418
MARCH 2004	331,880	**	-973		29,447	**	1,926		300,507	**	64,046		27,842		15,191		11,633		7,834		9,416
APRIL 2004	329,158	**	-3,495		29,119	**	1,920		298,119	**	63,963		27,734		15,109		11,608		7,877		9,360
MAY 2004	331,543	**	-3,023		29,267	**	2,001		300,275	**	64,526		28,100		15,214		11,747		8,060		9,379
JUNE 2004	335,450	**	-3,798		30,008	**	2,014	**	303,428	**	65,288		28,260		15,268		11,908		8,169		9,459
JULY 2004*	335,679	*	-4,057		29,856	*	2,036	*	303,787	*	65,239		28,289		15,303		11,953		8,220		9,445
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	332,682	*	-2,183		29,457	*	1,962	*	301,264	*	64,365		28,027		15,278		11,764		7,981		9,413
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	333,157	*	-2,168		29,458	*	1,963	*	301,737	*	64,157		28,286		15,373		11,764		7,996		9,431

MONTH AND YEAR	JUSTICE		COMMERCE		STATE		ENERGY		HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		LABOR		VETERANS AFFAIRS		HOMELAND SECURITY		GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE ADMINISTRATION		POSTAL SERVICE
TOTAL, ALL AREAS
JULY 2003	102,448		37,762		32,665		15,789		10,659		16,392		229,206		148,552	**	13,197		19,135		792,346
AUGUST 2003	102,402		37,518		32,411		15,721		10,582		16,294		229,622		148,662	*	12,784		18,961		789,973
SEPTEMBER 2003	102,705		37,418		32,448		15,630		10,557		16,228		230,406		146,963		12,757		18,954		787,818
OCTOBER 2003	102,742		37,265		32,452		15,519		10,526		16,213		230,964		146,963		12,739		18,955		786,330
NOVEMBER 2003	102,975		37,525		32,565		15,499		10,499		16,210		231,520		148,395		12,753		18,985		788,141
DECEMBER 2003	103,159		37,135		32,645		15,488		10,462		16,246		232,060		148,044		12,797		18,985		785,817
JANUARY 2004	102,903		37,497		32,738		15,159		10,463		16,872		232,172		149,250	**	12,684		18,939		780,313
FEBRUARY 2004	103,183		37,008		32,775		15,157		10,343		16,029		232,508		149,059	**	12,700		19,018		776,114
MARCH 2004	103,318		37,126		32,997		15,140		10,330		16,009		232,818		148,691	**	12,710		19,066		773,695
APRIL 2004	103,387		37,329		32,976		15,134		10,332		15,942		232,971		148,210	**	12,707		19,018		771,627
MAY 2004	103,765		38,797		33,084		15,175		10,356		15,980		233,422		148,773	**	12,747		19,163		771,241
JUNE 2004	104,121		38,744		33,372		15,262		10,454		16,083		235,151		149,460		12,831		19,310		771,458
JULY 2004*	104,292		37,953		33,615		15,271		10,446		15,969		235,876		149,460	*	12,904		19,355		769,345
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	103,567		37,779		33,080		15,185		10,389		16,126		233,560		148,986	*	12,755		19,124		773,399
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	103,385		37,638		32,922		15,280		10,421		16,155		232,946		148,631	*	12,757		19,079		777,408
UNITED STATES
JULY 2003	100,676		36,980		12,991		15,778		10,571		16,352		225,873		145,015	**	13,131		19,116		788,482
AUGUST 2003	100,635		36,734		12,757		15,710		10,494		16,254		226,274		145,065	*	12,720		18,943		786,117
SEPTEMBER 2003	100,948		36,643		12,769		15,619		10,468		16,188		227,032		143,366		12,692		18,936		784,006
OCTOBER 2003	100,989		36,494		12,742		15,508		10,437		16,174		227,552		143,366		12,672		18,938		782,498
NOVEMBER 2003	101,220		36,755		12,749		15,488		10,410		16,171		228,068		144,677		12,688		18,968		784,322
DECEMBER 2003	101,410		36,370		12,820		15,477		10,372		16,207		228,555		144,189		12,731		18,968		781,902
JANUARY 2004	101,153		36,736		12,752		15,147		10,372		16,834		228,659		145,398	**	12,618		18,922		776,511
FEBRUARY 2004	101,435		36,245		12,801		15,146		10,253		15,991		228,987		145,336	**	12,632		19,000		772,322
MARCH 2004	101,562		36,369		12,835		15,129		10,240		15,971		229,276		145,041	**	12,642		19,048		769,927
APRIL 2004	101,629		36,573		12,870		15,123		10,242		15,904		229,420		144,612	**	12,639		18,999		767,877
MAY 2004	102,005		38,039		12,903		15,164		10,267		15,942		229,845		145,212	**	12,679		19,144		767,464
JUNE 2004	102,348		37,987		13,196		15,251		10,363		16,045		231,553		145,910		12,758		19,291		767,708
JULY 2004*	102,522		37,190		13,286		15,262		10,356		15,930		232,252		145,910	*	12,832		19,337		765,630
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	101,808		37,020		12,949		15,175		10,299		16,088		229,999		145,346	*	12,686		19,106		769,634
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	101,627		36,876		12,895		15,270		10,331		16,117		229,417		144,965	*	12,689		19,062		773,616
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
JULY 2003	21,883		20,649		11,406		5,273		3,462		5,631		7,059		16,529	**	4,714		4,299		19,487
AUGUST 2003	21,930		20,529		11,171		5,242		3,418		5,542		7,040		16,728	*	4,646		4,255		19,478
SEPTEMBER 2003	22,000		20,488		11,190		5,205		3,407		5,494		7,056		16,781		4,618		4,281		19,393
OCTOBER 2003	21,932		20,453		11,140		5,177		3,407		5,482		7,124		16,781		4,603		4,305		19,376
NOVEMBER 2003	22,054		20,462		11,139		5,173		3,388		5,482		7,134		17,109		4,603		4,307		19,384
DECEMBER 2003	22,022		20,386		11,206		5,168		3,387		5,521		7,117		17,157		4,620		4,305		19,376
JANUARY 2004	21,975		20,512		11,139		5,093		3,373		6,262		7,086		17,304	**	4,573		4,297		19,306
FEBRUARY 2004	22,028		20,178		11,187		5,078		3,327		5,438		7,082		17,265	**	4,574		4,308		19,227
MARCH 2004	22,079		20,142		11,230		5,066		3,308		5,433		7,081		17,301	**	4,576		4,297		19,140
APRIL 2004	22,134		20,049		11,243		5,058		3,296		5,402		7,052		17,317	**	4,584		4,315		17,051
MAY 2004	22,237		20,068		11,282		5,093		3,307		5,457		7,070		17,499	**	4,598		4,327		16,992
JUNE 2004	22,447		20,264		11,571		5,138		3,397		5,569		7,143		17,637		4,642		4,368		16,953
JULY 2004*	22,524		20,252		11,663		5,147		3,399		5,525		7,183		17,637	*	4,671		4,382		16,892
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	22,203		20,209		11,331		5,096		3,344		5,584		7,100		17,423	*	4,603		4,328		17,937
FISCAL YEAR 2004 AVERAGE*	22,143		20,277		11,280		5,119		3,359		5,557		7,107		17,301	*	4,604		4,321		18,370

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