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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 8 -- STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT


UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

OVERSEAS

EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES

MARCH
2005*

FEBRUARY
2005**

MARCH
2004**

MARCH
2005*

FEBRUARY
2005**

MARCH
2004**

MARCH
2005*

FEBRUARY
2005**

MARCH
2004**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT   2,699,026   2,697,494   2,704,713   

2,606,045

2,604,266

2,610,895

330,100

331,209

331,880

92,981

93,228

93,818

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   2,443,849   2,441,155   2,450,039   

2,360,168

2,357,293

2,365,559

318,463

319,333

319,271

83,681

83,862

84,480

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   154,903   154,623   157,965   

149,730

149,388

152,375

8,197

8,213

9,320

5,173

5,235

5,590

INTERMITTENT   100,274   101,716   96,709   

96,147

97,585

92,961

3,440

3,663

3,289

4,127

4,131

3,748

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   2,497,104   2,496,939   2,484,763   

2,414,594

2,414,045

2,401,120

295,868

296,358

296,653

82,510

82,894

83,643

FULL-TIME   2,348,873   2,347,936   2,342,825   

2,270,514

2,269,386

2,263,489

289,452

289,899

289,709

78,359

78,550

79,336

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   148,231   149,003   141,938   

144,080

144,659

137,631

6,416

6,459

6,944

4,151

4,344

4,307

TEMPORARY POSITION   201,922   200,555   219,950   

191,451

190,221

209,775

34,232

34,851

35,227

10,471

10,334

10,175

FULL-TIME   94,976   93,219   107,214   

89,654

87,907

102,070

29,011

29,434

29,562

5,322

5,312

5,144

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   106,946   107,336   112,736   

101,797

102,314

107,705

5,221

5,417

5,665

5,149

5,022

5,031

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   2,453,145   2,449,464   2,441,665   

2,390,510

2,386,808

2,379,269

288,833

289,485

290,176

62,635

62,656

62,396

FULL-TIME   2,315,896   2,312,319   2,309,291   

2,255,691

2,252,120

2,249,405

282,788

283,361

283,718

60,205

60,199

59,886

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   130,521   130,217   124,838   

129,526

129,213

123,936

5,748

5,797

6,066

995

1,004

902

INTERMITTENT   6,728   6,928   7,536   

5,293

5,475

5,928

297

327

392

1,435

1,453

1,608

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   245,881   248,030   263,048   

215,535

217,458

231,626

41,267

41,724

41,704

30,346

30,572

31,422

FULL-TIME   127,953   128,836   140,748   

104,477

105,173

116,154

35,675

35,972

35,553

23,476

23,663

24,594

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   24,382   24,406   33,127   

20,204

20,175

28,439

2,449

2,416

3,254

4,178

4,231

4,688

INTERMITTENT   93,546   94,788   89,173   

90,854

92,110

87,033

3,143

3,336

2,897

2,692

2,678

2,140

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   1,327,318   1,326,062   1,360,096   

1,301,150

1,299,871

1,333,386

213,086

213,747

213,556

26,168

26,191

26,710

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,290,906   1,290,081   1,322,379   

1,266,483

1,265,681

1,298,944

209,362

210,088

209,308

24,423

24,400

23,435

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   36,412   35,981   37,717   

34,667

34,190

34,442

3,724

3,659

4,248

1,745

1,791

3,275

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   1,371,708   1,371,432   1,344,617   

1,304,895

1,304,395

1,277,509

117,014

117,462

118,324

66,813

67,037

67,108

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,162,239   1,159,383   1,119,286   

1,124,027

1,121,127

1,080,325

79,471

79,397

80,868

38,212

38,256

38,961

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   209,469   212,049   225,331   

180,868

183,268

197,184

37,543

38,065

37,456

28,601

28,781

28,147

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   210,642   210,529   211,871   

204,204

204,053

204,739

12,013

12,143

12,899

6,438

6,476

7,132

POSTAL   764,029   763,779   773,695   

760,365

760,083

769,927

16,862

16,935

19,140

3,664

3,696

3,768

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   1,724,355   1,723,186   1,719,147   

1,641,476

1,640,130

1,636,229

301,225

302,131

299,841

82,879

83,056

82,918

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   2,668,404   2,666,639   2,672,977   

2,600,652

2,598,820

2,605,245

328,150

329,265

329,845

67,752

67,819

67,732

NON U.S. CITIZEN   30,622   30,855   31,736   

5,393

5,446

5,650

1,950

1,944

2,035

25,229

25,409

26,086

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   35,060   32,766   55,098   

31,830

29,590

40,777

6,164

5,751

7,113

3,230

3,176

14,321

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   30,118   30,109   30,469   

30,110

30,102

30,461

29,120

29,101

29,447

8

7

8

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   29,498   29,485   29,832   

29,490

29,478

29,824

28,540

28,522

28,851

8

7

8

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   426   428   445   

426

428

445

393

395

414

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   194   196   192   

194

196

192

187

184

182

...

...

...

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   11,694   11,712   12,077   

11,686

11,705

12,069

10,715

10,723

11,076

8

7

8

FULL-TIME   11,315   11,331   11,673   

11,307

11,324

11,665

10,375

10,386

10,713

8

7

8

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   379   381   404   

379

381

404

340

337

363

...

...

...

TEMPORARY POSITION   18,424   18,397   18,392   

18,424

18,397

18,392

18,405

18,378

18,371

...

...

...

FULL-TIME   18,183   18,154   18,159   

18,183

18,154

18,159

18,165

18,136

18,138

...

...

...

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   241   243   233   

241

243

233

240

242

233

...

...

...

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   11,817   11,839   12,134   

11,809

11,832

12,126

10,830

10,849

11,148

8

7

8

FULL-TIME   11,484   11,501   11,792   

11,476

11,494

11,784

10,529

10,543

10,837

8

7

8

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   330   335   340   

330

335

340

298

303

309

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   3   3   2   

3

3

2

3

3

2

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   18,301   18,270   18,335   

18,301

18,270

18,335

18,290

18,252

18,299

...

...

...

FULL-TIME   18,014   17,984   18,040   

18,014

17,984

18,040

18,011

17,979

18,014

...

...

...

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   96   93   105   

96

93

105

95

92

105

...

...

...

INTERMITTENT   191   193   190   

191

193

190

184

181

180

...

...

...

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   2,468   2,467   2,697   

2,468

2,467

2,697

2,312

2,310

2,519

...

...

...

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   2,462   2,464   2,690   

2,462

2,464

2,690

2,306

2,307

2,512

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   6   3   7   

6

3

7

6

3

7

...

...

...

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   27,650   27,642   27,772   

27,642

27,635

27,764

26,808

26,791

26,928

8

7

8

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   9,355   9,375   9,444   

9,347

9,368

9,436

8,524

8,542

8,636

8

7

8

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   18,295   18,267   18,328   

18,295

18,267

18,328

18,284

18,249

18,292

...

...

...

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   2,693   2,694   2,748   

2,693

2,694

2,748

2,687

2,688

2,732

...

...

...

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   27,425   27,415   27,721   

27,417

27,408

27,713

26,433

26,413

26,715

8

7

8

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   30,052   30,044   30,402   

30,044

30,037

30,394

29,054

29,036

29,381

8

7

8

NON U.S. CITIZEN   66   65   67   

66

65

67

66

65

66

...

...

...

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   116   114   121   

116

114

121

100

101

100

...

...

...

JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   32,724   32,540   34,399   

32,319

32,135

33,962

1,914

1,918

1,926

405

405

437

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   30,917   30,734   32,598   

30,530

30,347

32,172

1,832

1,838

1,839

387

387

426

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   1,744   1,743   1,742   

1,726

1,725

1,731

72

71

79

18

18

11

INTERMITTENT   63   63   59   

63

63

59

10

9

8

...

...

...

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   30,541   30,372   32,107   

30,175

30,004

31,701

1,829

1,829

1,812

366

368

406

FULL-TIME   29,548   29,382   31,052   

29,184

29,016

30,650

1,765

1,766

1,746

364

366

402

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   993   990   1,055   

991

988

1,051

64

63

66

2

2

4

TEMPORARY POSITION   2,183   2,168   2,292   

2,144

2,131

2,261

85

89

114

39

37

31

FULL-TIME   1,369   1,352   1,546   

1,346

1,331

1,522

67

72

93

23

21

24

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   814   816   746   

798

800

739

18

17

21

16

16

7

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   30,564   30,400   32,122   

30,198

30,032

31,716

1,852

1,857

1,827

366

368

406

FULL-TIME   29,568   29,407   31,065   

29,204

29,041

30,663

1,785

1,791

1,759

364

366

402

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   996   993   1,057   

994

991

1,053

67

66

68

2

2

4

INTERMITTENT   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   2,160   2,140   2,277   

2,121

2,103

2,246

62

61

99

39

37

31

FULL-TIME   1,349   1,327   1,533   

1,326

1,306

1,509

47

47

80

23

21

24

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   748   750   685   

732

734

678

5

5

11

16

16

7

INTERMITTENT   63   63   59   

63

63

59

10

9

8

...

...

...

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   32,724   32,540   34,399   

32,319

32,135

33,962

1,914

1,918

1,926

405

405

437

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   30,564   30,400   32,122   

30,198

30,032

31,716

1,852

1,857

1,827

366

368

406

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   2,160   2,140   2,277   

2,121

2,103

2,246

62

61

99

39

37

31

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   ...   ...   ...   

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   32,724   32,540   34,399   

32,319

32,135

33,962

1,914

1,918

1,926

405

405

437

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   32,724   32,538   34,397   

32,319

32,133

33,960

1,914

1,916

1,924

405

405

437

NON U.S. CITIZEN   ...   2   2   

...

2

2

...

2

2

...

...

...

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   15   17   20   

15

17

20

...

...

...

...

...

...

EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT   2,636,191   2,634,854   2,639,845   

2,543,623

2,542,038

2,546,472

299,070

300,194

300,507

92,568

92,816

93,373

WORK SCHEDULE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL-TIME   2,383,438   2,380,940   2,387,609   

2,300,152

2,297,472

2,303,563

288,095

288,977

288,581

83,286

83,468

84,046

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   152,733   152,452   155,778   

147,578

147,235

150,199

7,732

7,747

8,827

5,155

5,217

5,579

INTERMITTENT   100,020   101,462   96,458   

95,893

97,331

92,710

3,243

3,470

3,099

4,127

4,131

3,748

POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT POSITION   2,454,876   2,454,864   2,440,579   

2,372,740

2,372,345

2,357,350

283,328

283,810

283,765

82,136

82,519

83,229

FULL-TIME   2,308,014   2,307,227   2,300,100   

2,230,027

2,229,050

2,221,174

277,316

277,751

277,250

77,987

78,177

78,926

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   146,862   147,637   140,479   

142,713

143,295

136,176

6,012

6,059

6,515

4,149

4,342

4,303

TEMPORARY POSITION   181,315   179,990   199,266   

170,883

169,693

189,122

15,742

16,384

16,742

10,432

10,297

10,144

FULL-TIME   75,424   73,713   87,509   

70,125

68,422

82,389

10,779

11,226

11,331

5,299

5,291

5,120

PART-TIME AND INTERMITTENT   105,891   106,277   111,757   

100,758

101,271

106,733

4,963

5,158

5,411

5,133

5,006

5,024

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT   2,410,764   2,407,225   2,397,409   

2,348,503

2,344,944

2,335,427

276,151

276,779

277,201

62,261

62,281

61,982

FULL-TIME   2,274,844   2,271,411   2,266,434   

2,215,011

2,211,585

2,206,958

270,474

271,027

271,122

59,833

59,826

59,476

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   129,195   128,889   123,441   

128,202

127,887

122,543

5,383

5,428

5,689

993

1,002

898

INTERMITTENT   6,725   6,925   7,534   

5,290

5,472

5,926

294

324

390

1,435

1,453

1,608

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   225,427   227,629   242,436   

195,120

197,094

211,045

22,919

23,415

23,306

30,307

30,535

31,391

FULL-TIME   108,594   109,529   121,175   

85,141

85,887

96,605

17,621

17,950

17,459

23,453

23,642

24,570

PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   23,538   23,563   32,337   

19,376

19,348

27,656

2,349

2,319

3,138

4,162

4,215

4,681

INTERMITTENT   93,295   94,537   88,924   

90,603

91,859

86,784

2,949

3,146

2,709

2,692

2,678

2,140

TYPE OF SERVICE:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE SERVICE   1,324,850   1,323,595   1,357,399   

1,298,682

1,297,404

1,330,689

210,774

211,437

211,037

26,168

26,191

26,710

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,288,444   1,287,617   1,319,689   

1,264,021

1,263,217

1,296,254

207,056

207,781

206,796

24,423

24,400

23,435

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   36,406   35,978   37,710   

34,661

34,187

34,435

3,718

3,656

4,241

1,745

1,791

3,275

EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES   1,311,341   1,311,259   1,282,446   

1,244,941

1,244,634

1,215,783

88,296

88,757

89,470

66,400

66,625

66,663

PERMANENT APPOINTMENT   1,122,320   1,119,608   1,077,720   

1,084,482

1,081,727

1,039,173

69,095

68,998

70,405

37,838

37,881

38,547

TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   189,021   191,651   204,726   

160,459

162,907

176,610

19,201

19,759

19,065

28,562

28,744

28,116

PAY SYSTEM:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAGE   207,949   207,835   209,123   

201,511

201,359

201,991

9,326

9,455

10,167

6,438

6,476

7,132

POSTAL   764,029   763,779   773,695   

760,365

760,083

769,927

16,862

16,935

19,140

3,664

3,696

3,768

GENERAL SCHEDULE AND OTHER   1,664,213   1,663,240   1,657,027   

1,581,747

1,580,596

1,574,554

272,882

273,804

271,200

82,466

82,644

82,473

CITIZENSHIP:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. CITIZEN   2,605,635   2,604,066   2,608,178   

2,538,296

2,536,659

2,540,891

297,186

298,317

298,540

67,339

67,407

67,287

NON U.S. CITIZEN   30,556   30,788   31,667   

5,327

5,379

5,581

1,884

1,877

1,967

25,229

25,409

26,086

TOTAL INTERMITTENTS NOT WORKING ***   34,943   32,647   54,957   

31,713

29,471

40,636

6,070

5,656

7,013

3,230

3,176

14,321

* PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH.
** REVISED.
*** NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT.

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