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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 3 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY BRANCH, SELECTED AGENCY, AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 2005


MONTH
AND YEAR



TOTAL




CHANGE
FROM
YEAR AGO






LEGISLATIVE






JUDICIAL





EXECUTIVE
TOTAL






DEFENSE




HEALTH
AND HUMAN
SERVICES

 
 

 
 
TREASURY

 
 

 
 
AGRICULTURE

 
 

 
 
INTERIOR

 
 

 
 
TRANSPORTATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL, ALL AREAS

SEPTEMBER 2004

2,713,233

**

-12,717

30,049

33,861

2,649,323

**

668,287

60,628

110,996

110,981

77,207

57,153

OCTOBER 2004

2,708,920

**

-10,064

29,728

**

33,655

2,645,542

**

667,233

61,135

111,170

107,260

73,296

57,010

NOVEMBER 2004

2,705,682

**

-9,051

30,071

*

33,569

2,642,046

**

668,244

60,903

109,342

**

103,140

71,124

56,858

DECEMBER 2004

2,717,910

**

+12,694

30,120

*

33,664

2,654,132

**

668,994

61,107

108,498

100,584

69,877

56,531

JANUARY 2005

2,686,977

**

-14,149

29,857

**

33,708

2,623,420

**

665,945

60,734

112,990

**

98,833

68,964

55,879

**

FEBRUARY 2005

2,697,495

**

-4,023

30,109

32,540

2,634,855

**

668,740

60,789

121,248

99,342

68,996

55,804

MARCH 2005

2,699,026

**

-5,687

30,118

*

32,724

2,636,191

**

667,464

60,550

123,123

98,372

69,665

55,766

APRIL 2005

2,706,375

**

+846

30,154

*

34,033

2,642,188

**

667,864

60,542

124,577

100,767

72,161

55,611

MAY 2005

2,715,112

**

-6,194

30,348

*

34,077

2,650,687

**

672,085

60,908

118,800

107,122

76,560

55,657

JUNE 2005

2,727,429

**

-7,930

31,097

**

34,085

*

2,662,247

**

678,997

61,434

113,052

112,635

78,995

55,713

JULY 2005

2,725,336

**

-6,506

30,969

*

34,104

*

2,660,263

**

679,238

61,514

111,121

112,973

79,229

55,713

AUGUST 2005

2,708,835

**

-7,282

30,338

*

34,062

*

2,644,435

**

673,313

60,980

108,457

110,985

78,345

55,603

SEPTEMBER 2005*

2,700,965

*

-12,268

30,816

*

34,064

*

2,636,085

*

671,364

60,736

107,950

107,852

75,973

55,559

CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

2,707,506

*

-7,021

30,423

*

33,711

*

2,643,375

*

671,668

60,910

115,702

105,431

74,321

55,701

FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

2,708,339

*

-5,801

30,310

*

33,690

*

2,644,341

*

670,790

60,944

114,194

104,989

73,599

55,975

UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 2004

2,620,560

**

-12,688

30,041

33,442

2,557,077

**

615,889

60,372

110,412

109,721

76,867

56,804

OCTOBER 2004

2,616,381

**

-10,039

29,720

**

33,228

2,553,438

**

615,092

60,880

110,546

106,007

72,957

56,666

NOVEMBER 2004

2,612,579

**

-9,034

30,063

*

33,142

2,549,378

**

615,968

60,650

108,714

**

101,890

70,785

56,514

DECEMBER 2004

2,624,860

**

+12,887

30,113

*

33,240

2,561,513

**

616,750

60,852

107,869

99,332

69,541

56,189

JANUARY 2005

2,594,031

**

-13,844

29,850

**

33,283

2,530,906

**

613,678

60,482

112,320

**

97,587

68,629

55,539

**

FEBRUARY 2005

2,604,267

**

-3,865

30,102

32,135

2,542,039

**

616,179

60,539

120,571

98,088

68,663

55,461

MARCH 2005

2,606,045

**

-4,850

30,110

*

32,319

2,543,623

**

615,024

60,302

122,457

97,133

69,331

55,423

APRIL 2005

2,613,591

**

+1,570

30,146

*

33,604

2,549,841

**

615,509

60,293

123,914

99,533

71,828

55,272

MAY 2005

2,622,369

**

-5,642

30,340

*

33,648

2,558,381

**

619,830

60,660

118,142

105,875

76,223

55,317

JUNE 2005

2,633,278

**

-7,047

31,089

**

33,656

*

2,568,533

**

625,258

61,186

112,401

111,390

78,662

55,371

JULY 2005

2,632,616

**

-4,930

30,962

*

33,675

*

2,567,979

**

626,731

61,265

110,553

111,723

78,888

55,372

AUGUST 2005

2,619,203

**

-5,699

30,331

*

33,633

*

2,555,239

**

623,777

60,737

107,884

109,739

78,006

55,260

SEPTEMBER 2005*

2,610,035

*

-10,525

30,809

*

33,635

*

2,545,591

*

620,721

60,485

107,339

106,604

75,627

55,212

CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

2,615,048

*

-6,092

30,415

*

33,288

*

2,551,348

*

619,634

60,661

115,065

104,186

73,984

55,359

FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

2,615,771

*

-5,085

30,303

*

33,267

*

2,552,205

*

618,710

60,694

113,559

103,742

73,262

55,633

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

SEPTEMBER 2004

332,515

**

-3,777

28,996

1,933

301,586

**

64,289

27,912

15,156

11,775

8,040

9,358

OCTOBER 2004

332,324

**

-2,451

28,677

**

1,923

301,727

**

64,233

28,228

15,038

11,738

7,986

9,339

NOVEMBER 2004

332,862

**

-1,067

29,044

*

1,919

301,901

**

64,221

27,920

15,035

**

11,724

7,896

9,313

DECEMBER 2004

333,854

**

-238

29,091

*

1,921

302,846

**

64,583

28,000

15,008

11,737

7,899

9,203

JANUARY 2005

330,415

**

-3,158

28,880

**

1,920

299,619

**

63,913

27,844

14,832

**

11,609

7,773

9,085

**

FEBRUARY 2005

331,210

**

-280

29,101

1,918

300,195

**

64,082

28,039

14,935

11,692

7,728

9,064

MARCH 2005

330,101

**

-1,779

29,120

*

1,914

299,071

**

63,828

27,826

14,810

11,569

7,745

9,027

APRIL 2005

330,172

**

+1,014

29,154

*

1,911

299,107

**

63,766

27,788

14,739

11,596

7,726

9,003

MAY 2005

331,282

**

-261

29,327

*

1,950

300,005

**

64,402

27,971

14,681

11,573

7,897

9,031

JUNE 2005

333,255

**

-2,195

30,034

**

1,958

*

301,263

**

65,117

28,125

14,788

11,796

8,038

9,122

JULY 2005

327,028

**

-8,746

29,905

*

1,977

*

295,146

**

65,208

28,110

14,856

11,816

8,075

9,148

AUGUST 2005

324,658

**

-7,723

29,275

*

1,935

*

293,448

**

64,781

27,807

14,799

11,703

8,026

9,077

SEPTEMBER 2005*

324,030

*

-8,485

29,762

*

1,937

*

292,331

*

64,382

27,763

14,687

11,582

7,912

9,056

CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

329,128

*

-3,513

29,395

*

1,936

*

297,798

*

64,387

27,919

14,792

11,660

7,880

9,068

FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

330,099

*

-2,947

29,281

*

1,932

*

298,888

*

64,376

27,952

14,851

11,678

7,892

9,122

 


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

SEPTEMBER 2004

104,383

37,495

33,477

15,142

10,332

15,771

236,427

152,845

12,773

19,242

767,616

OCTOBER 2004

104,569

37,445

33,464

15,126

10,270

15,789

237,062

152,845

*

12,698

19,556

769,769

NOVEMBER 2004

104,770

37,200

33,483

15,163

10,214

15,787

237,620

153,433

12,715

19,555

772,980

DECEMBER 2004

104,865

37,262

33,524

15,204

10,199

15,788

237,700

152,550

12,732

19,507

789,731

JANUARY 2005

104,671

37,709

33,694

14,989

10,117

**

15,580

237,183

151,681

12,544

19,133

765,271

FEBRUARY 2005

104,966

38,985

33,740

14,998

10,120

15,570

237,031

151,579

12,551

19,117

763,779

MARCH 2005

105,054

39,049

33,821

14,983

10,032

15,541

236,684

149,821

12,571

19,131

764,029

APRIL 2005

105,154

39,320

33,804

14,942

9,994

15,583

235,978

148,785

12,594

18,908

765,363

MAY 2005

105,224

39,635

33,972

14,965

10,000

15,553

235,850

147,468

12,678

18,919

**

765,469

JUNE 2005

105,495

**

39,948

34,181

15,062

10,039

15,621

235,718

146,465

**

12,788

18,947

**

766,947

JULY 2005

105,635

40,437

34,124

15,095

10,064

15,538

235,327

146,670

**

12,825

18,950

764,221

AUGUST 2005

105,365

40,302

33,943

15,067

10,039

15,455

234,992

146,670

*

12,759

18,780

763,936

SEPTEMBER 2005*

105,458

39,836

33,948

15,010

9,941

15,383

235,210

146,670

*

12,769

18,752

764,165

CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

105,225

39,469

33,914

15,012

10,038

15,536

235,997

148,423

*

12,675

18,960

764,798

FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

105,102

38,927

33,808

15,050

10,086

15,599

236,363

149,553

*

12,685

19,105

767,972

UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 2004

102,597

36,741

13,106

15,132

10,248

15,732

232,773

149,102

12,702

19,222

763,883

OCTOBER 2004

102,779

36,694

13,107

15,115

10,187

15,751

233,386

149,102

*

12,627

19,537

766,016

NOVEMBER 2004

102,979

36,435

13,068

15,152

10,131

15,749

233,939

149,360

12,644

19,536

769,198

DECEMBER 2004

103,078

36,477

13,143

15,193

10,116

15,751

234,015

148,573

12,660

19,488

785,845

JANUARY 2005

102,883

36,924

13,167

14,978

10,035

**

15,542

233,487

147,819

12,471

19,114

761,580

FEBRUARY 2005

103,187

38,190

13,213

14,987

10,037

15,532

233,335

147,720

12,480

19,099

760,083

MARCH 2005

103,270

38,259

13,186

14,972

9,951

15,503

233,005

146,112

12,500

19,113

760,365

APRIL 2005

103,359

38,531

13,179

14,931

9,914

15,544

232,310

145,187

12,523

18,892

761,694

MAY 2005

103,431

38,837

13,231

14,952

9,920

15,514

232,206

143,927

12,609

18,903

**

761,796

JUNE 2005

103,710

**

39,153

13,451

15,049

9,960

15,581

232,102

142,962

**

12,717

18,931

**

763,286

JULY 2005

103,850

39,642

13,458

15,083

9,985

15,498

231,710

143,192

**

12,752

18,937

760,646

AUGUST 2005

103,588

39,508

13,424

15,055

9,961

15,414

231,378

143,192

*

12,686

18,767

760,269

SEPTEMBER 2005*

103,662

39,041

13,309

14,998

9,864

15,344

231,602

143,192

*

12,696

18,737

760,492

CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

103,438

38,676

13,291

15,001

9,959

15,497

232,348

144,811

*

12,604

18,944

761,135

FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

103,315

38,141

13,245

15,039

10,005

15,560

232,706

145,862

*

12,614

19,088

764,273

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

SEPTEMBER 2004

22,462

20,226

11,373

5,066

3,343

5,391

7,181

18,421

4,611

4,377

17,094

OCTOBER 2004

22,480

20,249

11,350

5,064

3,320

5,372

7,168

18,421

*

4,579

4,401

17,148

NOVEMBER 2004

22,574

20,243

11,311

5,087

3,311

5,361

7,169

19,087

4,573

4,402

17,119

DECEMBER 2004

22,582

20,201

11,380

5,098

3,288

5,381

7,145

19,082

4,584

4,410

17,453

JANUARY 2005

22,554

20,133

11,393

5,024

3,261

**

5,279

7,118

18,829

4,490

4,379

16,907

FEBRUARY 2005

22,510

20,253

11,395

5,029

3,265

5,279

7,087

18,625

4,478

4,400

16,935

MARCH 2005

22,529

20,137

11,376

5,015

3,233

5,267

7,090

18,423

4,496

4,405

16,862

APRIL 2005

22,490

20,207

11,352

5,008

3,223

5,276

7,100

18,374

4,499

4,380

16,820

MAY 2005

22,308

20,268

11,406

5,041

3,238

5,281

7,123

18,286

4,519

4,393

**

16,834

JUNE 2005

22,615

**

20,606

11,632

5,104

3,300

5,338

7,169

18,473

**

4,581

4,445

**

15,412

JULY 2005

22,672

20,807

11,643

5,108

3,331

5,331

7,181

18,474

**

4,591

4,474

15,070

AUGUST 2005

22,418

20,772

11,584

5,047

3,290

5,248

7,211

18,474

*

4,549

4,448

15,180

SEPTEMBER 2005*

22,719

20,738

11,483

5,024

3,249

5,192

7,225

18,474

*

4,529

4,438

15,096

CALENDAR YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

22,535

20,436

11,474

5,044

3,266

5,277

7,145

18,492

*

4,526

4,418

16,124

FISCAL YEAR 2005 AVERAGE*

22,538

20,385

11,442

5,054

3,276

5,300

7,149

18,585

*

4,539

4,415

16,403

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

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