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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 1 -- FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SUMMARY


SEPTEMBER 2007

AUGUST 2007

CHANGE FROM

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT TO DATE


EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES




TOTAL*



PERCENT



TOTAL**



PERCENT


AUGUST
2006


SEPTEMBER
2006


CALENDAR
YEAR
2007*

CHANGE
FROM
CALENDAR
YEAR


FISCAL
YEAR
2007*

CHANGE
FROM
FISCAL
YEAR 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT A/               

2,698,989

100.00

2,708,357

100.00

-9,368

-1,401

2,694,749

-5,277

2,694,929

-5,078

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FULL-TIME      

2,453,298

90.90

2,463,759

90.97

-10,461

+2,145

2,448,326

-1,648

2,446,065

-1,452

      WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS         

2,311,938

85.66

2,309,736

85.28

+2,202

-702

2,308,356

-892

2,309,087

-216

      WITH TEMPORARY AND         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS            

141,360

5.24

154,023

5.69

-12,663

+2,847

139,970

-755

136,978

-1,236

         PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)      

143,132

5.30

142,680

5.27

+452

-5,102

145,411

-3,330

146,386

-3,079

         INTERMITTENT      

102,559

3.80

101,918

3.76

+641

+1,556

101,011

-301

102,478

-547

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         U.S. CITIZENS      

2,666,809

98.81

2,676,387

98.82

-9,578

-3,256

2,663,527

-6,390

2,663,943

-5,954

         NON U.S. CITIZENS      

32,180

1.19

31,970

1.18

+210

+1,855

31,221

+1,113

30,986

+876

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         UNITED STATES, TOTAL      

2,612,312

96.79

2,622,647

96.84

-10,335

+620

2,607,338

-2,110

2,607,060

-2,056

      WASHINGTON, D.C.,         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

333,090

12.34

333,468

12.31

-378

-11,386

334,373

+3,617

334,674

+5,102

      OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   METROPOLITAN AREA            

2,279,222

84.45

2,289,179

84.52

-9,957

+12,006

2,272,965

-5,727

2,272,386

-7,158

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         OVERSEAS, TOTAL      

86,677

3.21

85,710

3.16

+967

-2,021

87,410

-3,168

87,869

-3,022

      U.S. CITIZENS         

62,115

2.30

61,149

2.26

+966

-2,045

63,087

-2,876

63,568

-2,625

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,562

.91

24,561

.91

+1

+24

24,323

-292

24,301

-397

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         TERRITORIES      

17,836

.66

17,748

.66

+88

-121

17,711

-363

17,736

-370

      U.S. CITIZENS         

17,819

.66

17,731

.65

+88

-127

17,697

-365

17,723

-372

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

17

...

17

...

+0

+6

14

+3

13

+2

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         FOREIGN COUNTRIES      

68,841

2.55

67,962

2.51

+879

-1,900

69,700

-2,804

70,133

-2,651

      U.S. CITIZENS         

44,296

1.64

43,418

1.60

+878

-1,918

45,390

-2,510

45,846

-2,251

      NON U.S. CITIZENS         

24,545

.91

24,544

.91

+1

+18

24,310

-294

24,288

-399

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

2,635,860

97.66

2,645,239

97.67

-9,379

-1,284

2,632,143

-4,235

2,632,435

-3,671

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME, TOTAL            

2,392,162

88.63

2,402,631

88.71

-10,469

+1,978

2,387,809

-844

2,385,642

-310

      TYPE OF POSITION OCCUPIED:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         IN PERMANENT POSITIONS      

2,320,985

85.99

2,319,918

85.66

+1,067

+3,549

2,311,552

+763

2,312,279

+1,159

         IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS      

71,177

2.64

82,713

3.05

-11,536

-1,571

76,257

-1,607

73,364

-1,468

      TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

2,270,585

84.13

2,268,382

83.75

+2,203

-313

2,267,462

-244

2,268,147

+597

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

121,577

4.50

134,249

4.96

-12,672

+2,291

120,347

-600

117,495

-908

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL         

141,366

5.24

140,923

5.20

+443

-4,920

143,577

-3,068

144,580

-2,777

         WITH PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

120,589

4.47

122,260

4.51

-1,671

-5,124

123,127

-2,712

123,852

-2,367

         WITH TEMPORARY AND   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS   

20,777

.77

18,663

.69

+2,114

+204

20,450

-356

20,728

-409

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      INTERMITTENT, TOTAL         

102,332

3.79

101,685

3.75

+647

+1,658

100,757

-323

102,213

-584

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      COMPETITIVE SERVICE, TOTAL         

1,308,124

48.47

1,314,759

48.54

-6,635

-6,396

1,311,020

-6,425

1,310,343

-5,809

   PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS            

1,267,361

46.96

1,270,426

46.91

-3,065

-6,771

1,271,497

-5,413

1,272,123

-4,805

   TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

40,763

1.51

44,333

1.64

-3,570

+375

39,523

-1,012

38,220

-1,004

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      SERVICES, TOTAL         

1,327,736

49.19

1,330,480

49.12

-2,744

+5,112

1,321,123

+2,190

1,321,996

+2,042

         PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS      

1,131,886

41.94

1,127,859

41.64

+4,027

+883

1,127,007

+1,684

1,127,813

+2,463

         TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            APPOINTMENTS   

195,850

7.26

202,621

7.48

-6,771

+4,229

194,117

+506

194,183

-421

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, TOTAL               

29,660

1.10

29,646

1.09

+14

+174

29,600

-384

29,573

-494

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

29,205

1.08

29,195

1.08

+10

+291

29,108

-349

29,059

-479

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

320

.01

310

.01

+10

-33

338

-33

346

-29

   INTERMITTENT            

135

.01

141

.01

-6

-84

153

-3

168

+13

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH, TOTAL               

33,469

1.24

33,472

1.24

-3

-291

33,006

-658

32,921

-913

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   FULL-TIME            

31,931

1.18

31,933

1.18

-2

-124

31,409

-455

31,364

-663

   PART-TIME (REGULARLY SCHEDULED)            

1,446

.05

1,447

.05

-1

-149

1,496

-228

1,460

-274

   INTERMITTENT            

92

...

92

...

+0

-18

100

+24

97

+23

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

A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.

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