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TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 2003

					PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS									TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE		TOTAL			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT			TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
SEPTEMBER 2002		2,649,902	**		2,421,892	**	2,287,268	**	128,847	**	5,777	**		228,010	**	117,479	**	22,593	**	87,938	**
OCTOBER 2002		2,669,114	**		2,429,952	**	2,294,987	**	128,899	**	6,066	**		239,162	**	124,010	**	24,855	**	90,297	**
NOVEMBER 2002		2,684,125	**		2,432,852	**	2,298,142	**	128,309	**	6,401	**		251,273	**	125,067	**	26,281	**	99,925	**
DECEMBER 2002		2,679,343	**		2,425,225	**	2,292,189	**	127,242	**	5,794	**		254,118	**	128,748	**	24,645	**	100,725	**
JANUARY 2003		2,670,460	**		2,423,803	**	2,289,779	**	127,677	**	6,347	**		246,657	**	128,273	**	25,155	**	93,229	**
FEBRUARY 2003		2,675,470	**		2,430,992	**	2,296,026	**	128,469	**	6,497	**		244,478	**	126,473	**	25,855	**	92,150	**
MARCH 2003		2,673,105	**		2,425,615	**	2,290,835	**	128,280	**	6,500	**		247,490	**	127,373	**	26,630	**	93,487	**
APRIL 2003		2,672,319	**		2,420,461	**	2,285,680	**	128,078	**	6,703	**		251,858	**	130,586	**	27,105	**	94,167	**
MAY 2003		2,682,666	**		2,415,824	**	2,282,551	**	126,514	**	6,759	**		266,842	**	148,212	**	25,423	**	93,207	**
JUNE 2003		2,692,116	**		2,406,605	**	2,275,296	**	125,183	**	6,126	**		285,511	**	167,967	**	24,019	**	93,525	**
JULY 2003		2,687,294	**		2,402,620	**	2,272,635	**	124,092	**	5,893	**		284,674	**	171,744	**	24,072	**	88,858	**
AUGUST 2003		2,681,853	**		2,405,174	**	2,274,098	**	124,191	**	6,885	**		276,679	**	165,215	**	22,719	**	88,745	**
SEPTEMBER 2003*		2,659,658			2,401,707		2,270,813		123,692		7,202			257,951		144,642		25,737		87,572
CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,677,216			2,414,756		2,281,968		126,242		6,546			262,460		145,609		25,191		91,660
FISCAL YEAR 2003 AVERAGE TO DATE*		2,677,294			2,418,403		2,285,253		126,719		6,431			258,891		140,693		25,208		92,991
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE		32,448			27,300		26,635		152		513			5,148		2,364		694		2,090
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY		110,195			108,436		105,398		2,667		371			1,759		701		149		909
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE		664,524			609,868		598,884		8,834		2,150			54,656		45,296		8,361		999
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY		230,273			205,699		203,457		2,034		208			24,574		22,808		1,328		438
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY		184,199			174,623		173,644		945		34			9,576		8,691		746		139
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE		151,325			141,324		140,315		1,008		1			10,001		8,972		1,028		1
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY		21,397			20,663		20,464		198		1			734		568		165		1
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)		77,330			67,559		61,004		4,649		1,906			9,771		4,257		5,094		420
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE		102,705			99,325		98,254		1,064		7			3,380		2,435		896		49
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR		77,691			60,953		59,527		1,301		125			16,738		13,761		1,816		1,161
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE		111,146			89,995		88,099		1,539		357			21,151		16,343		2,379		2,429
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE		37,418			35,360		31,394		2,145		1,821			2,058		1,149		102		807
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR		16,228			15,796		15,286		509		1			432		350		64		18
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES		66,859			58,428		57,152		1,207		69			8,431		7,340		523		568
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT		10,557			10,210		10,138		72		...			347		313		28		6
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION		58,668			57,731		57,196		529		6			937		722		192		23
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY		15,630			15,362		15,147		214		1			268		199		64		5
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION		4,567			4,230		4,159		71		...			337		246		48		43
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS		230,406			208,542		194,237		13,211		1,094			21,864		13,184		5,597		3,083
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY		146,963			110,026		108,564		1,396		66			36,937		31,834		3,410		1,693
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY		18,217			17,563		16,869		690		4			654		468		103		83
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION		2,589			2,556		2,518		38		...			33		19		14		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION		5,473			5,345		5,154		191		...			128		93		35		...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION		12,757			12,550		12,356		194		...			207		190		17		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION		18,954			18,510		18,278		230		2			444		363		67		14
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION		3,007			2,654		2,506		89		59			353		121		219		13
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD		1,931			1,896		1,817		79		...			35		28		7		...
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION		3,083			3,012		2,915		97		...			71		23		17		31
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT		3,417			3,311		2,484		290		537			106		86		13		7
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION		3			3		3		...		...			...		...		...		...
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION		3,630			3,141		3,117		24		...			489		482		7		...
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION		5,245			4,844		4,748		92		4			401		337		30		34
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION		64,995			63,679		61,765		1,914		...			1,316		635		618		63
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS		2,350			2,244		2,215		24		5			106		102		4		...
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT		2,368			1,876		1,864		12		...			492		472		1		19
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE		787,818			712,551		628,214		84,337		...			75,267		2,018		32		73,217

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