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Federal Employment Statistics

Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch for March 2006

Pie Chart Explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch

Executive Branch (97.6%) - 2,624,421
Judicial Branch (1.3%) - 33,740
Legislative Branch (1.1%) - 29,935

Executive Branch Non Postal Service = 1,867,863
Postal Service = 756,558
Executive Branch = 2,624,421
Total Employment = 2,688,096


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service
March 2006

Pie Chart Explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service

Excepted & SES (51%) - 1,370,248
Competitive (49%) - 1,317,848
Total Employment: 2,688,096
* Percentages exclude Legislative and Judicial Branches.


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment March 2006

Pie Chart Explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment

Full-time Permanent (85.9%) - 2,309,354
Part-time (5.6%) - 149,674
Full-time Temporary (4.7%) - 126,940
Intermittent (3.8%) - 102,128
Total Employment: 2,688,096


Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area for March 2006

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area

United States Outside Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (84.4%) - 2,269,685*
Washington, Dc-MD-VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (12.2%) - 326,935
Overseaes (3.4%) - 91,476
Total Employment: 2,688,096

*Washington, Dc-MD-VA-WV MSA Area includes the District of Columbia; Calvert, charles, Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; Arlington, Clarke, Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Price William, Spotsylvania, stafford, and Warren Counties, and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas and Manassas Park in Virginia; and Berkeley and Jefferson Counties in west Virgina.

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